February 9, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Abwrackprämie":
Society: 16 Dec 11
The Society for the German Language (GfdS) has decreed that three of the top five most important German words of 2011 are related to the economy, settling on Stresstest as the big winner.
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Society: 17 Dec 10
The German Language Society (GfdS) on Friday crowned Wutbürger, or “enraged citizen,” as the most important German word of 2010. The choice reflected a year in which the angry masses took to the streets in protest of several issues.
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Business & Money: 3 Aug 10
In light of the auto industry’s buoyant earnings, politicians from the ruling coalition suggested Tuesday that companies repay money they earned during the government-sponsored “cash for clunkers” stimulus programme.
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Society: 18 Dec 09
The Society for German Language (GfdS) on Friday crowned Abwrackprämie, or “wrecking premium,” the most important German word of 2009.
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Business & Money: 8 Oct 09
Grappling with the end of the popular “cash for clunkers” government stimulus programme, car dealerships in Germany are offering discounts of up to 42 percent on new vehicles, magazine Auto Motor und Sport reported on Thursday.
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Analysis & Opinion: 21 Sep 09
With less than a week before Germany’s election, Roger Boyes, the Berlin correspondent for British daily The Times, muses that the country’s voters like being bored by Angela Merkel and her political cohorts.
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Analysis & Opinion: 11 Sep 09
We are Opel. The motto showing support for Opel workers certainly has its charm. But it also shows the ridiculous importance Germans have attached to the fate of the struggling carmaker, argues Der Tagesspiegel’s Moritz Döbler.
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Business & Money: 28 Aug 09
Daily newspaper Die Welt on Friday reported that 90,000 jobs are at risk in the German car industry, as the country's spectacularly successful "cash for clunkers" programme draws to a close.
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National: 6 Aug 09
Politicians are calling for tighter controls after further reports of criminal misuse of Germany’s "cash for clunkers" car scrapping premium emerged this week.
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Business & Money: 24 Jul 09
Germany has implemented the best economic stimulus package in the world, according to a new Boston Consulting Group study released by Manager Magazin on Friday.
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Society: 21 Jul 09
The 25th edition of the German language dictionary Duden is out with 5,000 new words, daily Die Welt reported on Tuesday.
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Business & Money: 13 Jul 09
Fraudulent claims on scrap cars from Germany have gleaned millions of euros in the Netherlands, with some vehicles coming from the popular car scrapping premium, Dutch paper De Telegraaf reported on Monday.
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Business & Money: 7 Jul 09
The budget for Germany’s popular Abwrackprämie, or car scrapping premium, could be exhausted before parliamentary elections in September, daily Bild reported on Tuesday.
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Business & Money: 18 Jun 09
Germany's cash-for-clunkers auto premium has drawn more women to Europe's biggest car market than ever before, according to a study released on Thursday.
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National: 8 Apr 09
The German cabinet extended the popular car-scrapping bonus Wednesday morning, earmarking a further €3.5 billion for the scheme. The €2,500 bonus will be valid until the end of the year, government sources said.
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Business & Money: 1 Apr 09
The €1.5 billion allotted for the German Abwrackprämie, or scrapping premium, has been spent, according to of the Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (Bafa) on Wednesday.
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Business & Money: 30 Mar 09
Berlin is planning an extension of its popular Abwrackprämie, or scrapping premium, until the end of the year, a spokesperson said on Monday. Meanwhile the application site crashed because of heavy use.
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National: 29 Mar 09
The row over the government's scrapping bonus for old cars became a little sillier on Sunday, when an economy expert from the CDU called for it to be introduced for old furniture and coffee machines instead.
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National: 25 Mar 09
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday she would consider extending Abwrackprämie, or scrapping premium, due to its “great success” in helping the nation’s ailing auto industry.
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National: 24 Mar 09
The German government wants to extend its successful Abwrackprämie, or scrapping premium, by up to €1 billion to buoy the nation’s ailing auto industry, daily Rheinische Post reported on Tuesday.
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National: 9 Mar 09
Those buying new cars with long delivery times can still take advantage of Germany's auto “scrap premium,” by reserving the €2,500-subsidy before the alloted funds run out, the Economy Ministry said on Monday.
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Society: 4 Mar 09
German officials have changed the rules for the popular new auto “scrap premium,” or Abwrackprämie, to hinder fraud, an Economy Ministry spokesperson told The Local on Wednesday.
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Society: 2 Mar 09
The government's wildly popular new scheme encouraging Germans to junk their old cars for a €2,500 premium for a new one is inspiring similar offers from high-fashion haberdashers to bargain-basement electronics chains.
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Business & Money: 2 Mar 09
The Abwrackprämie – a €2,500-premium for junking an old cars to buy a new one – has created record-level discounts at German car dealerships of nearly 50 percent, daily Bild reported on Monday.
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National: 26 Feb 09
German consumer confidence improved in February thanks to stable prices and the Abwrackprämie – a €2,500-premium for junking an old car to buy a new one, market research institute GfK reported on Thursday.
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Lifestyle: 6 Feb 09
Got a question about life in Germany? This installment of Ask The Local explores the government’s Abwrackprämie – a €2,500-premium for junking your old jalopy and buying a new car this year.
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