{"id":53169,"date":"2025-10-09T01:26:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T05:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/merz-hosts-big-meeting-in-bid-to-boost-flagging-german-car-sector\/09\/10\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T01:26:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T05:26:46","slug":"merz-hosts-big-meeting-in-bid-to-boost-flagging-german-car-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/merz-hosts-big-meeting-in-bid-to-boost-flagging-german-car-sector\/09\/10\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Merz hosts big meeting in bid to boost flagging German car sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure data-testid=\"article-figure-image\" class=\"yf-8xybrv\">\n<div class=\"image-container yf-1gfnohs loader\" style=\"--max-height: 533px;\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper yf-1gfnohs\" style=\"--aspect-ratio: 800 \/ 533; --img-max-width: 800px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"yf-8xybrv\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during the German Cabinet meeting at the German Chancellery in Berlin. Michael Kappeler\/dpa<!-- HTML_TAG_END -->  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will hold talks on Thursday in Berlin with representatives of the car industry, including manufacturers, suppliers, trade unions and state officials.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Germany&#8217;s famous automotive sector is grappling with declining sales, competition from China, the transition to e-mobility, and EU regulations aimed at reducing carbon emissions.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Additionally, higher tariffs on US imports are adding to the challenges. Many companies are reporting sharp drops in profits, implementing cost-cutting measures, and reducing jobs.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->According to the German government, the two-hour meeting will focus on finding joint solutions to position the car industry successfully for future technologies. The aim is to secure jobs while meeting climate targets.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\"><!-- HTML_TAG_START -->Merz, Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil, the president of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) Hildegard M\u00fcller and IG Metall union chairwoman Christiane Benner will provide updates following the meeting.<!-- HTML_TAG_END --><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/merz-hosts-big-meeting-bid-045419407.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during the German Cabinet meeting at the German Chancellery in Berlin. Michael Kappeler\/dpa German Chancellor Friedrich Merz<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/merz-hosts-big-meeting-in-bid-to-boost-flagging-german-car-sector\/09\/10\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/dpa_international_526\/9074fdcaf87568a91adf93defca5bf4a","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53169"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53169"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53169\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}