Story no.164InternationalOngoingPlants, jobs and earningsNotableDE Germany31 Oct → 3 Nov5 facts · 10 art.

Crisis in the German automotive industry

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In brief

Ongoing story bringing together 5 events involving BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen and 2 more, in Allemagne, followed from 31 October 2026 to 3 November 2026. 10 articles from 6 sources (plants, jobs and earnings); last updated on 3 November 2026 at 07:55. Figures reported: 3000 jobs.

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The German automotive crisis and lagging behind in the race for tomorrow's car
An analysis explains why the German automotive industry is struggling to keep up with the technological race for the car of tomorrow.
The Christian Science Monitor

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The activity

5 facts

Latest activity 22 minutes ago

2 1 2

31 Oct3 Nov

Countries concerned

DE Germany

Brands concerned

Official figures

BMW · 67,640 reg. (EU + EFTA + UK, Sept 26) · 82 recall(s) in 12 months
Mercedes-Benz · 71,871 reg. (EU + EFTA + UK, Sept 26) · 83 recall(s) in 12 months
Volkswagen · 120,214 reg. (EU + EFTA + UK, Sept 26) · 59 recall(s) in 12 months
Audi · 58,574 reg. (EU + EFTA + UK, Sept 26) · 42 recall(s) in 12 months

Key figures

3,000
jobs

Highest number recorded in 2 article(s), automatically extracted: please check sources.

Sources by country and language

Press country

	Articles	Outlets
Germany	5	4
France	2	2
India	1	1
South Korea	1	1
United States	1	1

Languages

	Articles	Outlets
German	5	4
French	2	2
English	2	1
Korean	1	1

Country of the outlet (not of the topic), inferred from its address and language. Each outlet counts once per row.

Crisis in the German automotive industry

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