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0 pointsflohofwoe2y ago0 comments

VW just claimed the top spot from Tesla for electric car sales in Germany:

https://www.dw.com/en/vw-electric-cars-tesla-germany/a-66468...

https://insideevs.com/news/681020/volkswagen-outsells-tesla-...

Hyundai is currently at sixth place behind VW, Tesla, MB, BMW and Audi:

https://insideevs.com/news/677504/germany-allelectric-car-sa...

In 2022 Tesla was at the top, VW second and Hyundai third, so Hyunday actually seems to be losing ground against other German car brands, at least in the EV market segment:

https://www.best-selling-cars.com/electric/2022-full-year-ge...

I think the announcement of the 'deindustrialization' of Germany might be a bit premature.

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cpursley2y ago

Those are domestic numbers, I'm talking about the competitiveness of Germany on the _international_ market - that's what matters. It's hard to be competitive when your energy costs are high.

Regarding deindustrialization:

- https://www.economist.com/business/2022/09/11/germany-faces-...

- https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2023/01/06/transit...

- https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-industry-europe-ener...

- https://www.politico.eu/article/rust-belt-on-the-rhine-the-d...

- https://unherd.com/thepost/recession-in-germany-is-a-sign-of...

t435622y ago

A lot of those articles talk about Russian gas - a perfect reason to go for renewables harder and spend more - it's an investment in the future.

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