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EFIEBER asked Karl Lauterbach if he was aware of Tesla's plans for the Grünheide site. According to the author, the US company planned an additional production hall there with around 536,000 m², an annual production of up to 1 million vehicles, and 3,500 additional jobs. EFIEBER wrote that Tesla's investments could benefit employees, suppliers, craft businesses, the local economy, as well as indirectly daycare centers, schools, and infrastructure. He described remarks from a German politician as completely out of place and stated that Tesla had long been part of the German automotive industry; the Model Y is produced in Germany. #Tesla #Deutschland #Automobilindustrie (translated)

The author wrote that the further softening of the combustion engine phase-out is not a success for Germany and Europe, but will have negative long-term effects on German car manufacturers. As a result, they will lose competitiveness and fall further behind technologically. #Umweltschutz #Automobilindustrie #Energiepolitik #DE #EU (translated)

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)

Electric cars will definitely prevail because they are technically superior and you can save a lot of money while driving. Federal Environment Minister Carsten Schneider (SPD) stated: "Electric cars will definitely prevail because they are technically superior and you can save a lot of money while driving." The clear expectation of German companies is that they will take advantage of the new opportunities for investments and job guarantees here in Germany. #VerbrennerAus #Automobilindustrie #EUDekarbonisierung (translated)

France and Germany have agreed to relax the planned ban on new cars with internal combustion engines by 2035 by reducing the CO2 reduction target from 100 to 90 percent, which responds to the demands of the German automotive industry. #VerbrennerAus #CO2Reduktion #Automobilindustrie (translated)

That Merz wants to overturn the ban on combustion engines in the name of his fossil friends hardly triggers me politically regarding climate. The train has left. But from an economic perspective, it means the end for the German automotive industry and hundreds of thousands of jobs. And we all know who will pay for the madness. (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that the German industry is increasingly relocating production abroad. He referred to a recent Forsa survey of 150 managing directors: according to this, 15 percent of industrial companies have relocated or planned to relocate their production abroad. Among companies with more than 100 million euros in revenue, this figure is 31 percent; 21 percent are reducing production capacities in Germany. According to Boeminghaus, 83 percent of respondents see the high costs in Germany as a major problem, with 100 percent in the automotive industry. He mentioned Miele, which is relocating parts of its washing machine production to Poland, and Bizerba, which concentrates production capacities in Serbia. Although companies continue to invest, according to Boeminghaus, they are increasingly doing so outside Germany, where they find better economic conditions. As a source, he cited Handelsblatt from October 16, 2026. https://t.co/DTiUyKeUwN #Industrie #Mittelstand #Abwanderung (translated)

The car industry only has a future if we build good and affordable electric cars in Europe. The Member of the European Parliament Michael Bloss, chief negotiator of the Green Party on CO2 fleet limits, called the deal a "brake block for the booming ramp-up of electric cars." #Automobilindustrie #VerbrennerAus #EU (translated)

France and Germany are working on an agreement that could soften the planned ban on new cars with internal combustion engines by 2035, while Germany has offered concessions regarding the preference for European products in the industrial promotion law. #Automobilindustrie #VerbrennerAus #EU (translated)

RCraven1 wrote that Emmanuel Macron persuaded Friedrich Merz to make concessions on the easing of the ban on combustion engines starting in 2035 and received support for stricter European production regulations in return. However, France is already pursuing a different strategy: In September, 42 percent of new registrations were pure electric cars, and Renault is increasing electric car production due to demand. Macron is also ensuring that batteries and as many vehicle components as possible will be produced in Europe in the future. Merz, however, continues to fight for the combustion engine, even though the challenges for the German automotive industry, according to the author, lie in batteries, software, production costs, and increasing competition from China. RCraven1 suggested that France not only wants to sell electric cars but also wants to profit from their production. He asked whether Merz had realized that Macron was conceding on a technology from which France is increasingly turning away and receiving concessions on future technologies in return. #Elektroautos #Automobilindustrie #Zukunftstechnologien (translated)

Friedrich Merz and Emmanuel Macron have agreed to relax the planned ban on combustion engines set for 2035 in order to reform European automotive policy and strengthen the competitiveness of the automotive industry. #VerbrennerAus #Automobilindustrie #EuropäischeUnion (translated)