{
  "id": 16624092,
  "title": "Today: Election campaign: Audi CEO Döllner planned to appear with Trump? | Ifo: Entrepreneurs slightly more optimistic",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/today-wahlkampf-auftritt-bei-trump-von-audi-chef-dollner-geplant-ifo",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-26T16:11:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/audio/today/today-war-der-auftritt-bei-trump-von-audi-chef-doellner-geplant/100265060.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "The German economy is experiencing an upswing, according to the Ifo Institute's business climate index, which has risen for the sixth consecutive month. The index, released today, shows a varied picture across different industries. Audi plans to build a new factory in the US, specifically in Georgia, as confirmed by US President Donald Trump and reported by Handelsblatt earlier than Trump's announcement. The appearance of Audi CEO Gernot Döllner at Trump's campaign speech has sparked criticism from unions and two state premiers, Olaf Lies and Cem Özdemir. Meanwhile, AI start-up Anthropic has filed a prospectus for a mega IPO.",
  "summary": "Audi CEO Döllner is being criticized for attending Trump's campaign speech. How did that happen? And: the data on the new Ifo business climate index.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Der Standard Wirtschaft",
        "title": "Extremely embarrassing, not dignified: IG Metall criticizes Audi CEO for appearance with Trump",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/hochst-peinlich-nicht-wurdig-ig-metall-kritisiert-audi-chef-fur",
        "published": "2026-10-26T07:52:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}