BERLIN — Germany’s Labor and Social Affairs Minister Bärbel Bas is expected to take over as co-leader of the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), according to people familiar with the ...

A new study has revealed a huge handicap facing Germany-based automakers. Steep labor costs contribute $3,300 to the final bill of every new car produced. Equivalent costs in the US are around $ ...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Workers at the auto maker Ford's two plants in Cologne, Germany, will go on strike on Wednesday, their works council head said on Monday. No further details were immediately ...