Germany’s economic agenda is shifting from cars to defense as the United States retreats and Russia threatens.

Industrial output was 0.8% higher in January than a month earlier, while ambitious plans to boost defense investment offer hope that European manufacturers can be lifted out of their torpor.

The EU’s biggest economy, Germany, has announced a plan to unlock hundreds of billions worth of defence and infrastructure spending under chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz. This will involve ...

Rheinmetall is considering acquiring one of Volkswagen's soon-to-be idle plants, part of a broader rearmament in Europe.

Rheinmetall is open to the prospect of buying up an unwanted Volkswagen site, the latest sign of a shift in Germany's industrial backbone.

Rheinmetall reports “boom” as results hit new records with orders for vehicles, ammunition and weapons The company’s backlog ...

Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger said the company could provide "more than 2,000 items" for such a mission, including tanks, ...

Volkswagen's plant in the German city of Osnabrueck would be a good fit for conversion to military production, the chief ...

Rheinmetall, Europe's biggest ammunition maker, has overtaken the continent's top carmaker Volkswagen in terms of market ...

While 2024 sales grew 35%, boosted by increased demand, there was a dip in sales at its power systems and trade divisions at ...

Rheinmetall, Germany's largest defence contractor, plans to continue expanding its workforce as major military orders ...