the thoughts we say there is never giving up every weekend on d w. the in the fast lane is china is auto industry overtaking its former market leaders, german carmakers 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. china uses the economic interest on the outside or international partners. the shifting landscape will impact german carmakers the economy in germany, including the assessor. for many years he cannot be faxing over the risk. as the germans fallen asleep at the wheel. what can i do to hang onto their top spot in the fiercely contested global car market?

if you don't go to china, ideally the risk is huge, of the children kind of say it's a risky patch on china. it's definitely quite a risky develop and said 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 this 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 produced the 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 the chinese market was dominated by german cars. the burgeoning chinese,

the 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. 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 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 be discarded. and also we can move forward more lightly. so don't to issue chinese 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 tournaments as possible. like ensuring a steady supply of the raw materials necessary for the entire e. b value chain. the warranty which has just snatched vw as crown as china 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 looks fun. fun. satisfy. volkswagen 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 was and the electron mobility is a challenge that we're still working hard on the golf club and do a one of the table german car 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 n d centers in china. and discovering that they now have much to learn. china has certainly 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 job kind to say is to pay on china, not just on sales, but also on technology. it's a big is always gonna, 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 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 every, all at home. targeted 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, this is going to happen. events impact um, uh, the drum and economy. germany's foreign minister on elena bab box isn't pleased when jobs and supply chains leave the country for china. the german 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 the chinese competitors biting at their heels,

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 chinese ones. so what's the relationship between german and chinese automakers like these days? what's going on equal, i think there's a chinese term that describes this relationship welto 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 of a simplified c. and right, i think china is very strategic and it's outreach to phone companies or

just how much longer? well, the chinese need a german car companies and after 4 decades of cooperation. what has the delicate relationship between china and germany rot all through the lucrative source of revenue for mercedes, volkswagen and b, m. w. the approach of change to treat trying to use is the economic interest off um the outside or international partners as a weapon. we 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 military influence, comes makes that so probably will bring the industry industrial corporation and the best as gamble that the peaceful coexistence is going to continue that, you know, the technology from china can be utilized going forward. do you have maybe the french come make is like that? i'm 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 in 10 to 15 years with right. so i think it's, it's, it's a risky patch on china. fil other major car makers likes to lantus on tests reliant 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 following line between success and failure. the if you want more rev, check out our youtube channel. if you want regular features about new cars and car culture and about mobility around the world, really can make you very happy. vintage classics and future tech are 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. over the cycling

feels like the biggest adventure when you like, the kids. this is captured is like, yeah, and thing to and youtube is riding around. the recycling is looked down upon 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 buy into the cause of health benefits . the green economy and bits, as it sees that we get too busy, you know,

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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 prophets, but on friendship. since i made the guys from by then this and started and joining the ride, they definitely range from strange as these frames and know some of my face trends . now. i meant to talk to the people spiking band. it's people who had actually joined us in the past. yes, they have changed my life quite drastically. i should say, you know, become humble, the, you know, meeting new people and how the 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

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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 or just for show. a ferrari for instance. i do, i actually the 1968 tester asa sending and i, 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 for type and size go down this rems, this size. you can then drive your car on. it sits in the wheel cups distributed. put the rooms back in to close it up like a clamp,

and then you can move around. 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 grew up confident. liam is 11 years old to young to get a driver's license. yeah, if 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 is industrial tellers. how many of the clubs and liam is making his driving debut and the company of his father and an experienced instructor,

the timber playstation, over the phone? yeah, there's one on the ball is that the rainbows on to take for the kids drive children must be at least 11 years old line 1.42 meters tall and then just registered on on me and we drive off road here for possibly is up to what the kids can do once it can progress from simple exercises to the 1st obstacles we'll tackle today as i'm, i'm so it's not a little ones and i'll just put this in of the young, but she's good. can you kind of, i feel good. now, and that's like a lot of times on his calendar. okay too, cuz i'm not an own lesson plans. i'm not gonna be 1015 miles from the i'm liam is

already on the move. not bad for an 11 year old. the, this there's no, there's no, there's different hold on, so i'm gonna give them a good meeting went well, because at 1st 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 with an automatic you have to work with the right foot. caught on quick fingers roll comes with the rest. yeah, i understand that until the month of dies for us. now, liam's got the basics down. joe calling seemed to be his 1st off road challenge. will he pass it on the 1st time around? the whole glance. i'm like this time because coddling. coddling the

now there's plenty of food last night and the restaurant and the nice thing today there's play it nice players play and i spend all along. so my phone kind of thing off, i'm nothing on the phone. the next thing the next mission have shut up for lunch, but i think the at the end lives, the biggest challenge to ramp with the 60 degree incline will lead to 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've done kind of doing it so long. so funny said 10 percent off the same customer not present this america.

ok, so 5 minutes isn't me. i'm going to sit on this man who's gonna listen please an uplink length. things this down 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 spot for me to when i get together with our architects, we created the concept to build the obstacles in a soil friendly way. when we man,

let us know that if we had to remove them at some stage, you could take away the stone 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 one was a little scared that i drive into something enough, but then it was okay. so it feels good because you can sense the engine that going up and down has lots of fun and most of the other thing you do really well. i wasn't too scared once and there's instructions with great, cool as a cucumber, totally clear, just what we needed. oh, that's what i was gonna call and how it should be. perfect. liam will likely never forget the incredible experience of how he 1st learned to drive in the land rover m. s. u v. that cuts a good take here those on the road and off the

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