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Why Europe’s vaunted car industry is in crisis – in charts

Why Europe’s vaunted car industry is in crisis – in charts
Employees at work on the assembly line at a Mercedes-Benz factory in Sindelfingen, Germany. (Image: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty)
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By Stephen WilmotEurope’s carmakers used to rule the world. Now they are fighting battles on every front.At home, tougher emissions rules are forcing them to sell more electric vehicles, which are less profitable. In China, the rise of local competition is bringing the curtain down on a golden era for German brands. The latest threat is in the US, where President-elect Donald Trump champions tariffs.“We really are in a time of great disruption,” said London-based Andrew Bergbaum, co-leader of the automotive practice at consult...

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