schizoidman@lemm.ee to EuropeEnglish · 1 month agoGermany's Scholz: disagree with EU fines for carmakers who miss CO2 limitswww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: europe@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareMelchiorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35arrow-down2·1 month agoIn other words German car makers are not innovative enough to compete and should go bancrupt.
minus-squareSalehlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·1 month agoBut if we let them lobby some more and go unpunished for violations some more, they can become even less competitive, so they require even more governmental bailouts!
minus-squaregeissilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month agoThe German car industry in a nutshell.
minus-squarejenesaisquoilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·1 month agoThey fucked around wrt EVs and are now finding out.
minus-squareGsus4@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-21 month agoAnd 20-40yo people in this generation can’t/won’t buy cars.
In other words German car makers are not innovative enough to compete and should go bancrupt.
But if we let them lobby some more and go unpunished for violations some more, they can become even less competitive, so they require even more governmental bailouts!
The German car industry in a nutshell.
They fucked around wrt EVs and are now finding out.
And 20-40yo people in this generation can’t/won’t buy cars.