German Minister Dangles Prospect of Additional Aid for Carmakers

Economy Minister Habeck wants to ‘get the market going again’
Vice chancellor invited executives, labor officials for talks

Robert Habeck during a tour of the VW electrical assembly line in Emden, Germany, on Sept. 20.Photographer: Sina Schuldt/dpa/AP Photo

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By Kamil Kowalcze

September 20, 2024 at 10:03 AM UTC

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German Economy Minister Robert Habeck floated the idea of additional support for the country’s carmakers and will discuss ways to address the challenges facing the embattled sector in talks with executives on Monday in Berlin.

Speaking during a visit Friday to a Volkswagen AG electric-vehicle plant in northwestern Germany, Habeck told workers that while auto producers must take some of the blame for their current woes, he feels “an obligation to do something to get the market going again.”