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- 18h ago
Unbeaten Hertha host Wolfsburg on 7 November, with 70,000 expected at Olympiastadion
Hertha's 28 points from a possible 30 put them top of the 2. Bundesliga before the game against third-placed Wolfsburg on 7 November, when former Hertha captain Fabian Reese returns to the Olympiastadion.
- 6d ago
Hertha BSC wins 3:0 at Kaiserslautern and stays unbeaten at the top of the 2. Bundesliga
Sebastian Grönning scored twice and Oluwaseun Adewumi once as Hertha BSC won 3:0 at Kaiserslautern on Saturday, 31 October, extending their unbeaten start to ten matches. Wolfsburg's 2:0 win over Osnabrück moved them into second place, at least until Sunday.
- Oct 30
VW pauses electric Golf development as brand posts first quarterly loss since 2020
Volkswagen has suspended preliminary development work on the ID. Golf while keeping its Wolfsburg production plans. Brand chief Thomas Schäfer says the company cannot afford the spending now, after the VW brand slipped into a third-quarter loss.
- Oct 29
Audi plans first US plant in Georgia with reported tariff relief
Audi plans its first US factory near Macon, Georgia, with capacity for up to 200,000 vehicles a year and 4,500 jobs. Insiders say Washington offered lower import tariffs in return, but the supervisory board has no binding papers yet.
- Oct 29
Volkswagen posts €5.82 billion third-quarter loss on Porsche writedown and China slump
Volkswagen's net loss for July to September reached €5.82 billion, pulled down by a €6.4 billion Porsche writedown and weak sales in China. The group's plan calls for up to 100,000 job cuts.
- Oct 23
VW and IG Metall set talks for 24 November, but clash over job transfer companies
Volkswagen plans 12,000 more job cuts by 2030 and wants publicly subsidised transfer companies in talks with IG Metall, which calls the proposal a breach of promise. Strikes become possible once the peace obligation ends on 31 December.
- Oct 20
Volkswagen recalls nearly 72,700 electric cars worldwide over faulty batteries
Germany accounts for about 10,000 of the vehicles, spread across three recalls. The ID. models were built between 2022 and 2025, while the Cupra Born dates from 2022 to 2024.
- Oct 15
Volkswagen prepares recall of a few thousand EVs over faulty battery cells
Handelsblatt reported on Thursday, 15 October, that Volkswagen will recall several thousand electric cars in Germany. Charging on affected vehicles is capped at 80% in the meantime.
- Oct 13
BMW deliveries fall 6.3% in third quarter as China sales slump 24.8%
BMW delivered 551,072 vehicles worldwide in the third quarter, down 6.3% on the year, as China sales fell 24.8% to 114,355 cars in a price war with local rivals. Europe and the United States grew.
- Oct 13
Volkswagen replaces the ID.4 and ID.5 with the electric ID. Tiguan from early 2027
The new electric SUV, priced from about 42,700 euros, opens presales on 13 October and reaches customers in early 2027. Its top version is claimed to reach up to 600 km, and an all-wheel-drive version produces 299 hp.
- Oct 11
Nürnberg and Wolfsburg draw 4:4 after three stoppage-time goals in second division top match
Alessio Besio scored twice in stoppage time as Wolfsburg came back from 4:3 down to share the points at Nürnberg, which had turned a 2:0 deficit around after the break.
- Oct 9
Volkswagen unveils ID. Tiguan electric SUV replacing ID.4 and ID.5, orders from mid-October
Volkswagen has unveiled the ID. Tiguan, an electric SUV built in Emden that replaces the ID.4 and ID.5. Orders open in mid-October 2026 at list prices from about 45,000 euros, with deliveries expected in the first quarter of 2027.
- Oct 9
German regulator BaFin fines Volkswagen 1.2 million euros over late forecast disclosure
The fine concerns a 2023 outlook that was well above market expectations but was published only as a press release instead of an ad hoc notice. Volkswagen can file an appeal against the penalty notice.
- Oct 3
Grasshopper appoints Olaf Janssen as head coach following Peter Zeidler dismissal
Grasshopper Club Zürich has named German manager Olaf Janssen as head coach on a contract until the end of the season, replacing Peter Zeidler after a tenth-place start in the Swiss Super League.
- Oct 2
Škoda recalls 1.7 million vehicles worldwide over potential steering failure
The Czech automaker announced a global recall affecting Octavia, Superb, Kodiaq, and Karoq models built between November 2015 and August 2026 due to a corroding bolt that can disconnect the steering gear.
- Oct 2
Deutsche Bahn closes Berlin-Hannover railway for 14-month overhaul, extending travel times by 80 minutes
Deutsche Bahn took the busy east-west rail line between Berlin and Hannover out of service on 2 October 2026. Long-distance trains are diverted through Braunschweig and Magdeburg, while regional passengers face bus replacement services.
- Oct 1
Volkswagen's Cariad plans 1,000 job cuts and 6.1 billion euro investment reduction
Volkswagen's software unit Cariad plans to cut roughly 1,000 jobs and reduce investments by 6.1 billion euros through 2031 as it renegotiates labour agreements in Wolfsburg.
- Sep 30
Deutsche Bahn to close Berlin-Hannover high-speed line for 14-month overhaul
Deutsche Bahn will shut the 227-kilometre high-speed railway between Berlin and Hannover from 2 October 2026 to 11 December 2027 for a 2.7 billion euro overhaul, adding up to 80 minutes to passenger journeys.
- Sep 30
Volkswagen terminates 10 labor agreements and seeks longer hours to cut German wage costs
Volkswagen has terminated ten collective bargaining agreements in Germany, including its core framework deal, as chief executive Oliver Blume pushes to extend working hours without wage compensation.
- Sep 23
Christian Eriksen leaves VfL Wolfsburg after mutual termination of contract
Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen has terminated his contract with German second-tier club VfL Wolfsburg by mutual agreement following a cardiac incident in June.
