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Emanuel Boeminghaus stated that BMW plans to cut around 8,000 jobs by the end of 2027 and save one billion euros annually starting in 2028, according to company circles. Individual severance payments could exceed 650,000 euros. Due to high interest, the employee portal temporarily crashed. Boeminghaus cited a sales crisis as the reason: BMW deliveries in China fell by about 25 percent in the third quarter of 2026. The company had already issued a profit warning in June. The voluntary severance program provides for exit dates in March and October 2027. Boeminghaus interpreted the strong demand as a sign that many employees are willing to leave voluntarily despite the difficult situation in the German automotive industry. https://t.co/2O6jCz1zCQ #BMW #Stellenabbau #Automobilindustrie (translated)

Sally Rooney's books are temporarily no longer being sold in the UK, as her publisher Faber has halted deliveries due to her financial support for the group Palestine Action, which is classified as a terrorist organization, in order to avoid legal consequences. #SallyRooney #Meinungsfreiheit #PalestineAction (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that the German automotive industry is experiencing a strong decline in sales, and Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume is calling for political support. He reported declines in deliveries for the third quarter of 2026 of 19.7 percent for Audi, 15 percent for Porsche, 8 percent for Mercedes, and 6.3 percent for BMW. The Volkswagen Group has lost 14.3 percent, with the core brand down 19.3 percent. According to Boeminghaus, Blume demanded more flexible regulations and political incentives for production in Europe in light of the increasing import pressure from China. Volkswagen has lost 38.5 percent in China, Mercedes 31 percent, and BMW nearly 25 percent. At the same time, Volkswagen plans to cut tens of thousands of jobs and end production at four German plants. Boeminghaus cited ntv from October 13, 2026, as the source. https://t.co/nIvjrNk4z6 #Automobilindustrie #Volkswagen #Absatzkrise (translated)

The preliminary hearing takes place today. The extradition procedure is the responsibility of the judiciary. We are in a very early phase of the investigation. The Baden-Württemberg Minister of the Interior, Manuel Hagel (CDU), said on Tuesday: "The preliminary hearing takes place today. The extradition procedure is the responsibility of the judiciary. We are in a very early phase of the investigation." #Starlink #Sabotage #Russland (translated)

The global PC market experienced a historic decline of over 20 percent in shipment numbers in the third quarter of 2026 compared to the previous year, which could potentially lead to discount promotions despite continuing high component prices. #PCMarkt #HardwarePreise #Rabattaktionen (translated)

Six weeks after the discovery of a woman's body with stab wounds in Dürnau, Upper Austria, a suspect has been identified, who is in custody abroad, while the Wels public prosecutor's office is waiting for extradition to release more details. #Oberösterreich #Frauenleiche #GewaltgegenFrauen (translated)

Miss Eve criticized BMW over reports that the car manufacturer withdrew its leasing offer for the new President of the Saxony-Anhalt Parliament on the day of his election. If this is true, the question arises as to whether BMW makes business decisions dependent on the party affiliation of an officeholder, she wrote. She argued that for a company car funded by public means, efficiency and the requirements of the office should count. At the same time, she accused BMW of possibly applying political criteria in selecting customers and warned that these could choose other manufacturers. Miss Eve wrote that she drives a BMW 430i M Sport Coupe, but her leasing contract will soon expire. She could then choose another brand. In the event that BMW excludes customers because of their political views, she noted there are 60.5 million eligible voters in Germany, 30.5 percent potential AfD voters, and 18.5 million disgruntled customers. #BMW #Automobilindustrie #Kundenservice (translated)

Jörg Friedrich described Thuringia's Prime Minister Mario Voigt as a fraud and wrote that his official car is a BMW 740 xDrive with a diesel engine. BMW had not canceled the order for the successor vehicle; Friedrich characterized the car disparagingly as a mafia vehicle. He referred to other rulers with BMW vehicles: Libya's dictator Muammar al-Gaddafi owned an armored 7 Series, and several BMWs of this model were found in the abandoned car collection of the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. There were reports in 2019 about the delivery of around 120 BMWs for the King of Eswatini, Mswati III, and his family. North Korea's ruler Kim Jong-un was also seen in a Rolls-Royce Phantom in 2018, Friedrich wrote, noting that the brand belongs to the BMW Group. Finally, Friedrich asked whether the AfD is not getting a BMW and addressed Elon. #BMW #Politik #Korruption (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that Porsche delivered 178,532 vehicles worldwide in the first nine months of 2026, 16 percent less than in the same period the previous year with 212,509. In China, sales fell by 33 percent to 21,493 vehicles. Porsche is now losing ground in all markets, he explained. Deliveries of the Taycan fell by 31 percent to 8,699, and the Panamera dropped by about a third to 13,781. The 911, on the other hand, increased by twelve percent. According to Boeminghaus, Porsche is responding with a realignment towards fewer models and higher sales prices. The ongoing sales losses are increasing economic adjustment pressure and uncertainty about the future of the company and its employees, he wrote. He cited Handelsblatt as the source. https://t.co/0VvHt1JNL0 #Porsche #Absatzkrise #Automobilindustrie (translated)

The delayed delivery of approximately 868,000 doses of the flu vaccine Influvac will not jeopardize the protection of the willing-to-be-vaccinated population in the upcoming flu season, as stated by the Ministry of Health today at a press conference. #Grippeimpfung #Gesundheit #Impfung (translated)

The central investigative office asked why savings must be made in pensions, health insurance, infrastructure, and internal security. It referred to information from government circles stating that Merz wanted to assure Kyiv of the imminent delivery of thousands of interceptor drones to defend against Russian jet drones. #Rente #Infrastruktur #Sicherheit (translated)

"When Russia is not stopped, its war machine will sooner or later turn against us." According to government circles, Merz wants to assure the Ukrainian armed forces in Kyiv of the imminent delivery of thousands of interceptor drones, with which the particularly fast and therefore particularly dangerous Russian combat drones powered by jet engines can be countered. #Ukraine #Russland #Solidarität (translated)

Seven instead of eight years. This is not a correction, this is leniency. Simeon Trux, born as such, later called Maja T., attacked with other patriots on the "Day of Honor." Contusions, bruises, broken bones. For this, there is now a one-year discount in Budapest. The public prosecutor wanted to impose a harsher sentence. The court reduced it. Those who beat others often face a debate in Germany and at least a punishment in Hungary. However, even that is being downplayed again. Arrest in Berlin, extradition, the Federal Constitutional Court finds the procedure inadmissible, the family speaks of isolation and vermin. All important, as soon as the perpetrator suffers. The bones of the beaten do not feature in this sympathy. Seven years for a serious crime is not a scandal of harshness. It is the scandal that even this is considered too much. #Rechtsprechung #Justiz #Menschenrechte (translated)

„Kann der Juniper Tesla retten?“ Herr Bloch, ich glaube, diese Frage aus dem Thumbnail von vor 11 Monaten kann man mittlerweile ziemlich beruhigt beantworten. Wenn man sich anschaut, was bei Tesla gerade bei den Auslieferungen abgeht und wie viele Model Y Juniper inzwischen auf die Straße kommen, würde ich sagen: Tesla steht hier ziemlich klar auf der Gewinnerseite. 🎉 (Auch wenn manche das nicht gerne sehen....) #Tesla #Juniper #EAutos