08:28⇢VW Managers Jailed Over Diesel Scandal
⌨The newspapers report on the legal consequences of the Volkswagen diesel scandal, with former VW managers receiving prison sentences for fraud at the Braunschweig district court. Two executives received multi-year prison terms while two others received suspended sentences (Bild, FAZ, FR, Spiegel, Tagesspiegel). In automotive industry news, the German Electric Mobility Association has filed for bankruptcy, affecting 450 companies and highlighting structural weaknesses in the sector (Junge Freiheit). Other news includes the death of RTL founder Helmut Thoma (merkur.de), 1,200 students now commuting from Erkrath to Düsseldorf after a school fire (RP Online), and concerns about global tariffs threatening Germany's prosperity (Welt).