The German auto industry has been making high profits for decades and offers many well-paid jobs.
The manufacturers who have been so successful for so long are currently under great pressure for a number of reasons: They are not getting enough semiconductors, the war in Ukraine is raising questions about the future of globalization, inflation is reducing the purchasing power of customers - and then there is always the pandemic not over yet.
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What does that mean for Volkswagen, Mercedes, BMW or Porsche?
Which cars are still selling well right now?
How strong is the new competition from Tesla and other young electric car suppliers?
And how important is your own software actually in a business where other factors have traditionally decided on entrepreneurial success?
We discuss all of that in this episode.