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VW shares continue to recover after steep falls

Volkswagen shares recovered slightly on Thursday after steep falls in recent days. But the emissions scandal has threatened to engulf VW’s rivals

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Volkswagen faces uphill battle to repair tarnished image

How far will the fallout from the VW emissions tests scandal stretch? Until this week the words ‘German engineering’ carried connotations of

Business Series

Winterkorn's VW pension pot could top 28m euros

He’s leaving Volkswagen amid the scandal over widespread emission test fraud – but not entirely empty handed. Reports say CEO Martin Winterkorn has

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Volkswagen shares rebound after CEO quits over emissions scandal

Battered shares of the scandal-hit German carmaker Volkswagen have continued to rebound following the resignation of the firm’s Chief Executive

Germany

End of the road: Volkswagen CEO Winterkorn quits over emissions scandal

Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn resigned on Wednesday amid a spiralling scandal over the German carmaker’s rigging of diesel car

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Lindt's choc teddy beats Haribo's fruit gum in courtroom 'battle of the bears'

The Swiss chocolate giant Lindt is enjoying the sweet scent of victory over its rival Haribo after Germany’s supreme court ruled in its favour in the

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Five goals in nine minutes for Bayern's Lewandowski

Germany

Volkswagen CEO in eye of emissions scandal storm

Volkswagen's CEO comes under scrutiny amid revelations falsified emissions tests and sham software could affect 11 million vehicles.

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Volkswagen shares tumble in line with company's reputation

There are fears that the Volkswagen scandal could hit not just VW in the long-term, but the wider German and European car industry. In Germany the

Germany

Volkswagen's 'Total Recall': oh yeah, we cheated

The world’s number one car maker’s image is taking a beating, and with it the very credibility of clean diesel technology. Volkswagen’s name has been

Germany

Berlin raids seek to uncover German links to suspected Islamists

Early-morning police raids have taken place on eight properties in Berlin. A mosque association was among the buildings stormed. German authorities

USA

Volkswagen to face criminal investigation in US over emission fraud

Europe’s number one carmaker Volkswagen is bracing itself for the worst after it was caught cheating California’s stringent emissions tests. The

Economy

Volkswagen shares plunge 20% over US emissions scandal

Volkswagen has stopped marketing its Audi and VW diesel models in the United States, a spokesperson has told AFP. It came after regulators found some

Germany

Cheers! Oktoberfest beer festival kicks off in Munich

The world’s largest beer festival has kicked off in Munich. Revellers have descended on the German city for the annual Oktoberfest. Organisers are

Sport

Dettmar Cramer revered Bayern coach dies at 90

The man with a fully functional football brain Dettmar Cramer has died at the age of 90. Cramer, known as the ‘Football Professor’ led Bayern Munich

Economy

Deutsche Banks ends Russian operations

Deutsche Bank has confirmed its closing part of its business in Russia as a result of sanctions and investigations into share trades. The German firm

My Europe Series

On patrol with Germany's elite anti-trafficking police

Germany’s southern border has become a frontline in the battle against human traffickers. The country is the preferred destination of most of those

Germany

Germany insists border remains open despite controls

Hundreds of migrants and refugees have been gathering at the Austrian-German border following Berlin’s decision to reintroduce border checks on

Germany

Merkel placates German regions over refugee numbers

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has found herself under fire over allowing thousands of refugees into the country in recent weeks, only to do a