your next presentation, and at this point it was as though she wanted to remain mysterious, fearsome, strong, sometimes threatening, sometimes charming to me, but i couldn't see behind her match to the red prince's thoughts, november 25th on d. w in the fast lane is china is auto industry overtaking its former market leaders, german car makers, on bikes, new friends and new business ideas on 2 wheels in south africa, and on heavy terrain. how and 11 year old test land rover's off road shops. right now on rap the

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 a rocky ground. this definitely elements of something on the, on the raises edge are the ones so willing pupils rebelling against their former teachers. trying to use is the economic interest on the outside or international part. most fish shifting landscape will impact german carmakers the economy in germany, including the automotive center. for many years. he can load these facts and all the risk has 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. risk is huge of the drum and kind of see it's a risky patch on china. it's definitely quite a risky develop. and so that's taking place at the moment because call make us trim and call make us trim. an industry is doubling down on investments in china. and at the same time that economic and political, the peoples of geopolitical risks, 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, a 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 markets, accounting for some 40 percent of its total turnover. 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. and what though, we've certainly help bring about technological progress in the respective regions to have by the fuse you guys or not. so in essence, they helped china learn from scratch and improve the automotive industry. i teach in a tracy. yes. so for the last 20 or 30 years german car companies have been excellent teachers and set an example for the whole chinese auto industry. how the last about yeah. for decades to tony's market was dominated by german cars. the burgeoning

chinese auto industry didn't even try to compete and 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. v. as in 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 reached which on coming or how to because their past success was heavily dependent on traditional fuel cars. hopefully, and people tend to have different levels of comp dependency. well, as a new company, we don't have any pants to rely them, nor any baggage that can be discarded. and also we can move forward more lightly. and on to issue 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 them it says 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 tips 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 looks fun. fun. satisfy. volkswagen may not always have been the 1st to bring new technology to market. of the bits,

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. what to do. god 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. hi foggins and tom t. for instance, young chinese buyers think volkswagens electric models are lane as they lock a karaoke app when it comes to infotainment software. germany these like 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, which are kind to say is to pay on china, not just on sales, but also on technology is the biggest risk. if you don't go to china, china in the future because of those on china, our departments can run from china. if you don't do that news, the race german carmakers seem to have taken this message to hearts dw mercedes and bmw are showing up 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 on uh, the german economy. germany's foreign minister on elena bandwalk isn't pleased when jobs and supply chains lead the country for china. the german government is currently and 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 of launch.

so with chinese competitors finding at their hills, wilcher and carmakers have to find their way without government backing in china as auto industry, more and more foreign managers are now being replaced by a chinese ones. so what's the relationship between german and chinese automakers like these days? what's down 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. i'm sure. same course on to to i would definitely say we're more competitive at the moment and i think china is rolling out the rest compet to those companies that it needs. right. so i think saying we have friends and might be over, simplifies here, right? so i think china is very strategic and it's outreach to phone companies

just how much longer will the chinese need a german car companies and after 4 decades of cooperation, what has the delicate relationship between china and germany, rocks, other than a lucrative source of revenue for mercedes, volkswagen and bmw the approach of change to trade and trying to use is the economic interest off um the outside or all international partners as a weapon. we always deal with uh 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 invade neighboring taiwan? if that is going to be a hardy latrene influence company that probably will bring the industry industrial corporation in the business gamble that the 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 us 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 1015 years of with rights. so i think it's, it's, it's a risky patch on china. still under major car makers likes to lantus on trans reliance on china. so the uncertain outlook for doing business,

sarah, this is chris on to their survival. the future of the german auto industry will be decided in china, where german carmakers will have to navigate the fine 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 are just some of the exciting content waiting for you to subscribe to us said youtube slash dw rab. and you'll always be up to speed, [000:00:00;00]

the reclaiming the streets. that's what urban cycling is all about. over the cycling feels like the biggest adventure when you like the kid is captured, is like, yeah, and thing to and youtube is riding around. the recycling is look done, putting as a mode of transport because it's usually the other thing, the poor people you know and not what the typical which interest person would do. the reason i think we should get more people on bikes is the cause of health

benefits, the clean economy and businesses to the to get too busy, you know, the list cause we have on the road. the more people we have on bicycles makes perhaps the kids really to get more people on bicycles, young, small, bold, black, white colored, foresters, everybody. that's what differentiates us. it's out after the 16th we have a meeting point where we speak about the intake and we use the cycle in so it's all over the cycle in the c d, 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 a nice restaurant. it's really just about getting together and solution.

the so was by convince you psycho as you are you writing for the destination and an update to the team so we don't waste appendix or live craft or anything like that. we've come teams becoming sure with becoming anything that feels comfortable for us to ride in like a mishmash, and the representation of what tube it 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, many of them, it's never known each other. and they lived in the same woods, meet on a bike drive. and now the 9th, the piece, the frames, or because of the, you know, and i think that coming to the, of the bridge, the gap 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 together to really just find each other. see that they actually really overlay a 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 out bicycles and doing city tours as well. the focus is not on profit, but on friendship. since i'm a big guy, somebody mendez and started and joining the ride, they definitely range from strangers to frames and not some of my face trends. now. i meant to talk to the people spiking banded people who had actually joined us in the past years. they have changed my life quite drastically. i should say, you know, become humble, the, you know,

meeting new people and how they actually teach you of what they 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. yes, 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 cool mess that happened on those those days where we did every one and a new one on a bicycle to ride in the city of nice and easy v please like show. and as a part of that, nobody would go to a random motive, dangers the people thing. the idea is that people knew that too, 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 it's 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 modeled 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 strongly be a price less $19.00 fifties race call. in slightly smaller scale and that you wouldn't otherwise get a little cause of 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,

and martin's for years been headline had been imported. 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 at luxury trade. 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 1968, just a rough study. i think at 93000 euros, it's a steel compared to and 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,

say some of the wheel cups. it's trumpeted. put the rooms back in. close it up like a clamp, and then you can move around the world. it's rumored that even king charles a 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. the little black liam is 11 years old, too young to get a drivers license. yes, he's putting a land rover to the test, both on road and here in bull stuff germany. 9 . liam's taking part in kids drive at the land rover experience center. not far from just the lower extremities. largest off road center. hello is industrial tellers? the me i'm,

i'm the i'm to come to the liam is making his driving debut in the company of his father and an experienced instructor to my playstation, over the phone. yeah. there's one on the ball is that the rainbows on to take part in kids drive children must be at least 11 years old enough to find 1.42 meters tall and then just registered them for me. and we drive off road here for 5 years. down to what the kids can do once it can progress from simple exercises to the 1st obstacles we'll tackle today as well. and so it's not one. and i'll just put this in. i'll say dog at all. yeah. but even, but she's good. can you come join the now? and that's like los angeles. mm hm. okay, to pass on the left of the dimensions myself. what was the problem?

the industry rose from the and liam is already on the move. not bad for an 11 year old. the distance notice i got a notice. hold on. finally. have them official sounds good. it went well because an adverse, we had to practice a bit starting and stopping is a bit different than with the simulator. so to you, you have to sort out the feet, but then automatic, you have to work with the right foot. caught on quick fingers roll comes with the rest and talk a lot of dice for us. now, liam's got the basics down. joe calling same to his 1st off road challenge. will he pass it on the 1st time around?

his whole glance. i'm like, lifetime cartilage, coddling, coddling the . now there's plenty and i'm confused last night last night and the nice thing clear, there's play and i split. i say it, i spend a long time i find kind of thing off enough me on the phone. and then the next thing the mission have shut up for lunch. but i think in the at the end lies the biggest challenge around with a 60 degree in klein. will liam make it to the top? you can stop because then the cd will start coming back down the hill.

this block. that's why i have not done some of that and we done guns which are long. somebody said 10 percent of the same customer non present this america. ok, so 5 is this in may i'm noticing who's gonna listen please enough to explain things as well. ok. i'm faithful. 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 we 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 and catch it. and the 1st one was a little scared that i drive into something, but then it was okay. suit feels good because he can sense be injured. and then going up and down has lots of fun and must be at a signal. so 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 what was going on. and how it should be that liam would likely never forget the incredible experience of how he 1st learn

to drive in a 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 enthusiast, so young and old,

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