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Remarks by China鈥檚 vice economy minister spell trouble for German carmakers like VW, Daimler and BMW, Max H盲gler writes in an op-ed for S眉ddeutsche Zeitung. German carmakers are still struggling to prepare for a Chinese e-car quota, H盲gler says. Politicians, industry and others are debating the future of the combustion engine as a court ruling on reducing air pollution threatens to ban certain car models from inner cities 鈥� but 鈥渢he future of engines won鈥檛 be decided by German politicians and courts alone" but also in China, the article says. The car companies sell about a third of their production in the world's most populous country, and 鈥渆-cars will have to roll if that's what China decides,鈥� he writes, adding that 鈥渢he debate in Germany may become irrelevant鈥�.
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For background, read the 麻豆无码版 article Frankfurt car show puts spotlight on German carmakers鈥� troubles and the factsheet The debate over an end to combustion engines in Germany.