
Germany’s economy has watched some of its largest companies vote with their feet and dollars since its manufacturing industry entered recession more than two years ago. Now, Volkswagen and Intel are poised to add more pain to the country’s coffers in what looks increasingly like a doom loop for the embattled country.
Volkswagen, the jewel in Germany’s industrial crown, is turning sour on its native home, which it sees as compounding its struggle to expand its profit margins.