{"id":175196,"date":"2026-07-29T19:24:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T17:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/?p=175196"},"modified":"2026-07-29T20:17:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:17:17","slug":"efter-klimathysterin-den-tyska-industrikrisen-vaxer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/in-the-wake-of-climate-hysteria-the-german-industrial-crisis-is-intensifying\/","title":{"rendered":"After the Climate Hysteria\u2014Germany\u2019s Industrial Crisis Is Worsening"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>BMW is set to lay off 8,000 employees as the German industrial crisis deepens. The problems stem from high energy costs following the phase-out of nuclear power and a green transition that is making it increasingly difficult to compete with countries such as China and India.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BMW plans to lay off 8,000 employees worldwide. The cuts are part of a restructuring program aimed at saving about one billion euros per year starting in 2028. The layoffs will begin in October of this year and are expected to be completed by the end of 2027 at the latest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Climate hysteria is partly to blame<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision is yet another sign of the growing crisis in German industry, particularly the automotive sector. Several factors are behind these problems: high energy costs, tougher international competition, and weaker demand. But a key part of the crisis is Germany\u2019s energy policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Germany has shut down its nuclear power plants and become dependent on more expensive and less reliable energy sources. At the same time, the green transition\u2014driven by both national policy and EU requirements\u2014has made it significantly more expensive and complicated to operate industry in the country. As a result, energy prices have become a heavy burden for the manufacturing sector.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/nuclear-power-plant-past-sundown-2021-08-28-06-43-35-utc-scaled-e1681511304162-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Nuclear power plant. Photo: Envato\" class=\"wp-image-55106 lazyload\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.000030518509476;width:443px;height:auto\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/nuclear-power-plant-past-sundown-2021-08-28-06-43-35-utc-scaled-e1681511304162-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Nuclear power plant. Photo: Envato\" class=\"wp-image-55106\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.000030518509476;width:443px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/nuclear-power-plant-past-sundown-2021-08-28-06-43-35-utc-scaled-e1681511304162-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/nuclear-power-plant-past-sundown-2021-08-28-06-43-35-utc-scaled-e1681511304162-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/nuclear-power-plant-past-sundown-2021-08-28-06-43-35-utc-scaled-e1681511304162-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/nuclear-power-plant-past-sundown-2021-08-28-06-43-35-utc-scaled-e1681511304162-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/nuclear-power-plant-past-sundown-2021-08-28-06-43-35-utc-scaled-e1681511304162-2048x1024.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/nuclear-power-plant-past-sundown-2021-08-28-06-43-35-utc-scaled-e1681511304162-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/nuclear-power-plant-past-sundown-2021-08-28-06-43-35-utc-scaled-e1681511304162-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/nuclear-power-plant-past-sundown-2021-08-28-06-43-35-utc-scaled-e1681511304162-1068x534.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/nuclear-power-plant-past-sundown-2021-08-28-06-43-35-utc-scaled-e1681511304162-1920x960.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/nuclear-power-plant-past-sundown-2021-08-28-06-43-35-utc-scaled-e1681511304162-600x300.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nuclear power plant. Photo: Envato<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Asia doesn't care<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While shooting ourselves in the foot with climate hysteria, we\u2019re competing in a global market against countries like China and India, which couldn\u2019t care less about the so-called climate threat. While German companies are burdened by high energy prices, strict climate regulations, and bureaucracy, their competitors in Asia can produce more cheaply and competitively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BMW is far from alone. Volkswagen has announced over 100,000 layoffs, while both Porsche and Mercedes-Benz are implementing extensive cost-cutting measures and staff reductions. Critics argue that the aggressive phase-out of nuclear power and the rapid green transition have created a situation in which it has become increasingly difficult to operate a competitive manufacturing industry in Germany.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BMW is laying off 8,000 workers as the German manufacturing sector faces a crisis. Following the phase-out of nuclear power and climate hysteria, it is becoming increasingly difficult to compete with China<\/p>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":6218,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[209,1522,205,207],"tags":[2839,1901,194],"class_list":["post-175196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ekonomi","category-mellan","category-nyheter","category-utrikes","tag-bmw","tag-industri","tag-tyskland"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175196\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}