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for decades, german cars made a good showing on the chinese markets and earned their makers billions. meanwhile, the world's largest auto market has itself become a major car, producing nation with the help of volkswagen and putting the german shore passed to quick money on the rocky ground. this definitely elements of something on the, on the raises edge are the ones so willing pupils rebelling against their former teachers. china uses the economic interest on the outside or international partners. the shifting landscape will impact german carmakers the economy in germany, including the sure for many years a lot,

the facts and all the risk. have the germans fallen asleep at the wheel? what can i do to hang onto their top spot in the fiercely contested global car market? your go to china, rece the huge of the german kind to see it's a risky patch on china. it's definitely quite a risky develop and said that's taking place at the moment because comp make us german call make a streaming industry is doubling down on investments in china. and at the same time that economic and political, the peoples of geopolitical risk, increasing, dancing on the, on the raises edge. while investing in china isn't increasingly risky. business for germany's automakers. it was a long uh, win win situation for both countries. the germans were there when china was transforming itself from

a nation of bike riders to car drivers. china. they came to german auto industries, most important market accounting for some 40 percent of its total turn over. no other international car producing country is as dependent on the chinese market as germany. it all began with a v. w santana. in 1983 volkswagen set up a joint venture in shanghai and to build the sedan, especially for the chinese market. as, as volkswagen, we've also contributed to the quality level of our competitors there. with the technology work and outstanding autos we produce for customers. we've left our mark on the market there. let's see though, we've certainly help bring about technological progress in the respective regions to have by the fuse you guys on a n s, and they helped china learn from scratch and improve the automotive industry. i teach him a tracy. yes. so the credit for the last 20 years there to years german car

companies have been excellent teachers and set an example for the whole chinese auto industry, how the law. so how about young? for decades, the chinese market was dominated by german cars. the burgeoning chinese auto industry didn't even try to compete to make cars with conventional combustion engines. instead, for the last 2 decades, china has focused its efforts on electric drives. government policies and subsidies motivated its industry to build ever better electric cars that have left german, a visa and the dust. german automakers have captured just 5 percent of this rapidly growing market compared with the roughly 20 percent market share. their fuel powered models regularly beached what's on clear how to because their past success was heavily dependent on traditional fuel cars. hopefully and people tend to have different levels of time dependency. well, as a new company, we don't have any pants to rely on either nor any baggage that can't be discarded

them quickly so we can move forward more lightly. so don't change him. tony's brands like neo and b, y d profit from the fact that for years the chinese state has pulled out all the stops to make production of e cars as a ton of minutes as possible. like ensuring a steady supply of the raw materials necessary for the entire e. b value chain. the warranty which is just snatched vw as crown is ton, is market leader. it develops innovative batteries and chips as well as electric motors. that's why the chinese are so far ahead with ease germany needs to reinvent itself in order to stay competitive internationally and uh, it will not be the automotive production. germany cannot compete with oh, what china has invested german carmakers aren't willing to just accept defeat. they haven't given up the fight to become major players. and the

market on one side looks like in may not always have been the 1st to bring new technology to market to this. but when we did introduce a, we did it right and conquered the field around the state. and electron mobility is a challenge that we're still working hard on the i would come and do a one to take german card. companies need to better understand chinese consumer needs in the areas of ease and develop and validate their products accordingly. high volume tom t, for instance, young chinese buyers think volkswagens electric models or lane as they lack a karaoke app. when it comes to infotainment software. germany these leg far behind to better meet the needs of their asian customers. german automakers are setting up more r and d centers in china. and discovering that they now have much to learn china

has suddenly become quite innovative and german comp make us want to tap into that . they want to tap into a local know how when it comes to software development, when it comes to battery development. the show kind to say is to pay on china, not just on sales, but also on technology. it's the biggest risk. uh, if you don't go to china, china in the future because of the on china, our departments can run fronted like china. if you don't do that, it goes the race german carmakers seem to have taken this message to heart dw mercedes, and bmw are selling out more than 5000000000 bureaus to get cooperation agreements with chinese partners rolling from battery production and the development of self driving cars. and mobility software. germany's auto industry is doubling its investments in china compared to recent years. china is the

place to be china is where we are at home. targeted low, long term strategy and so just whistling in the dark. one of those steps is to make that china operations more tournaments to kind of create subsidiaries that, that are more independent from the rest of the world they produce in china. unfortunately, i know this is going to have an immense impact. um, uh, the german economy, germany's foreign minister on elena bab bulk isn't pleased when jobs and supply chains lead the country for china. determined government is currently in talks about a new china strategy for german businesses. should we as the german government, she'll be support that or should we say, if you want to go that that's your corporate risk, but we should not give you any investment guarantees to, you know,

support that investment. because ultimately, you are supporting trends that could touch the german economy along so with chinese competitors biting at their heels, wilcher and carmakers have to find their way without the government backing in china as auto industry, more and more foreign managers are now being replaced by chinese ones so what's the relationship between german and chinese automakers like these days or so here we go. i think there's a chinese term that describes this relationship well, which is jane you. it means we are friends 1st taught us and we learn from and inspire each other in the same field course illustration of course on to to i would definitely say we're more competitive at the moment and i think china is rolling out the red carpet to those companies that it needs,

right. so i think saying we have friends and might be able to simplify c and right . i think china is very strategic and it's outreach to phone companies or just how much longer will the chinese need german car companies. and after 4 decades of cooperation, what has the delicate relationship between china and germany rot out there with the lucrative source of revenue for mercedes, volkswagen and b, m. w. the approach of change to trade and trying to use is the economic interest off of outside or international partners. and you'll always deal with the communist party if you are dealing with the automotive institutions, with every investment that you do. also from the automotive industry in china,

your sewing on the branch that you're sitting on, on your own liberal democratic interest. not to mention the looming threat of a military conflict. should china engage neighboring taiwan? is going to be a hobby military influence, conflicts that probably will bring the industry industrial corporation in the sector business gamble that the a peaceful coexistence is going to continue the, you know, the technology from china can be utilized going forward. do you have maybe the french come make is like that on test, which is basically said the chinese market is too risky, we should retreat. and i guess it will be a really interesting case study to see maybe a 10 to 15 years of with right. so i think it's, it's, it's

a risky patch on china. still other major carmakers likes to lantus aren't as reliant on china. so the uncertain outlook for doing business there is, it is crucial to their survival. the future of the german auto industry will be decided in china where term and carmakers will have to navigate the following line between success and failure. the if you want more rib, check out our youtube channel. if you want regular features about new cars and car culture and about mobility around the world rep can make you very happy vintage classics and future tech or just some of the exciting content waiting for you to subscribe to us at youtube slash dw rab. and you'll always be up to speed,

the reclaiming the streets. that's what urban cycling is all about. the cycling feels like the biggest adventure when you like a kid does the physics capture feels like yeah. and things and youtube is riding around. as i feel that the cycling is look done, putting as a mode of transport because it's usually the other thing that people, you know, and not what the typical which interest person would do.

the reason i think we should get more people on buying. so the cause of health benefits, the green economy and bits of is that the get too busy? you know, the list cause we have on the roads to people we have on bicycles. makes perhaps the is really to get more people on bicycles. young, small old black, white colored for races. everybody. that's what differentiates us. it's time for the 16th we have a meeting point where we speak about the recent intake and we do the cycle in so it's all over the cycle in the c d. and we cycle out maybe stuff some we get a coffee or a drink and we carry on cycling and finding in the at like the mice restaurants.

it's really just about getting together and social the so was by convince you psycho as you are you writing for the destination and updates of the team so we don't waste appendix or live craft or anything like that. we come teams becoming show. it's becoming anything that feels comfortable for us to write it. it's like a mishmash. and the representation of what's true, but the looks like as a multi what started as regular training for better health and meeting as a group of a few best friends has now developed into regular social gatherings to unwind after work. i've seen people do for many of them, it's never known each other and they lived in the same woods, meet on a bike drive and now the like the best of friends or because of an e mail. and i think that coming together, the reason the gaps between us as

a people, i mean, i think, you know what the landscape of south africa looks like. and we like a microcosm of that. so we kind of bring more people good to really just fine. just see that the actually really overlay part from cycling. the bandits are pros at repairing, maintaining, and restoring bikes. even a new business idea was born out of the group, hiring our bicycles and doing city tours as well. the focus is not on profits, but on friendship. since i made big guys from by the vendors and started joining the ride, they definitely dwayne from strangers to friends and not some of my base trends. now. i meant to talk to the people spiking bend. it's people who had actually joined us in the past. you,

as they have changed my life quite stressed the key i should say, you know, become humble, the, you know, meeting new people and how they actually teach you of what the know and what you don't know. it's mostly humbled you to saying that i'm willing to learn and that's what i've actually loved quite a lot. yeah, the, the bandits have come a long way and they're about to take over the streets of johannesburg with their next gatherings. recently we've taken over the coolness that happened on the 1st is, is we, we did everyone in a new one on a bicycle to ride in the city at night. and these are v, please, like silverado and other parts of tubers that nobody would go to. 180 random is motiv seniors, the people thing,

the idea is to the people know that to but also put it on to them as well. and they should come back and visit and see, you know, as long sort of us the fix was it attention to detail with a license to thrill the aston martin d b 5 made famous by james bond. it looks like the genuine article. but the late group comes up a bit tight. this model by the little car company is as the name implies, a downsized version. but it's not for kids. it can do 80 kilometers per hour. the legal limits. drawing the price list 19 fifties race call in slightly smaller scale that you wouldn't otherwise get. i don't want to cause a signed off by the the factories so that the companies will send the test drive as to sign of the vehicles and make sure they've just perfect. funny. i shrink the

cars by around 25 percent. who got these ferrari's asked in martin's for years, been headline had been importing many replicas from asia. but he wanted a more authentic deal and environmentally friendly electric drive. today, he has over 60 employees and an annual turnover of 80000000 euro. he finds many of his buyers that luxury trades. there's like here in london. the cars are for the track for just for show. a ferrari, for instance. i do, i see that 1958 tester, asa sending i think at 93000 euros. it's a steel compared to an original the company exports the 50 countries with germany as its main european market. the engineers even designed a very special container to transport them. now these flight cases,

fold icon size go down this rems, this size. you can then drive your car on it. some of the wheel cups trumpeted. put their arms back in to close it up like a clamp, and then you can move around the well, it's rumored that even king charles of passionate environmental is, has his eye on one of these mean little electric machines. and it would be a royal delight to see the king at the wheel. rob liam is 11 years old, too young to get a driver's license. yeah, he's putting a land rover to the test, both on road and here in bull soft germany. 9 . liam's taking part in kids drive at the land rover experience center. not far from just the north. it's germany's largest off road center. hello,

it's industrial tellers. how many of the eclipse and liam is making his driving debut and the company of his father and an experienced instructor to hold of the phone? yeah, there's one on both of them to take part in the kids drive. children must be at least 11 years old enough to find 1.42 meters tall and then just registered. some fun me and we drive off road here for possibly is up to what the kids can do. progressive from simple exercises to the 1st obstacles we'll tackle today once a month. so it's not a little ones and i'll just put this in of the young, but she's good comes, i'm good now. and that's like a lot of times in history, a window. okay,

to pass on ok to messes with the problems that come on computer industry goes from the i'm liam is already on the move. not bad for an 11 year old the distance notice i've got a notice to hold on from i have them okay. sounds good. it went well at 1st. we had to practice a bit starting and stopping is a bit different than with the simulator as well to you. you have to sort out the feet with an automatic. you have to work with the right foot, getting caught on quick fingers. all comes with the rest. yeah, i understand that. and some of the dies for us. now, liam's got the basics down. joe calling seemed his 1st off road challenge. will he

pass it on the 1st time around his the whole long. so i'm like nice or style and coddling. coddling, coddling the, let's put now there's plenty going on with the foods last night and the restaurant and the nice thing, 3 of those players play and i spent a long time off on kind of commitment like off enough me on the phone. the next thing, the mission that shut up function that i think in the at the end lives the biggest challenge to ramp with the 60 degree in klein, william make it to the top. you can stop because then the cd will start coming back

down the hill. this part that's why and that's going cause done some of that. and we done kind of done this stuff on the said 10 percent of ways of present customer non present this america. ok, so 5 minutes is in may, i'm going to sit on it. may i ask, who's gonna listen please enough. things name things as well. ok. i'm peaceful from the findings holding the land rover's experience center was built to meet the strict environmental requirements just for taking a path through unspoiled nature isn't permitted in germany. so the automaker came up with a creative solution the um,

enough for me to when i get together with our architects, we created a concept to build the obstacles in a soil friendly way. when we made, let us know that if we had to remove them at some stage, you could take away this down and gravel, and the ground would be just like before you fly out. meanwhile, liam is just happy he got the land rover around the course without crushing into anything. a catch the 1st, i was a little scared that i drive into something, but then it was okay. suit feels good because he can sense the engine and then going up and down is lots of fun. must be at a 0. he did really well. i wasn't too scared once and his instructions were great. cool as a cucumber, totally clear just what we needed. and so what was going on and how it should be,

the liam would likely never forget the incredible experience of how he 1st learned to drive in the land rover and s u. v. that cuts a good take here, both on the road and off the we'll have more for mobility enthusiasts to young and old. next time on rap. the

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