Dealers: Autohaus König sale keeps 1,200 jobs in limbo
Berlin’s Autohaus König — one of Germany’s largest dealer groups — remains in insolvency talks as bidders circle. Thousands of customers, 8…
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Steyr Motors: boards back €39 takeover — site and jobs contractually protected
Steyr Motors’ management and supervisory boards recommend shareholders accept Red Cat’s €39 cash offer; the buyer has pledged to keep produ…
UGVs: ARX scales German production, arms GEREON with Ukrainian SABER
A Munich‑based supplier is moving from software and prototypes into industrial mass‑production and armed systems — a shift with direct impl…
Ersatzteile: +83% in ten years — German insurers under pressure
Rising spare‑part prices have pushed average repair bills to about €4,600 and lifted parts costs ~82–83% since 2016. German insurers warn o…
Insolvency: Mercedes supplier Aios files; workers vote to strike
Aios, a German maker of roof‑liners for Mercedes, filed for insolvency in self‑administration on Oct 23, putting ~300 jobs at risk. IG Meta…
Mann+Hummel: Speyer — talks fail, IG Metall prepares strike
Mann+Hummel has confirmed plans to close its Speyer filter plant by end‑2028, putting about 600 jobs at risk. Social‑plan talks collapsed a…
Physical AI: TÜV SÜD speeds certification for factory robots
TÜV SÜD and Accenture unveiled a “Physical AI Safety Suite” at NVIDIA GTC Berlin (Oct 21–22) to fast‑track certification of AMRs and AI‑dri…
ÖBB: Reform shakes up car logistics in Austria
Vienna has pushed a fast‑track overhaul of the ÖBB group that reorganises Rail Cargo and moves traction assets into a new unit — a change t…
Schakal: Rheinmetall order secures supplier work
Rheinmetall’s 29 Oct order for 69 Schakal vehicles (35 for Germany) — a mid‑three‑digit million‑euro deal — will keep German component make…
AI: mobile.de’s 'mobee' picks up missed buyers
mobile.de has pushed its mobee Call Assistant into German dealer accounts — the marketplace says the AI turns missed calls into pre‑qualifi…
IG Metall: Strikes escalate as union demands 5% pay rise
IG Metall launched warning strikes at Audi, Mercedes‑Benz and Tata Steel on 2 Nov, pressing for a 5% wage rise and job guarantees. The stop…
Schaeffler: Cuts 3,460 jobs, bets €400m on humanoid robots
Herzogenaurach supplier Schaeffler announced a 3,460‑position European cut and four German site closures while pointing to new €400m humano…
