Tag: GERMANY

BMW iM3 Trademark Points To The Future Electric M3 Super Sedan

BMW iM3 Trademark Points To The Future Electric M3 Super Sedan | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The carmaker has confirmed the platform to be used by the iM3 can support four electric motors with 1,341 hp https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ <!––> by Brad Anderson 4 hours ago <!––> <!– –> The all-electric version of the next-generation M3 could […]

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Mercedes First European Charging Hub Has Kilowatts For Everyone

Mercedes First European Charging Hub Has Kilowatts For Everyone | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> EV station is located in Mannheim, Germany, but more locations are planned around the world https://www.carscoops.com/author/chris-chilton-cc/ <!––> by Chris Chilton November 29, 2023 at 07:55 <!––> <!– –> Mercedes has opened its first branded charging center in Germany, the fourth of […]

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Germany’s Much-Vaunted Strategic Pivot Stalls

Just days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed to revitalize a German military that had fallen into disrepair since the end of the Cold War. The centerpiece of that plan was a promise for an injection of 100 billion euros, or nearly $110 billion, and to raise military spending in a shift […]

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“We Are No Longer Competitive,” Says VW Boss As Job Cuts Loom

“We Are No Longer Competitive,” Says VW Boss As Job Cuts Loom | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Automaker will cut headcount as part of plan to save almost $11 billion https://www.carscoops.com/author/chris-chilton-cc/ <!––> by Chris Chilton 2 hours ago <!––> <!– –> Volkswagen is one of those brands that is so well known and, you tend […]

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Remains of World War II Tank Commander Identified After 79 Years

For nearly 79 years, Anne Walker Collingwood knew little about her father, an American soldier who died about three months after she was born while fighting near Hücheln, Germany, during World War II. Her father, Second Lt. Gene F. Walker, was the commander of a tank that was hit by an anti-tank round and caught […]

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VW ID.7 Launches In China At Nearly Half The Price It Costs In Germany

VW ID.7 Launches In China At Nearly Half The Price It Costs In Germany | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Despite the Chinese version of the ID.7 Vizzion having a less powerful 201 hp motor compared to Europe’s 282 hp, the price difference is huge https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ <!––> by Brad Anderson 11 hours ago <!––> <!– –> […]

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In Hitler’s Birthplace, Soul-Searching Over a Poisonous Past

The Austrian town of Braunau am Inn, sitting just at the border with Germany, has a 15th-century church tower, cobblestone streets and cluttered rows of charming, colorful houses, some in green, pink and blue. It also has a fraught historical burden. On the upper floors of the house at Salzburger Vorstadt 15 on April 20, […]

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Porsche 911 Gets Self-Driving Tech – But Only On The Assembly Line

Porsche 911 Gets Self-Driving Tech – But Only On The Assembly Line | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The Zuffenhuasen factory has been updated in readiness for the facelifted 911 and all-electric Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman https://www.carscoops.com/author/chris-chilton-cc/ <!––> by Chris Chilton 2 hours ago <!––> <!– –> Porsche’s historic Zuffenhuasen plant in Stuttgart has been […]

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VW Cuts Production Of ID.3 And Cupra Born Again Due To Slow Demand

VW Cuts Production Of ID.3 And Cupra Born Again Due To Slow Demand | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The carmaker also halted production of the ID.4, ID.5, Audi Q4 e-tron, and Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron last month https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ <!––> by Brad Anderson November 17, 2023 at 07:20 <!––> <!– –> Volkswagen has cut production of […]

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BMW Ends ICE Production In Germany With Last V8, But Isn’t Giving Up On Combustion Power

BMW Ends ICE Production In Germany With Last V8, But Isn’t Giving Up On Combustion Power | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> All current and future BMW internal combustion engines will now be built in the UK and Austria https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ <!––> by Brad Anderson 3 hours ago <!––> <!– –> BMW has reportedly concluded the production […]

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Uncovering The Secrets Of The Abandoned Ford Dealership With The Untouched Classics

Uncovering The Secrets Of The Abandoned Ford Dealership With The Untouched Classics | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Although the dealership now has just six perfectly preserved old Fords, when it shut down in the ’90s, there were hundreds of classics inside 4 hours ago <!––> <!– –> Last month, we wrote about an abandoned Ford […]

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Mercedes Has Seven Fully-Self-Driving Cars, But They Only Work In One German Parking Garage

Mercedes Has Seven Fully-Self-Driving Cars, But They Only Work In One German Parking Garage | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Level 4 autonomous tech allows the car to make its way around a parking garage and find a space, even when there’s nobody behind the wheel https://www.carscoops.com/author/chris-chilton-cc/ <!––> by Chris Chilton 11 hours ago <!––> <!– […]

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Producer And DJ Golden Features Shares His Ultimate Guide To Berlin, Germany

It’s been four months since Australian producer Golden Features released his sophomore album Sisyphus and we still find it in steady rotation. Spanning nine tracks, the collection draws influence from the artist’s Greek heritage and the mythology of Sisyphus, sonically detailing the path of the producer’s renaissance and mining the repetitive tendencies of the human […]

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Germany Remembers Kristallnacht at a Fraught Moment

In a moment heavy with symbolism, Germany on Thursday marked the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the eruption of murderous Nazi violence against the country’s Jews on the night of Nov. 9, 1938. In a nation used to painful soul-searching about its Nazi past, the date marks the moment when Hitler and the National Socialists accelerated […]

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Germans Recoil at Push to Rename ‘Anne Frank’ Day Care

Amid the heightened tensions in Germany, the newspaper’s report prompted Jewish leaders and politicians to speak out. Christoph Heubner, executive vice president of the International Auschwitz Committee, issued an open letter, in which he said the town’s mayor and others responsible for the center were consciously turning their backs on Anne Frank. “When people, especially […]

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Berlin’s Other Legendary Bouncer on How to Get Past the Door

Smiley Baldwin. Photo: courtesy of Desperados If you think of Berlin bouncers, you’ll probably imagine the tattooed and pierced face of Sven Marquardt, Berghain’s famous door staff. But Marquardt’s not the only well-known door person in town – far from it. If you’re from Berlin, or spent enough time sampling the German capital’s nightlife, then […]

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Tesla’s Affordable EV To Be Produced In Germany

Tesla’s Affordable EV To Be Produced In Germany | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> We still don’t have a production start date for the upcoming model but at least Elon Musk reportedly confirmed the location November 6, 2023 at 07:48 <!––> <!– –> Tesla is planning to produce its upcoming €25,000 ($26,800) electric model at its […]

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There Are Only 100 Irmscher Opel Zafira Vans Like This One

There Are Only 100 Irmscher Opel Zafira Vans Like This One | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Irmscher hasn’t messed with the mechanicals of the Zafira but has fitted 20-inch black wheels https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ <!––> by Brad Anderson 12 hours ago <!––> <!– –> German tuner Irmscher has decided to give the Opel Zafira minivan some extra […]

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BMW Starts Production Of Gen 6 Battery Cells It Says Beat Tesla’s

BMW Starts Production Of Gen 6 Battery Cells It Says Beat Tesla’s | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> BMW’s new battery cells boost range by 30% and cut production-related carbon emissions by 60% https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ <!––> by Brad Anderson November 3, 2023 at 07:20 <!––> <!– –> BMW believes that its newly-developed Gen 6 battery cells don’t […]

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N.F.L., on Lookout for Growth, Finds Open Arms in Germany

About 60 hardcore fans of the National Football League piled into the party space at Der Player, a fancy eatery, on a chilly evening in Hamburg, Germany, last month. Wearing jerseys and hoodies of teams like the Chicago Bears, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Las Vegas Raiders, they grabbed seats to watch a taping […]

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How Germany’s Green Party Lost Its Luster

Germany’s Green Party entered the government in 2021 with the best election showing of its history, establishing itself for the first time as a true mainstream party with the potential of one day even yielding a chancellor. It won five cabinet positions in the three-party coalition, including the powerful economy and foreign ministries. It seemed […]

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Eurozone Economy Shrinks, While Price Pressures Ease

Growth in the eurozone contracted unexpectedly this summer, as rising interest rates cooled momentum in Germany and France, the region’s two biggest economies, Europe’s statistics agency reported Tuesday. The downturn reflected the challenges facing policymakers at the European Central Bank, who last week paused their campaign of interest rate increases to fight inflation amid signs […]

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The Busy Doctor Who Gave Himself Another Job: Tracking Nazi Loot

“My wife, Sandy, and I have five grandchildren,” he said, “and it’s the tradition to wrap each child in it at their birth, be it a boy or girl.” Hayden’s search for his grandfather’s Judaica collection began in earnest decades later in his grandfather’s boxes: 15 cartons containing thousands of documents, vintage stamps and photographs, […]

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A New Place to Learn Civics: The Workplace

A peaceful end to the war in Ukraine. That was the wish behind a post that Simge Krüger made on LinkedIn in March. In response, people began posting their wishes that her husband, father and brother be killed in combat. Seeing that she lived in Germany, they called her a Nazi. “I was just talking […]

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Guys Who Sit Down to Pee: Why?

Photo: mtreasure / Getty Images Before we start, it’s worth saying there’s nothing wrong with the occasional lovely sit down and a wee with a bit of content on your phone. A ‘posh piss’ let’s call it. Sometimes you’re a bit fucked; sometimes it’s a shy bladder; sometimes you need time away from whatever’s on the […]

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VW’s GTI Meeting To Be Held In Wolfsburg Next July

VW’s GTI Meeting To Be Held In Wolfsburg Next July | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> VW is promising a host of special stage hows, activities, and surprises for next year’s annual GTI Meeting https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ <!––> by Brad Anderson October 26, 2023 at 15:29 <!––> <!– –> After VW stepped in to confirm it would save […]

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Longer Commutes, Shorter Lives: The Costs of Not Investing in America

The stagnation of investment does not stem only from the size of government. It also reflects the priorities of modern government, as set by both Republicans and Democrats. The federal government has grown — but not the parts oriented toward the future and economic growth. Spending has surged on health care, Social Security, antipoverty programs, […]

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This Is The World’s Only V10-Powered BMW E46 M3 With A DCT

This Is The World’s Only V10-Powered BMW E46 M3 With A DCT | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> This heavily-modified BMW E46 M3 feels like a proper race car for the road and might just be the ultimate M car https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ <!––> by Brad Anderson October 11, 2023 at 14:00 <!––> <!– –> If we were […]

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From LSD to I.P.O.

This may be a tale about the rise of a German sandal brand, but it is not a straightforward fashion story. After all, for a large chunk of its 249-year history, Birkenstock was synonymous with extremely unfashionable stereotypes. The sandals were often worn by hippies and off-duty hikers, eccentric aunts and science teachers with a […]

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Poland’s Ruling Party Uses Germany as Boogeyman as Tough Election Looms

Amid rising alarm this summer in Poland and the Baltic States over a possible military attack from the east, the Polish Embassy in Lithuania requested an urgent meeting with the head of Germany’s diplomatic mission. Polish embassies in other European countries made similar requests. What the Polish diplomats wanted to talk about, however, was not […]

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