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Germany considers Autobahn speed limit to fight climate change

Germany considers Autobahn speed limit to fight climate change

Proposed speed limit enforcements on the Autobahn are “against all common sense,” Minister of Transportation Andrews Scheuer said in Munich Saturday.

Trump meets with German auto executives

Trump meets with German auto executives

German states call for higher fines for reckless drivers and parking offenders

German states call for higher fines for reckless drivers and parking offenders

BMW opens campus for self-driving cars near Munich

BMW opens campus for self-driving cars near Munich

Nine-year-old girl takes on bag thieves

Nine-year-old girl takes on bag thieves

Berlin woman killed by her own car

Berlin woman killed by her own car

Police 'powerless' to stop phones at the wheel

Police 'powerless' to stop phones at the wheel

Motorway pile-up kills two, injures eight

Motorway pile-up kills two, injures eight

ADAC chiefs used rescue helicopters for trips

ADAC chiefs used rescue helicopters for trips

ADAC starts probe as award scandal widens

ADAC starts probe as award scandal widens

ADAC admits making up car award votes

ADAC admits making up car award votes

2013

Road deaths sink to record low

Road deaths sink to record low

Judges attack driving ban for petty crime

Judges attack driving ban for petty crime

VW recalls 2.6 million faulty cars

VW recalls 2.6 million faulty cars

Foreigner motorway fee 'fine under EU law'

Foreigner motorway fee 'fine under EU law'

Police launch mass speeding crackdown

Police launch mass speeding crackdown

Boy survives crash, mum and grandparents die

Boy survives crash, mum and grandparents die

Four teens, five adults die in car crashes

Four teens, five adults die in car crashes

Driver fuel price database to break cartel hold

Driver fuel price database to break cartel hold

Man drives into group after family fight

Man drives into group after family fight

Bavarian leader: charge foreigners autobahn fee

Bavarian leader: charge foreigners autobahn fee

BMW to recall 140,000 cars in China

BMW to recall 140,000 cars in China

Germany's Motown is country's richest city

Germany's Motown is country's richest city

BMW expects drop in European demand

BMW expects drop in European demand

Daimler shares jump on upbeat forecast

Daimler shares jump on upbeat forecast

Stork lays siege to village with car attacks

Stork lays siege to village with car attacks

Germans realize women drivers are better

Germans realize women drivers are better

Cops stop speeding car with dog at wheel

Cops stop speeding car with dog at wheel

BMW recalls 22,000 cars over airbag fault

BMW recalls 22,000 cars over airbag fault

Men claim nearly 80 percent of driving points

Men claim nearly 80 percent of driving points

50,000 metalworkers strike for more pay

50,000 metalworkers strike for more pay

Wanted: 1,000 German tax collectors

Wanted: 1,000 German tax collectors

German automakers cater to Chinese tastes

German automakers cater to Chinese tastes

Drivers brace for major Easter traffic jams

Drivers brace for major Easter traffic jams

VW to open seven new factories in China

VW to open seven new factories in China

BMW and Audi top Consumer Reports list

BMW and Audi top Consumer Reports list

Opel could shut Bochum plant two years early

Opel could shut Bochum plant two years early

VW's record sales cannot overtake Toyota

VW's record sales cannot overtake Toyota

Daimler snubs coolant after explosive tests

Daimler snubs coolant after explosive tests

2012

Truckers 'should keep a tax toilet log book'

Truckers 'should keep a tax toilet log book'

Opel cuts car production at Bochum plant

Opel cuts car production at Bochum plant

Bochum Opel plant set to close after 2016

Bochum Opel plant set to close after 2016

Boy, 11, disappears after stealing parents' van

Boy, 11, disappears after stealing parents' van

Six die in four-car autobahn pile-up

Six die in four-car autobahn pile-up

Council replaces 'NSU' terror gang car plates

Council replaces 'NSU' terror gang car plates

Car parks 'too dark, expensive and narrow'

Car parks 'too dark, expensive and narrow'

Belgian Ford workers storm Cologne factory

Belgian Ford workers storm Cologne factory

Woman crowned 'car parking champion'

Woman crowned 'car parking champion'

'Ghost driver' kills self and four others in crash

'Ghost driver' kills self and four others in crash

Five German doctors die in China bus fireball

Five German doctors die in China bus fireball

VW: Golf special offer not bad for prices

VW: Golf special offer not bad for prices

VW 'to make 300,000 fewer cars this year'

VW 'to make 300,000 fewer cars this year'

General Motors vows no plant closures at Opel

General Motors vows no plant closures at Opel

'Diesel dine-and-dash' on the rise

'Diesel dine-and-dash' on the rise

Jobs fears rise after shock Opel resignation

Jobs fears rise after shock Opel resignation

Motorway mop up after salad dressing spill

Motorway mop up after salad dressing spill

BMW expands green venture with Toyota

BMW expands green venture with Toyota

Chemical plant explosion brakes car makers

Chemical plant explosion brakes car makers

Tattletale keeps records on parking violators

Tattletale keeps records on parking violators

2011

VW making progress in tough US market

VW making progress in tough US market

Volkswagen sales hit record amid China boom

Volkswagen sales hit record amid China boom

Croation arrests connected to Daimler corruption probe

Croation arrests connected to Daimler corruption probe

2010

Bonuses are back for Opel managers

Bonuses are back for Opel managers

2009

Germany saved dying Opel: Merkel

Germany saved dying Opel: Merkel

Opel workers protest against General Motors

Opel workers protest against General Motors

GM U-turn on Opel stirs German fear and loathing

GM U-turn on Opel stirs German fear and loathing

Clouds gather over delayed Opel deal

Clouds gather over delayed Opel deal

Magna seen cutting 4,000 Opel jobs in Germany

Magna seen cutting 4,000 Opel jobs in Germany

Opel job cuts may begin Monday

Opel job cuts may begin Monday

Joschka Fischer working with BMW

Joschka Fischer working with BMW

Porsche buy launches VW drive for world domination

Porsche buy launches VW drive for world domination

Heavy holiday traffic expected all week

Heavy holiday traffic expected all week

Opel sale to Magna coming soon, says GM

Opel sale to Magna coming soon, says GM

VW to produce electric cars by 2013

VW to produce electric cars by 2013

Car companies fear downturn after scrap-bonus boom

Car companies fear downturn after scrap-bonus boom

Porsche loan request denied as Qatar offers to invest

Porsche loan request denied as Qatar offers to invest

Porsche slams brakes on VW merger offer

Porsche slams brakes on VW merger offer

Porsche power struggle intensifies as earnings hit a wall

Porsche power struggle intensifies as earnings hit a wall

Qatar close to buying Porsche stake

Qatar close to buying Porsche stake

Emir of Qatar wants stake in Porsche

Emir of Qatar wants stake in Porsche

Opel cuts prices to deal with car market slump

Opel cuts prices to deal with car market slump

2008

German drunk driver dodges suspension with Polish license

German drunk driver dodges suspension with Polish license

Elderly driver destroys parking garage

Elderly driver destroys parking garage

Germany mulling tax break for green cars

Germany mulling tax break for green cars

Daimler issues 2008 profit warning

Daimler slashes 3,500 jobs in North America

Daimler slashes 3,500 jobs in North America