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Politico (30 July 2026)

Jordyn DAHL

Germany’s politicians are worried about blowback from the car industry’s troubles. 

BRUSSELS — China helped transform Germany's automakers into global giants, delivering decades of strong sales and billions in profits. Now, it's their biggest liability.

China's own carmakers spent decades watching, learning and investing, and now make better-equipped electric cars at cheaper prices than Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Meanwhile, China's overheated car market — the world's largest — contracted by a fifth this year, forcing local and foreign carmakers into a brutal battle for survival.

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