German sports car maker and Volkswagen subsidiary Porsche will pay a €535-million fine over diesel vehicles that emitted more harmful pollutants than allowed,Stuttgart prosecutors said Tuesday.
Germany top court on Friday backed Volkswagen owners' claims against the firm over cars rigged to cheat
regulatory emissions tests, in an opinion that could guide lower courts' rulings.
Some 372,000 German owners of Volkswagen cars fitted with motors that cheated emissions tests have joined a
collective legal action against the auto giant, official figures showed Thursday.
German auto giant Volkswagen will begin rolling out its last generation of combustion engine cars in 2026, in
its latest green pledge as it looks to turn the corner on the "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal.
After massive crop losses due to the drought that plagued Germany this year, potato prices for consumers have risen by more than half – and they have more blemishes.
Volkswagen will on Thursday get a taste of the anger felt by duped German diesel drivers when consumer groups file the country's first class-action suit over an emissions cheating scandal.
Germans are known for their love of bread, with more than 3,200 different types on offer every day in 11,000 bakeries across the country.
But a new study says bread and bakery goods are also causing a lot of food waste.
German consumers' festive mood will
continue into the new year, a closely-watched survey said on Friday, as shoppers remain unfazed by a political impasse in Europe's purring top economy.
Germany submitted more reports of harmful consumer products to the European Union than any other country, but was also the biggest producer of dangerous items inside the EU, a report showed on Monday.
Consumer confidence in Germany is at its highest since late 2001, as rising optimism about the economy and income expectations persuade German shoppers to open their wallets, a poll found on Thursday.
Polling shows German consumers are increasingly confident, meaning that economists expect them to pull out their wallets and spend money. But where does the average family's disposable income go?
Power companies will drop their prices from January 2015 for the first time in over a decade, saving families up to €35 a year – but is it 'too little, too late'?
Sunshine and more cash in their pockets: this year's mild winter has saved German households hundreds of euros on their heating bills, a consumer report concluded on Friday.
Prices at discount German supermarkets Aldi and Lidl have risen quicker than those at their more expensive competitors, a consumer watchdog study revealed on Thursday.
British shoppers are shunning more expensive supermarkets in favour of German discount chain Aldi, figures released on Monday suggested, with profits climbing by 124 percent.
The cost for consumers of supporting renewable energy could jump by up 20 percent over the next year leading to increases in electricity bills, it emerged on Monday.
Peppers are almost 50 percent more expensive in Germany than they were a year ago – an indicator of the country's steep food inflation rate. Economists are blaming this year's unusually bad weather.
Fears are growing in Germany that new EU rules could herald the demise of the “Made in Germany” merchandise mark – and with it a reputation for quality built up over decades.
A third of jarred pesto on sale in Germany has failed to meet consumer watchdog standards, a leading consumer group said on Thursday. Bacteria, bad taste and cheap ingredients were the main complaints.
German consumer organization Foodwatch has called for a general ban on shot-sized cans of energy drinks, which have a high concentration of active ingredients like caffeine and taurin.
Alcohol prices are much lower Germany than in most of the rest of the EU, new figures show, with a round of drinks only coming cheaper in three other EU states.
