We need to talk about the German Car Industry... The EV is KILLING IT.

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Published 2024-07-15
In this video we're looking at a German article about the state of the car industry in Germany.

Audi is in trouble
Porsche is in trouble
Volkswagen is in trouble
BMW is just about hanging on
Chinese demand for European cars is DOWN
European demand for Chinese cars is UP

What's going on with these behemoths of automotive manufacturing?

How have the ALL got it so wrong?

Let's find out.

Turbulente Zeiten für Audi, VW & Co – Aktuelle Herausforderungen in der deutschen Automobilindustrie

www.tichyseinblick.de/wirtschaft/mobilitaet/turbul…

Turbulent times for Audi, VW & Co - current challenges in the German automotive industry

#news #breaking #chinanews #europenews #automotivenews

All Comments (21)
  • The business schools seem to be preaching 'Sell a product nobody wants, at a price nobody can afford' these days.
  • @daveb2wright
    They dont seem to understand that we don't want EV sh!t boxes that cost a fortune and weigh three tonnes!
  • If the German car manufacturers stop selling in china - maybe we will see an end to the grotesque oversized front grills
  • @nickrudd2568
    Its time the buyers turned around and told the WEF to ....... (censored due to being a family channel)
  • What ever happened to the old saying "The customer is always right" no problem just go out of business you reap what you sow customers don't want EV's
  • Well no shit, German cars used to be all about the engines; BMW straight sixes, Mercedes 6.2 V8s, various 5 and 6 cylinder VAG engines and even the humble TDi engines... Now that all cars are bland crossover suvs with electric motors and touchscreen everything, why spend £80k on a german ev when you can get a hyundai that looks, sounds and drives the same, and has exactly the same equipment for half the price?
  • @encerche5629
    Audi should just turn the lights off. Even with government tax breaks on EVs, all e-tron gt models are 100k€++ in Finland. Never going to buy one, since everything else is getting expensive even faster. Don't need an EV when you're soon homeless, eh? ICE ban will destroy EU, since they will wreck so many industries and economies. For absolutely no reason. VW already has very good economy cars. The problem why they don't sell new cars, is that a new Passat costs twice as much as a family can afford.
  • @paulhill2426
    taycan sales down no wonder when a 12v battery is £2800
  • @Kaylee911
    It’s a sad sad world and I’m glad I am old 😢😢
  • I know I’m old, but in the Eighties it was a real pleasure to visit our local VAG dealership. Today I went to my local Audi ‘temple’ to pick up my A5. I love the car but couldn’t get out of there fast enough. The price of the new stuff is obscene and wouldn’t put £100k in an EV even if the planet depended on it (it doesn’t). Two heated discussions between customers and service staff over their broken down almost new electrical vehicles left me feeling really out of step with cars today. Would love to buy a new Renault 5 for my kids, but with a peppy petrol engine and no more than £15,000. Am I being unreasonable?
  • Someone i was chatting with in Germany said to me what is the point of a job if it damages the environment - i think hundreds of thousands of german workers are about to find out...
  • All the time I’ve got a hole in my arse I will not buy electric car
  • @Emppu_T.
    This is part why the EU is trying to ban old cars.
  • If VW put a 2 litre turbo diesel in the ID Buzz,they wouldn't keep up with demand!