Editing Braunschweig (section)

==Economy==
In 2015, the German weekly business news magazine ''[[Wirtschaftswoche]]'' ranked Braunschweig as one of the most dynamic economic spaces in all of Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wiwo.de/politik/deutschland/staedteranking-2015-dynamik-diese-staedte-haben-sich-am-besten-entwickelt/12614684.html?p=5&a=false&slp=false#image |title=Städteranking 2015: Dynamik |publisher=[[Wirtschaftswoche]] |date= 2015 |access-date=2016-02-28}}</ref>

Braunschweig was one of the centres of the [[industrialization]] in Northern Germany. During the 19th and early 20th century the [[canning]] and [[railroad]] industries and the [[sugar]] production were of great importance for Braunschweig's economy,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.braunschweig.de/kultur_tourismus/stadtportraet/geschichte/industrieaufbruch.html |title=Industrieller Aufbruch |publisher=Braunschweig.de |access-date=2015-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025020100/http://www.braunschweig.de/kultur_tourismus/stadtportraet/geschichte/industrieaufbruch.html |archive-date=2012-10-25 |url-status=dead }}</ref> but eventually other branches such as the [[automotive industry]] became more important, while especially the canning industry began to vanish from the city after the end of World War II.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.braunschweig.de/kultur_tourismus/stadtportraet/geschichte/nachkriegszeit.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130210202726/http://www.braunschweig.de/kultur_tourismus/stadtportraet/geschichte/nachkriegszeit.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-02-10 |title=Nachkriegszeit |publisher=Braunschweig.de |access-date=2015-07-12 }}</ref> The defunct truck and bus manufacturer [[Büssing]] was headquartered in Braunschweig. Current [[factory|factories]] in the city include [[Volkswagenwerk Braunschweig|Volkswagen]], [[Siemens]], [[Bombardier Transportation]], and [[Robert Bosch GmbH|Bosch]].

The fashion label [[NewYorker]], the publishing house [[Westermann Verlag]], [[Nordzucker]], [[Volkswagen Group|Volkswagen Financial Services]] and [[Volkswagen Group|Volkswagen Bank]] have their headquarters in the city as well as the Volkswagen utility vehicle holding. Also two major optical companies were headquartered in Braunschweig: [[Voigtländer]] and [[Rollei]].

During the 1980s and early 1990s the [[computer]] companies [[Atari]] and [[Commodore International]] both had branches for development and production within the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.braunschweiger-zeitung.de/wirtschaft/atari-kam-aus-braunschweig-id868474.html |title=Atari kam aus Braunschweig &#124; Wirtschaft &#124; Braunschweiger Zeitung |publisher=Braunschweiger-zeitung.de |date=2013-01-21 |access-date=2015-07-12 |language=de |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060406/http://www.braunschweiger-zeitung.de/wirtschaft/atari-kam-aus-braunschweig-id868474.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.computerwoche.de/a/commodore-bald-aus-braunschweig,1189763 |title=Computer aus Zonenrandgebiet:: Commodore bald aus Braunschweig |publisher=computerwoche.de |access-date=2015-07-12}}</ref>

Braunschweig is the home of two [[piano]] companies, both known worldwide for the high quality of their instruments: [[Wilhelm Schimmel|Schimmel]] and [[Grotrian-Steinweg]]. Both companies were founded in the 19th century. Additionally [[:de:Sandberg Guitars|Sandberg Guitars]] is based in Braunschweig.