Auto industry: The mood in the German auto industry is improving again

Despite the continued poor business climate, German car manufacturers rate the current situation better than in the previous month. However, the Iran war is weighing on future prospects. March 4, 2026, 11:12 a.m Your browser does not support playing audio files. Download the file as mp3: https://zon-speechbert-production.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/articles/9e7a0655-958c-4b93-b72d-0a93030d0c 8b/full_66a4bb3c51b0b558165f93ec34bfe13f483660175537d58294a1d360d67bec57e93557f3aa3f24e86070a65f749112cc.mp3 2 mins Summarize Close Article summary The … Read more

Shortage of skilled workers: 200,000 employees are missing in the skilled trades

Germany’s craft businesses are missing an estimated 200,000 Skilled workers. At the end of December we were at the Federal Employment Agency 119,565 vacancies in the craft sector were reported, as the Central Association of German Crafts (ZDH) announced upon request. Since many companies do not report vacancies to the employment agency, the ZDH estimates … Read more