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VW plans to cut 12,000 more jobs, Generali closes three German sites
Volkswagen wants to cut another 12,000 jobs by 2030; the IG Metall union threatens strikes. Generali cuts 800 jobs and closes Aachen, Nuremberg and Stuttgart. 42% of metal firms expect job cuts.
Total listed investments9.38EUR bn
Announced job cuts with number (table, incl. VW AG)19,598
Metal firms expecting job cuts (Gesamtmetall)42%
SMEs postponing investment (KfW)33%
Volkswagen wants to cut a further 12,000 jobs at Volkswagen AG by 2030. This comes on top of the 35,000 already agreed. VW gave the figure after talks with the IG Metall union and the works council in Hanover; it did not say how many of the jobs are in Germany. VW has terminated ten in-house collective agreements covering about 130,000 staff in Germany. IG Metall threatens strikes. Talks start on 24 November (dpa-AFX, Reuters, 23 Oct).
Insurer Generali will close its sites in Aachen, Nuremberg and Stuttgart by end-2030. 800 of about 9,100 jobs in Germany will go, mostly through voluntary deals. According to Handelsblatt, Mercedes-Benz wants to use "several thousand" fewer agency workers; the company does not confirm this.
Late addition: Eltroplan is building in Endingen and Stockach (Baden-Württemberg) for about EUR 12m (groundbreaking 15 Oct, evertiq 22 Oct). The table total rises to EUR 9.38bn. Announced job cuts with a number rise from 6,798 to 19,598 – including the 12,000 at Volkswagen AG, with no breakdown of how many are in Germany.
A survey by the employers' group Gesamtmetall shows 42% of metal and electrical firms expect job cuts in the next six months. 39% rate their situation as poor.
| State / region | Company / project | Sector | Amount (EUR m) | Jobs (− = cuts) | Status / date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen AG (no breakdown by state/plant; talks in Emden and Zwickau) | Volkswagen – a further 12,000 jobs at Volkswagen AG by 2030 on top of the agreed 35,000 (share in Germany not stated); 10 in-house collective agreements for about 130,000 staff in Germany terminated as of 31 Dec 2026 | Cars | – | −12,000 | NEW: VW on 23 Oct 2026 after talks with IG Metall and the works council in Hanover (VW brand HR chief: Arne Meiswinkel; dpa-AFX 15:18 and 18:49; APA/Reuters via VOL.AT 17:58; t-online 22:02); "socially acceptable"; IG Metall threatens strikes, talks from 24 Nov; in the job-cut total – full Volkswagen AG figure, share in Germany not stated |
| North Rhine-Westphalia (Aachen), Bavaria (Nuremberg), Baden-Württemberg (Stuttgart) | Generali Deutschland – closure of 3 sites by end-2030, 800 of about 9,100 jobs to go; 5 regional hubs (Munich, Cologne, Karlsruhe, Hamburg, Saarbrücken) | Insurance | – | −800 | NEW: announced in Munich on 23 Oct 2026 (dpa-AFX 12:42; t-online Stuttgart); mainly voluntary and via retirement; talks with works council; numbers per site not given; in the job-cut total |
| Baden-Württemberg (Sindelfingen, Rastatt) and Bremen | Mercedes-Benz – fewer agency workers in Germany ("several thousand"; about 3,000 at the three plants) | Cars | – | – | NEW: Handelsblatt citing company sources, dpa 23 Oct 2026 (10:53); spokeswoman did not comment on specific plans – unconfirmed, not in the total; job guarantee for core staff until 2034 |
| Baden-Württemberg (Endingen am Kaiserstuhl, Stockach) | Eltroplan Engineering – expansion in Endingen (about EUR 5m) and new building in Stockach (together about EUR 12m) | Electronics / engineering | 12 | 10 | NEW (late addition): groundbreaking 15 Oct, reported 22 Oct 2026 (evertiq); EUR 12m – in the total; 10–15 new jobs in Endingen in the long run – counted as 10; completion by end-2027 |
| Bavaria (Wildpoldsried, Allgäu) | Sonnen – maker of home battery storage: insolvency filing; about 400 staff at headquarters (800 in total after cuts from 1,318) | Energy / battery storage | – | – | staff informed on the morning of 22 Oct 2026; confirmed by Sonnen to Handelsblatt (t-online 14:31; ZfK 14:58); Shell sold Sonnen to Tiven in summer; subsidiaries to be wound up, one production site remains; service continues for now; no job cut figure – not in the total |
| Hesse (Bad Vilbel) | Stada – 70 jobs cut at headquarters (about 5% of about 1,500) | Pharmaceuticals | – | −70 | confirmed by spokesperson to Wetterauer Zeitung (Dr. Web, 22 Oct 2026); voluntary agreements by end-2026 – in the cuts total |
| Baden-Württemberg (Gerlingen) and nationwide | Bosch – Mobility, IT, internal services and real estate moved into subsidiaries; about 62,500 employees transfer | Auto supplier / group | – | – | dpa-AFX, 22 Oct 2026, 12:06; by end-2027; terms unchanged; no additional cuts per spokesperson – not in the total (Nuremberg cuts already listed) |
| Baden-Württemberg (Waldshut-Tiengen) | Villiger – cigar production moved to Switzerland and Indonesia; 40 of 190 jobs cut | Tobacco | – | −40 | LATE ADDITION: Bilanz, 17 Oct 2026, 16:24; by end-2027; packaging, logistics and sales remain – in the cuts total |
| Thuringia (Sonneberg-Oberlind) | MoldTecs – 124 of about 330 jobs cut in insolvency | Plastics / auto supplier | – | −124 | LATE ADDITION: staff informed 29 Sep 2026 (Freies Wort; Dr. Web 1 Oct 2026); first dismissals by Dec 2026, rest by end-2027 – in the cuts total |
| Bavaria (Lohr am Main) and nationwide | Bosch Rexroth – cuts in central functions and central purchasing in Germany; about 80 new purchasing jobs abroad | Engineering / drives and hydraulics | – | −370 | affected staff informed on Monday, 19 Oct 2026, company statement (mainfranken.news, 21 Oct 2026); about 370 jobs by end-2030 – in cuts total; how many in Lohr (about 5,000 staff) not stated |
| Bremen and Hesse (Langenselbold) | Thermo Fisher – relocation of instrument production from Bremen to Brno (85 jobs) and cuts in Langenselbold (just over 60) | Laboratory equipment | – | −145 | Dr. Web, 21 Oct 2026 (citing Radio Bremen, IG Metall); Bremen confirmed by company on 18 Sep, Langenselbold announced April 2026; warning strike in Bremen on 20 Oct; 'about 145' – in cuts total |
| Baden-Württemberg (Albstadt) | Groz-Beckert – 120 job cuts at headquarters (about 6% of about 2,000) | Engineering / needles for textile machines | – | −120 | announced 15 Oct 2026 at staff meeting (Dr. Web, 19 Oct 2026, citing Schwäbische Zeitung); gradually by end-2027 – in cuts total |
| Nationwide | Federal economy ministry – 'Invest in Germany' summit tally: EUR 228.6bn for over 70 projects in 2026 (each over EUR 100m), EUR 95.5bn from foreign firms; Merz: about EUR 230bn | Cross-sector | – | – | 20 Oct 2026 (dpa via Tagesspiegel 17:14; WiWo 13:15; federal government); no project list published; includes already known projects (e.g. Sanofi) – not in total (double counting) |
| Hesse (Frankfurt am Main) and nationwide | Amazon – over EUR 16bn investment in Germany in 2027, incl. EUR 4.8bn to expand AWS Europe (Frankfurt) region; plus logistics and a robotics lab in Berlin | Cloud / data centres, logistics | 4,800 | – | Amazon press release 20 Oct 2026 (Berlin summit); only EUR 4.8bn (AWS Frankfurt) counted, remaining over EUR 11.2bn without site breakdown – not; over 3,000 logistics jobs from previously announced projects – not counted |
| Nationwide | Brookfield – 'tens of billions' in Germany over five years (energy, digital infrastructure, industry); about EUR 30bn so far | Financial investor / infrastructure | – | – | press release 19 Oct 2026; no exact amount or sites – not in total |
| Nationwide (Agile Robots: Munich, Bavaria) | Nvidia – stakes in Agile Robots, Avelios Medical, Mirelo and Reflex Aerospace; letter of intent with federal government on industrial AI | AI / robotics | – | – | announced 19 Oct 2026 (Der Aktionär 20 Oct, 10:07; Quartz 20 Oct); amounts not disclosed; almost USD 10bn Europe-wide; federal contribution 'nine-figure' per Handelsblatt (via Euronews) – not in total |
| Baden-Württemberg (Biberach an der Riss) | Vollmer Werke – self-administered insolvency filing (machines for grinding, eroding and laser-processing tools) | Machinery | – | – | filed 20 Oct 2026 at Ravensburg local court (t-online 15:14 citing Schwäbische Zeitung/SWR; Dr. Web); about 450 staff at HQ affected, about 1,200 worldwide; operations continue; no cut figure – not in total |
| Bavaria (mainly Munich) | BMW – severance scheme (administration, development; production excluded) closed early | Cars | – | – | BMW confirmed on 20 Oct 2026 the target was reached 'early' (Handelsblatt 14:52, updated 16:54); per dpa estimate about 5,000 applicants (derived from 8,000 jobs per company sources), Handelsblatt: 'several thousand'; BMW gives no figure – not in total; decisions by mid-November |
| Brandenburg (Wustermark, Havelland district) | Virtus – data-centre campus with up to 9 data centres, up to 300 MW (first one, 25 MW, by end-2028 at the latest) | Data centres | – | – | construction celebration on 17 Oct 2026 with interior minister Jan Redmann (Unser Havelland, 19 Oct 2026, 23:05); about EUR 3bn, announced years ago (Virtus press release) – not in total; over 100 jobs per minister – not counted |
| Hesse (Frankfurt am Main, Höchst industrial park) | Sanofi – new insulin plant (36,000 m²; replaces existing facility; at least 1.1 t of insulin a year) | Pharma | 2,000 | – | Groundbreaking 19 Oct 2026 (onvista/dpa 10:26; Handelsblatt 12:18; hessenschau 16:01); about EUR 2bn – counted; start-up 2032; state aid EUR 400m (federal, Hesse, Frankfurt; EU-approved in Sep); no new jobs stated – over 4,000 of 6,500 Höchst jobs depend on insulin; also cited by Merz at the summit on 20 Oct |
| North Rhine-Westphalia (Duisburg-Hüttenheim) | HKM (Salzgitter) – electric arc furnace (up to 2.5m t of steel/year) replacing blast furnace route | Steel | – | – | Site visit by Wüst, Lies and IG Metall chief Benner on 19 Oct 2026 (Nordbote; Antenne NRW); about EUR 1bn, EUR 200m federal + NRW funding; construction since Aug 2026, operation from 2029; decided in July 2026 – not in total; staff: about 450 left end-Sep, more to follow – not in total |
| Nationwide (83 stores; proceedings at Düsseldorf local court) | Galeria – fourth insolvency; future of all 83 stores (about 12,000 staff) open, 33 under review since July | Retail / department stores | – | – | 20 Oct 2026: estate loan from Gordon Brothers (amount not stated), approved by court and creditors' committee; supply of goods secured, vouchers valid again (dpa via Handelsblatt 14:20). Insolvency filing 2 Oct 2026, provisional administrator Frank Kebekus (cash-online); which stores will close is open – not in total |
| Nationwide | Federal economy ministry – new round of climate protection contracts: up to EUR 8.7bn in draft 2027 budget (at least EUR 1.5bn for hydrogen) | Subsidies / industrial transition | – | – | t-online 19 Oct 2026 (12:30, updated 15:39); bidding from May 2027; needs Bundestag and EU state-aid approval; programme – not in total |
| North Rhine-Westphalia (Cologne-Porz) | Deutz – further job cuts at home plant (small engines) | Engines / engineering | – | – | dpa-AFX 7 Oct 2026 (06:35), citing informed sources: 130–200 jobs by end-2028, up to 300 at most; about 100 already cut; about 2,600 jobs in Cologne; company gives no figure – not in total |
| Saxony-Anhalt (Harzgerode, Harz district) | Bohai Automotive (aluminium castings, mainly for VW) – plant closure in insolvency | Car-parts supplier / aluminium casting | – | −550 | staff told on 28 Sep 2026 by insolvency administrator Olaf Spiekermann (MDR; Dr. Web 29 Sep; DWN 1 Oct); closure on 31 Jan 2027; about 550 jobs (IG Metall: about 600) – 550 counted |
| Saxony-Anhalt (Harzgerode, Wernigerode) | Schlote (two companies) – production to end in insolvency | Car-parts supplier / metal machining | – | −180 | announced on 28 Sep 2026, production ends on 31 Jan 2027 (insolvency administrator Manuel Sack; Dr. Web 29 Sep 2026); about 180 jobs – 180 counted |
| Lower Saxony (Mehrum, Peine district) | McCain – planned fries factory halted for now (up to 650 new jobs had been planned) | Food | – | – | halt known since 29 Sep 2026 (dpa/NDR via t-online; topagrar 16 Oct); 'up to one billion euros' had been planned – halted, not in the total; reasons: higher costs, overcapacity, weaker demand |
| Thuringia (Jena, Ilmenau) | Analytik Jena (Endress+Hauser) – new production, lab and office buildings in Jena (c. EUR 64m) and Ilmenau (c. EUR 32m) | Analytical / lab instruments | 96 | – | opened 15 Oct (Jena) and 16 Oct 2026 (Ilmenau), dpa/Dr. Web; c. EUR 96m in total – in sum; 420 staff in Jena, over 80 in Ilmenau; no pledge of new jobs |
| Saxony (Dresden) | Globalfoundries – possible next phase from 2028 (EUR 1.5bn per Handelsblatt); current 'Sprint' expansion EUR 1.1bn | Semiconductors | – | – | Handelsblatt 16 Oct 2026, 08:21; spokesperson: no concrete plans – not in sum; 'Sprint': topping-out 9 Oct, series production 2027, EUR 495m aid; c. 3,000 staff |
| Saxony-Anhalt (Magdeburg) | Weber Magdeburg (Albert Weber Group) – insolvency filing; cylinder heads | Car parts supplier | – | – | dpa 16 Oct 2026; c. 120 staff affected; provisional administrator since 14 Oct; Porsche withdrew orders; no cut figure – not in total |
| Brandenburg (Grünheide, Oder-Spree district) | Tesla – new production hall, target up to 1m cars a year (500,000 planned so far) | Cars / EVs | – | – | dpa 15 Oct 2026; application for 2nd partial permit by end-2026; amount and hall size open; 12,600 staff today, 2,000 + over 1,500 hires planned (no amount, not in total); construction start 2027 targeted (per Entwicklungsstadt, unconfirmed) |
| North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Berlin (Düsseldorf, Mainz, Berlin) | Ubisoft Blue Byte – voluntary leave programme at three studios (Düsseldorf over 300, Mainz about 165, Berlin about 100 staff) | Video games | – | – | talks with works councils confirmed 15 Oct 2026; per Game File (via PC Games Hardware) about 100 jobs (unconfirmed; company gives no number, so not in total); timing open |
| Bavaria (Freilassing, Upper Bavaria) | Kiefel (Brückner Group) – about one third of jobs at headquarters to go; production moving closer to customers in Asia | Machinery (thermoforming) | – | – | staff informed 13 Oct 2026; per Passauer Neue Presse about 130 affected (company gives no figure, so not in total); talks with works council, concrete steps by end-Oct 2026; about 100 jobs already cut in 2024 |
| Baden-Württemberg (Konstanz) | Körber Supply Chain Logistics – considering closing sorting-machine production and moving it abroad (about 450 staff at the site) | Machinery / logistics equipment | – | – | per Südkurier (evening of 12 Oct 2026); no decision, no job figure or timetable from the company; similar plans already in 2024 |
| Hesse (Heppenheim) | InfectoPharm – logistics centre expanded by 40% (about 3,000 sq m, over 11,000 sq m in total) | Pharma / logistics | – | – | press release 14 Oct 2026; 'investment in the millions' without exact amount (not in total); completion by March 2027; no figures on new jobs |
| North Rhine-Westphalia (Hagen, Krefeld, Siegen, Witten) | Deutsche Edelstahlwerke (Swiss Steel) – sale of Hagen (about 300 staff) and Krefeld (about 450) plants; Siegen-Geisweid steelworks paused from mid-2028 (about 400 affected, per IG Metall) | Steel / specialty steel | – | – | 13 Oct 2026 (dpa); correction: IG Metall cites about 400 affected in Siegen (Siegener Zeitung 14 Oct, Rhein-Zeitung 16 Oct 2026), DEW gives no figure; closure of Hagen/Krefeld if no buyer; Witten to become central site; not in total |
| North Rhine-Westphalia (Paderborn) | Claas Industrietechnik – plant expansion (gearboxes, crawler undercarriages) | Farm machinery | 70 | 100 | Announced 10 Oct 2026; confirmed in press release (EQS) 12 Oct 2026: 'more than EUR 70m', 'more than 100 additional' jobs in coming years |
| Saxony (Coswig, Meissen district) | Walzengießerei Coswig – closure in insolvency, all 170 staff given notice | Foundry / metals | – | −170 | Reported 11 Oct 2026 (Berliner Kurier citing Sächsische Zeitung and Bild); production ends late Nov 2026; insolvent since Nov 2025 (then about 220 staff), no buyer |
| Baden-Württemberg (Bietigheim-Bissingen) | Nidec Motors & Actuators – planned closure of production | Auto supplier / electric motors | – | −116 | per IG Metall union (6 Oct 2026); by end-2027; sales office to move to Stuttgart area; company gave no reasons |
| Thuringia (Kahla) | Porzellanmanufaktur Kahla – end of porcelain production in insolvency | Porcelain / ceramics | – | −98 | announced 7 Oct 2026 (administrator Rolf Rombach); 98 staff lose their jobs (t-online); production until end-Oct 2026, decoration until year-end |
| Thuringia (Woffleben) and Brandenburg (Brandenburg an der Havel) | INVEHO – closure of two freight-wagon workshops (220 + about 80 jobs) | Rail / maintenance | – | −300 | Brandenburg: known since 24 Sep 2026 (city of Brandenburg, about 80); Woffleben: reported 5 Oct 2026 (nnz, about 220); closure by end-2026; Altenburg site stays |
| Mecklenburg-W. Pomerania (Rostock) | EEW SPC – cuts at offshore-wind monopile plant (of about 1,000) | Wind power / steel | – | −100 | reported 6 Oct 2026 (Nordkurier, citing media reports); low utilisation expected through 2028 |
| Saxony-Anhalt (Leuna) | Aurora – new medical cannabis production hall, capacity doubled | Pharma | – | 10 | Opened 8 Oct 2026; investment in the mid single-digit millions (not in total); now 55 staff; Saxony-Anhalt investment agency confirmed 'several million euros' on 13 Oct 2026 |
| Hesse (Sterbfritz, Sinntal municipality) | OPmobility – considering moving production of exterior body parts | Car parts supplier | – | −460 | Announced 7 Oct 2026; about 460 jobs in Germany (Sterbfritz), timing open (+ about 310 at three sites in France, Dr. Web); not final, talks with employee representatives planned |
| Bavaria (Taufkirchen an der Vils) | Himolla – job cuts in self-administered insolvency (previously 714 jobs) | Furniture | – | −175 | Reported 6 Oct 2026; notices served end-Sep; about 540 jobs remain |
| Saxony-Anhalt (Rogätz) and Saxony (Leppersdorf) | Theo Müller – closure of Homann sauce plant and Sachsenmilch cheese dairy | Food / dairy | – | −320 | Announced 6 Oct 2026; Leppersdorf by 31 Dec 2026, Rogätz end-Sep 2027 (about 160 jobs each) |
| Saxony-Anhalt (Bitterfeld-Wolfen) | Verbio – chemical plant for rapeseed-based feedstocks (just under EUR 100m) | Chemicals / bio-based | 100 | 50 | Started 6 Oct 2026; up to 60,000 t a year; about 130 staff at the site |
| Thuringia (Erfurt) | X-Fab – 'Fab4Micro' chip fab (EUR 300–400m) | Semiconductors | 300 | 100 | Groundbreaking 5 Oct 2026; aid EUR 127.4m (federal 80.3 + state 47.1); production from end-2028 |
| Mecklenburg-W. Pomerania (Ueckermünde) | Breyden – iron foundry closure | Car supplier | – | −320 | after meeting economy minister W. Blank on Friday evening, Breyden sticks to closure at end-2026 (Nordkurier, 17 Oct 2026, 14:55); social-plan talks from Wednesday (per NDR); company first cited 320 jobs, Nordkurier 'almost 300'; announced 3 Oct 2026; 20 Oct: social-plan talks begin on 21 Oct; Silbitz Group (Torgelow) ready to hire staff (Berliner Kurier, 20 Oct 2026, 15:32) |
| Saxony-Anhalt (Leuna) | Leuna-Polyamid – insolvency and shutdown | Chemicals | – | −440 | Proceedings opened 1 Oct 2026; most jobs end 31 Jan 2027 |
| Bavaria (Irlbach-Straßkirchen) | BMW – battery plant (Gen6) | Cars / batteries | 1,000 | 1,600 | Opened, series production reported 2 Oct 2026; jobs at full capacity |
| Bavaria (Munich, Dingolfing) | BMW – new 3 Series / i3 production (about half of EUR 2bn) | Cars | 1,000 | – | Announced 30 Sep 2026 |
| Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate | Biontech – closure of Tübingen, Marburg, Idar-Oberstein | Pharma | – | −1,800 | Announced 28 Sep 2026; closures 2027–2028 |
| Bavaria (Nuremberg) | Bosch Mobility – half of jobs cut | Car supplier | – | −900 | Announced 28 Sep 2026; by end-2029 |
| Indicator | vs prior month (%) | vs year earlier (%) | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gesamtmetall survey (1,461 firms, about 800,000 staff, 7–16 Oct): 42% expect job cuts in the next six months | – | – | 23 Oct 2026 |
| – 39% rate conditions as poor, 40% as satisfactory; 21% expect a deterioration | – | – | 23 Oct 2026 |
| KfW SME panel: investment 2025 about EUR 218bn (col. 2: real vs prior year); 40% of 3.9m SMEs invested | – | −3.7 % | 22 Oct 2026 |
| – 33% of SMEs postpone or shrink investment for 2026 (record; September survey) | – | – | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Bundesbank monthly report October: no growth in Q3; 'noticeable' growth expected in Q4 (GDP Q1 +0.4%, Q2 +0.3% q/q) | – | – | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Imports from Russia, H1 2026: just over EUR 0.5bn (column 2: vs H1 2021) | – | −96.4 % | 21 Oct 2026 |
| – Exports to Russia, H1 2026: EUR 3.4bn (vs H1 2021) | – | −73.1 % | 21 Oct 2026 |
| ZEW economic sentiment, October 2026: 28.1 points (Sep 34.7; forecast 30) – index, not % | – | – | 20 Oct 2026 |
| – ZEW current situation: −35.9 points (Sep −47.1) | – | – | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Producer prices, September 2026 (excl. energy +3.2%) | +1.9 % | +6.7 % | 20 Oct 2026 |
| – energy, September 2026 | +5.8 % | +14.9 % | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Hospitality sales, August 2026 (real) | −1.3 % | −4.2 % | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Order backlog, manufacturing, August 2026 (covers 9.0 months) | +0.5 % | +10.7 % | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Building permits for dwellings, August 2026 (20,600) | – | +6.8 % | 16 Oct 2026 |
| – January–August 2026 (169,400) | – | +12.1 % | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Local business tax (Gewerbesteuer) revenue 2025: EUR 76.4bn, record (vs 2024; Baden-Württemberg −7.2%, Saxony −6.9%) | – | +1.5 % | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Agricultural producer prices, August 2026 (potatoes +61.5%, milk −23.9%; largest monthly rise since March 2022) | +5.5 % | −7.0 % | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Wholesale prices, September 2026 (mineral oil products +48.8%, non-ferrous metals +24.9%, chemicals +16.4%) | +1.9 % | +8.7 % | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Government autumn projection: GDP growth 2026 (spring: 0.5%; 2027: 1.1%) | – | +1.3 % | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Inflation, September 2026 – final (core 2.4%, energy +14.9%, food +0.4%, services +2.7%) | +0.6 % | +3.3 % | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Company insolvencies, July 2026 (2,373; highest July figure in 13 years) | – | +8.0 % | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Consumer insolvencies, July 2026 (7,111) | – | −5.9 % | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Exports, August 2026 (EUR 137.6bn) | −0.8 % | +6.2 % | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Imports, August 2026 (EUR 118.1bn) | +0.9 % | +5.5 % | 8 Oct 2026 |
| – exports to the US (EUR 13.5bn) | −6.3 % | +22.6 % | 8 Oct 2026 |
| – imports from China (EUR 16.8bn) | +11.0 % | – | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Industrial production, total, August 2026 | +2.0 % | +2.3 % | 7 Oct 2026 |
| – construction, August 2026 | +9.3 % | – | 7 Oct 2026 |
| – car industry, August 2026 | −5.4 % | – | 7 Oct 2026 |
| – machinery, August 2026 | +5.3 % | – | 7 Oct 2026 |
| – energy-intensive industry, August 2026 | −0.5 % | −2.1 % | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Industrial production, July 2026 (revised) | −1.2 % | −1.8 % | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Industrial orders, August 2026 | −10.6 % | – | 6 Oct 2026 |
| State | September 2026 (%) | September 2025 (%) | Unemployed (thousand) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 6.4 | 6.3 | 2,994.0 |
| Bavaria | 4.2 | – | – |
| Baden-Württemberg | 4.7 | 4.7 | 306.1 |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 7.9 | 7.8 | 792.7 |
| Saxony-Anhalt | 8.0 | 7.8 | 88.0 |
| Berlin | 10.4 | 10.3 | 223.8 |
| Bremen | 11.2 | – | – |
For information only, not investment advice. Prices as of the time stated, not real-time quotes.
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- Dr. Web – Groz-Beckert streicht in Albstadt bis Ende 2027 weitere 120 Stellen (19.10.2026)
- WirtschaftsWoche – Investitionsgipfel: Was hinter den 228 Milliarden Euro steckt (21.10.2026, 17:52)
- PC Games Hardware – Nvidia GTC Berlin 2026: Alle Ankündigungen der Keynote (21.10.2026, 13:30)
- onvista/dpa-AFX – Bundesbank erwartet Jahresendspurt nach Sommer-Stagnation (21.10.2026, 10:00)
- Destatis – Importe aus Russland 1. Halbjahr 2026 gut 96 % unter 1. Halbjahr 2021 (21.10.2026)
- finanznachrichten/dpa-AFX – Überblick Unternehmen 21.10.2026, 15.15 Uhr
- finanznachrichten/dpa-AFX – Überblick Konjunktur 21.10.2026, 17.10 Uhr
- onvista/dpa-AFX – Tagesvorschau: Termine am 21. Oktober 2026
- Karlsruhe Insider – Insolvenz Vollmer, 450 Jobs (22.10.2026)
- Tagesspiegel/dpa – „Deutschland ist zurück“: Investoren sagen laut Merz 230 Milliarden Euro zu (20.10.2026, 17:14)
- WirtschaftsWoche – Reiche: Investitionszusagen von mehr als 225 Milliarden Euro (20.10.2026, 13:15)
- ARIVA/dpa-AFX – ROUNDUP: Regierung wirbt um Investoren: 'Deutschland ist zurück' (20.10.2026)
- Bundesregierung – Invest in Germany Summit in Berlin (19./20.10.2026)
- VC Magazin – Invest in Germany Summit: 228,6 Mrd. EUR an Investitionsprojekten (20.10.2026)
- Amazon Press Center – Amazon kündigt 16 Milliarden Euro Investitionen für 2027 in Deutschland an (20.10.2026)
- finanzen.net/dpa-AFX – Überblick Unternehmen 20.10.2026, 15.15 Uhr
- Brookfield – Press release: Brookfield to Invest Tens of Billions in Germany Over the Next Five Years (19.10.2026)
- Der Aktionär – Nvidia: Huang setzt auf vier deutsche Start-ups (20.10.2026, 10:07)
- Quartz – Nvidia plans to invest in 4 German startups, including Agile Robots (20.10.2026)
- Euronews – Investment summit: German government strikes AI deal with Nvidia (20.10.2026)
- t-online – Traditions-Maschinenbauer insolvent: 450 Jobs in Gefahr (Vollmer, 20.10.2026, 15:14)
- Dr. Web – Maschinenbauer Vollmer aus Biberach ist insolvent, 450 Beschäftigte am Stammsitz betroffen (20.10.2026)
- Handelsblatt – Tausende wollen BMW verlassen: Abfindungsprogramm geschlossen (20.10.2026, 14:52/16:54)
- AD HOC NEWS/dpa – BMW schließt Abfindungsprogramm für rund 5.000 Mitarbeiter (20.10.2026, 14:28)
- Handelsblatt/dpa – Nach Insolvenzantrag: Galeria bekommt wichtigen Kredit (20.10.2026, 14:20)
- Berliner Kurier – Eisengießerei Ueckermünde vor dem Aus (Breyden, 20.10.2026, 15:32)
- Unser Havelland – Virtus investiert drei Milliarden Euro in Rechenzentrums-Campus in Wustermark (19.10.2026)
- Virtus – Pressemitteilung: 3-Milliarden-Euro-Projekt für 300-MW-Megacampus in Wustermark
- onvista/dpa-AFX – ZEW-Konjunkturerwartungen sinken stärker als erwartet (20.10.2026, 09:23)
- Wirtschaftsnetzwerk Deutschland – ZEW-Konjunkturerwartungen sinken im Oktober, Lageindikator steigt deutlich (20.10.2026)
- Destatis – Erzeugerpreise im September 2026: +6,7 % gegenüber September 2025 (20.10.2026)
- Destatis – Gastgewerbeumsatz im August 2026 real 1,3 % niedriger als im Vormonat (20.10.2026)
- onvista/dpa – Sanofi baut neue Insulinfabrik in Frankfurt für zwei Milliarden (19.10.2026, 10:26)
- Handelsblatt – Sanofi baut neue Insulinfabrik in Frankfurt für Milliarden (19.10.2026, 12:18)
- hessenschau – Sanofi startet Bau von milliardenschwerem Insulinwerk in Frankfurt (19.10.2026, 16:01)
- Nordbote – Starkes Zeichen: Wüst, Lies und Benner zu Besuch bei HKM (19.10.2026)
- Antenne NRW – Eine Milliarde Euro für Duisburg: HKM (19.10.2026)
- t-online – Reiche plant bislang größte Förderrunde für klimafreundliche Industrie (19.10.2026, 12:30)
- finanznachrichten/dpa-AFX – ROUNDUP: Motorenbauer Deutz möchte Personal am Stammwerk abbauen (7.10.2026, 06:35)
- ZDFheute – Invest in Germany Summit: KI-Investitionen mit Signalwirkung (20.10.2026, 01:22)
- onvista/dpa-AFX – ROUNDUP 2: Investitionsgipfel in Berlin – Merz rollt roten Teppich aus (19.10.2026; Roche)
- onvista/dpa-AFX – Überblick Unternehmen 19.10.2026, 15.15 Uhr
- ARIVA/dpa-AFX – Überblick Konjunktur 19.10.2026, 17.00 Uhr
- onvista (Reuters) – Ifo: Deutsche Industrie verlor seit 2019 fast eine halbe Million Jobs (19.10.2026, 07:28)
- Destatis via finanznachrichten – Auftragsbestand im Verarbeitenden Gewerbe im August 2026: +0,5 % zum Vormonat (19.10.2026)
- Handelsblatt (dpa) – Investitionsgipfel in Berlin: Merz rollt roten Teppich aus (19.10.2026, 04:30)
- WirtschaftsWoche – So rollt der Kanzler globalen Investoren heute den roten Teppich aus (19.10.2026, 06:15)
- ZDFheute – Nvidia und Bundesregierung planen Partnerschaft in Industrie-KI (17.10.2026)
- Handelsblatt – Merz schließt KI-Pakt mit Nvidia (15.10.2026, 16:38)
- Dr. Web – Bohai Harzgerode: Warum schließt das Werk mit 550 Stellen? (29.9.2026)
- Deutsche Wirtschafts Nachrichten – Bohai-Automotive schließt Werk in Sachsen-Anhalt (1.10.2026)
- t-online (dpa/NDR) – McCain stoppt Milliardenprojekt in Deutschland (29.9.2026)
- topagrar – McCain zieht die Reißleine: Pommesfabrik und 650 Jobs vor dem Aus (16.10.2026)
- finanzen.net (dpa-AFX) – Wochenvorschau 19. bis 25. Oktober 2026
- Statistisches Bundesamt – Wochenvorschau 19.–23.10.2026
- Nordkurier – Gießerei-Drama geht weiter: Ab Mittwoch wird über die Zukunft der Mitarbeiter gestritten (17.10.2026, 14:55)
- Siegener Zeitung – DEW schließt Stahlwerk in Geisweid: 400 Arbeitsplätze betroffen (14.10.2026)
- Rhein-Zeitung – Siegener Politik beißt sich am Wort „pausieren“ fest (16.10.2026, 14:00)
- Destatis via finanznachrichten/news aktuell – Veröffentlichungstermine 19.–23.10.2026 (16.10.2026)
- Dr. Web – Analytik Jena eröffnet Neubauten für 96 Millionen Euro in Jena und Ilmenau (16.10.2026)
- Nordbayerischer Kurier/dpa – Analytik Jena hat kräftig investiert (15.10.2026, 14:05)
- Handelsblatt – Globalfoundries investiert weitere Milliarden in Dresden (16.10.2026, 08:21)
- onvista/dpa-AFX – Globalfoundries: Weitere Investitionen in Dresden im Blick (16.10.2026, 10:35)
- Oiger – Globalfoundries will weitere Milliarden in Dresden investieren, Richtfest (9.10.2026)
- t-online/dpa – Autozulieferer Weber Magdeburg stellt Insolvenzantrag, 120 Jobs (16.10.2026, 16:08)
- Destatis – Baugenehmigungen für Wohnungen im August 2026: +6,8 % (16.10.2026, Nr. 370)
- boerse.de/dpa-AFX – Überblick Konjunktur 16.10.2026, 17.00 Uhr
- onvista/dpa-AFX – Überblick Unternehmen 16.10.2026, 15.15 Uhr
- Handelsblatt/dpa – Tesla schiebt Werksausbau an – eine Million Autos als Ziel (15.10.2026, 16:38)
- Entwicklungsstadt – Tesla plant in Grünheide eine Fabrik der Superlative (15.10.2026)
- GamesWirtschaft – Ubisoft Blue Byte bestätigt Stellenabbau in Deutschland (15.10.2026)
- Wochenblatt-Reporter – Gewinnsprung bei Trumpf in Ditzingen (15.10.2026)
- t-online – Pedax: „Hidden Champion“ aus der Eifel ist insolvent (15.10.2026, 17:18)
- WirtschaftsWoche/dpa – Zukunft von 36 Tegut-Supermärkten noch ungeklärt (15.10.2026, 12:42)
- Amazon Press Center – Amazon übertrifft Investitionsmeilenstein von 100 Milliarden Euro (15.10.2026)
- onvista/dpa-AFX – Überblick Unternehmen 15.10.2026, 15.15 Uhr (Trumpf, Tegut, Lufthansa)
- Destatis via finanznachrichten – Gewerbesteuereinnahmen 2025 um 1,5 % höher als im Vorjahr (15.10.2026)
- Destatis – Erzeugerpreise landwirtschaftlicher Produkte im August 2026: −7,0 % (14.10.2026)
- Destatis – Pressemitteilungen (Übersicht, 16.10.: Nr. 370; 17.10.: keine)
- ZEW – Veröffentlichungstermine 2026 (ZEW-Konjunkturerwartungen Oktober: 20.10.2026)
- Destatis – Großhandelspreise im September 2026: +8,7 % gegenüber September 2025 (14.10.2026)
- Dr. Web – Kiefel will in Freilassing ein Drittel der Stellen streichen (14.10.2026, nach Kiefel-PM 13.10. und Passauer Neuer Presse)
- Dr. Web – Körber will laut Südkurier die Fertigung in Konstanz schließen (13.10.2026)
- Pflumm.de / Pressemitteilung – InfectoPharm erweitert Logistik am Standort Heppenheim (14.10.2026)
- onvista/dpa-AFX – Maschinenbauer werden zuversichtlicher, aber Jobabbau droht (14.10.2026, 08:47)
- finanzen.net/dpa-AFX – Überblick Unternehmen 14.10.2026, 15.15 Uhr
- Investieren in Sachsen-Anhalt – Aurora Cannabis auf Wachstumskurs in Leuna (13.10.2026)
- ZDFheute – Bundesregierung hebt Wachstumsprognose an (Herbstprojektion, 8.10.2026)
- Supertipp/dpa – Stahlfirma will Werke in Hagen und Krefeld verkaufen (13.10.2026)
- finanzen.net – Swiss Steel plant Verkauf der Werke in Hagen und Krefeld (13.10.2026, 17:33)
- Destatis – Inflationsrate im September 2026 bei +3,3 % (13.10.2026)
- finanzen.net/dpa-AFX – Überblick Konjunktur 13.10.2026, 17.00 Uhr (Inflation, IWF-Prognose 1,3 %)
- t-online – Autozulieferer schließt Werk: 116 Beschäftigte betroffen (Nidec, aktualisiert 13.10.2026)
- onvista/EQS-News – Claas Paderborn: Investitionsentscheidung von 70 Millionen Euro (12.10.2026)
- Radio Hochstift – Claas investiert über 70 Mio. Euro in Erweiterung des Standorts Paderborn, mehr als 100 neue Stellen (11.10.2026, 10:02)
- Neue Westfälische – 70-Millionen-Investition: Claas baut sein Zukunftswerk in Paderborn (12.10.2026, 05:00)
- Berliner Kurier – Walzengießerei Coswig schließt: 170 Beschäftigte verlieren ihren Job (11.10.2026, 08:00)
- Destatis via finanznachrichten/news aktuell – Veröffentlichungstermine 12.–16.10.2026 (9.10.2026)
- Destatis – Inflationsrate im September 2026 voraussichtlich +3,3 % (30.9.2026)
- finanzen.net/dpa-AFX – Wochenvorschau: Termine bis 23. Oktober 2026 (9.10.2026)
- t-online – Insolvenz: Deutsche Porzellanmanufaktur nach 182 Jahren vor dem Aus (Kahla, 7./8.10.2026)
- Berliner Zeitung – Keine Rettung für Kahla (7.10.2026)
- nnz-online – Waggon-Werkstatt in Woffleben wird dicht gemacht (5.10.2026)
- Brandenburg live / Stadt Brandenburg an der Havel – Schließung von INVEHO BRB zum 31.12.2026 (rund 80 Beschäftigte)
- Nordkurier – Offshore-Zulieferer streicht 100 Jobs (EEW Rostock, 6./7.10.2026)
- hessenschau – Automobil-Zulieferer OPmobility vor dem Aus in Sinntal (9.10.2026)
- Werra-Rundschau – OPmobility will hessischen Standort schließen: 460 Beschäftigte (11.10.2026)
- EUWID – Himolla to cut 175 jobs and end final assembly in Taufkirchen (7.10.2026)
- onvista/dpa – Firmenpleiten steigen auch im Juli spürbar (9.10.2026)
- IG Metall Ludwigsburg – Nidec plant Produktionsschließung in Bietigheim-Bissingen (6.10.2026)
- Diebewertung – 116 Arbeitsplätze vor dem Aus (Nidec, 9.10.2026)
- Destatis – Unternehmensinsolvenzen im Juli 2026: +8,0 % gegenüber Juli 2025 (9.10.2026)
- finanzen.net/dpa-AFX – Überblick Konjunktur 9.10.2026, 17.00 Uhr
- finanzen.net/dpa-AFX – Überblick Unternehmen 9.10.2026, 15.15 Uhr
- Leuna-Echo – Aurora verdoppelt Produktion in Leuna (9.10.2026)
- Destatis – Exporte im August 2026: −0,8 % zum Juli 2026 (8.10.2026)
- finanzen.net/dpa-AFX – Überblick Konjunktur 8.10.2026, 17.00 Uhr (Exporte, Wachstumsprognose 1,3 %)
- onvista/dpa-AFX – Überblick Unternehmen 8.10.2026, 15.15 Uhr
- onvista/dpa-AFX – Überblick Unternehmen 7.10.2026, 15.15 Uhr
- Destatis – Produktion im August 2026: +2,0 % zum Vormonat (7.10.2026)
- ARIVA/dpa-AFX – Überblick Konjunktur 7.10.2026, 17.00 Uhr
- finanznachrichten/dpa-AFX – Theo Müller schließt Werke in Sachsen-Anhalt und Sachsen (6.10.2026)
- Handelsblatt – Theo Müller schließt zwei Werke (6.10.2026)
- onvista/dpa-AFX – Verbio startet neue Chemieanlage (6.10.2026)
- 320grad – Verbio Bitterfeld (6.10.2026)
- Destatis – Auftragseingang August 2026: -10,6 % (6.10.2026)
- finanzen.net/dpa-AFX – Überblick Unternehmen 6.10.2026, 15.15 Uhr
- ad-hoc-news – Fab4Micro: X-Fab investiert bis zu 400 Mio. Euro, Spatenstich (5.10.2026)
- Oiger – X-Fab baut Chipstandort Erfurt aus (5.10.2026)
- it-boltwise – X-Fab legt Grundstein in Erfurt (5.10.2026)
- t-online – 320 Jobs weg: Autozulieferer macht Werk dicht (Breyden Ueckermünde, 5.10.2026)
- onvista/dpa – Neue Chipfabrik in Thüringen (X-Fab Erfurt, 5.10.2026)
- t-online/dpa – X-Fab Chipfabrik Erfurt (4.10.2026)
- RNZ/dpa – X-Fab Erfurt (4.10.2026)
- Nordkurier – Eisengießerei Ueckermünde schließt (3.10.2026)
- Berliner Kurier – Leuna-Polyamid insolvent (2.10.2026)
- t-online – Leuna-Polyamid, Kosten für das Land (2.10.2026)
- BIAJ – Ländervergleich Arbeitslose September 2026
- Land Baden-Württemberg – Arbeitsmarkt September 2026 (30.9.2026)
- Supertipp/dpa – Arbeitslose NRW September 2026 (30.9.2026)
- Volksstimme/dpa – Sachsen-Anhalt September 2026
- Volksstimme/dpa – Berlin September 2026 (30.9.2026)
- electrive – BMW Batteriewerk Irlbach-Straßkirchen (2.10.2026)
- BMW Group PressClub – rund 2 Mrd. Euro für neuen 3er (30.9.2026)
- BMWBlog – Aufteilung 2 Mrd. Euro (30.9.2026)
- ZDFheute – Biontech schließt drei Werke (28.9.2026)
- inFranken – Bosch Nürnberg (28.9.2026)
- ZDFheute – Arbeitslosenzahlen September 2026 (30.9.2026)
- Bundesagentur für Arbeit – Arbeitsmarkt im September 2026
- ZEW – Veröffentlichungstermine Konjunkturerwartungen 2026/2027 (Oktober: 20.10.2026, 11:05)
- cash-online – Vierte Pleite in sechs Jahren: Wie es bei Galeria weitergeht (Antrag 2.10.2026, vorläufiger Verwalter Frank Kebekus, 83 Filialen, rund 12.000 Beschäftigte)
- Dr. Web – Galeria stellt Insolvenzantrag, 83 Warenhäuser (2.10.2026)
- PC Games Hardware – Bei Ubisoft in Deutschland: Rund 100 Jobs auf der Kippe (15.10.2026, 18:45)
- Dr. Web – OPmobility: Stellenabbau und Verlagerung in Sterbfritz (8.10.2026; rund 460 in Deutschland, 310 in Frankreich)
