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German fallacy on China’s car market

Night market for cars in Nanjing: German manufacturers are less and less represented.
The EV market in China is booming, and German manufacturers lack sustainable concepts. The current problems are self-made and only the beginning, according to a Mercedes insider.
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Christian Domke Seidel
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German automakers are increasingly taking on the role of spectators in the Chinese car market. In the booming market for EVs, Volkswagen has just a 2.4 percent market share. BMW and Mercedes have less than one percent, figures from the state motor insurance company show. The problem is self-made, a high-ranking Mercedes insider tells Table.Media. The joint ventures with competitors from the People’s Republic were a mistake in the long term and the technical lead of Chinese manufacturers in e-mobility can no longer be made up.

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