still a replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy around the world. is this really possible to document the renewable revenue? 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 until putting the german shore passed to quick money on the rocky ground. this definite, the elements of uh, something on the, on the razor's 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 automotive center for many years, ignore the facts and all of 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 to your go to china?

risk is a huge of the government kind of say, it's a risky patch on china. it's definitely quite a risk you develop and that's taking space 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 risks are 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. it became the german auto industries, most important market accounting for some 40 percent of its total turnover. know whether international carpet, eastern country is as dependent on the chinese market as germany. it all began with

a dw santana in 1983 volkswagen set up a joint venture in shanghai 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. what though, we've certainly help bring about technological progress in the respective regions to be have by a few of you guys on the n s, and they helped china learn from scratch and improve the automotive industry. i teach in a tracy. yes. so the credit 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 as 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 which i'm currently or have because they're 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 the can't be discarded them quickly, so we can move forward more lightly each and on to assume. chinese brands like new 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 is 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 china's 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 the markets on one side, 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 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 loggins. at this time, 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 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 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. which of the kindest way 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 those on china, our departments can run fronted like china. if you don't do that, those the race german carmakers seem to have taken this message to hearts dw mercedes and bmw are selling out more than 5000000000 bureaus to get cooperation agreements with chinese partners rolling for 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 are more independent from the rest of the world they produce in china. unfortunately, this is going to half an event. in fact, um uh, the german economy, germany's foreign minister and lena 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 chinese competitors finding 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? what's on 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 a german car companies and after 4 decades of cooperation, what has the delicate relationship between china and germany rot out there, then a 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 hers on international partners as a weapon. we always deal with the 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?

if that is going to be a military influence company that probably will bring the industry industrial cooperation and the ultimate effect of the best is gamble that the a 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 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 in 10 to 15 years of with right. so i think it's, it's, it's a risky best on china. still other major carmakers likes to lantus aren't as reliant on china. so the uncertain outlook for doing business sarah is crucial to their survival. but 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 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 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 the kids just look, this is captured is like, yeah. and then to and youtube is riding around the recycling is looked down upon as a mode of transport because it's usually the other thing that people do. you know, and not what the typical would contrast with the the reason i think we should get more people them, but it'd be cause of health benefits. the green economy and bits as it is that we get too busy, you know,

the list cause we have on the roads to move people we have on bicycles. makes perhaps the kids really to get more people on by school. young, small old black, white colored forest and everybody like that's what differentiates as it's time for the 16, we have a meeting point where we speak about the engine intake and we use the cycle in so it's all over a cycle in the c d and we cycle out maybe stuff some way, 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 so was by convince you psycho as you are you writing for the destination and update

to the teams so we don't waste appendix for live craft or anything like that. we come, teens. we come in sure with becoming anything that feels comfortable for us to write it. it's like a mishmash. and the representation of what the tube looks like as a mile to 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, there's many of them, it's never known each other. and they lived in the same woods, meets on a bike drive. and now the nice the peace, the friends all because of the things that coming together, the reason the gaps between us as a people, i mean, i think you know what the landscape or something looks like. and we like a microcosm of that. so we try to bring more people to get to really just find them,

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 profit, but on friendship. since i'm a big guy, somebody mendez and started joining the ride. they definitely range from strangers to frames and know some of my face trends now. i meant to talk to the people spiking banded 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, meet the 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 coolness that happened on those, those days we, we did every one and anyone on a bicycle to ride in the city at night. and these are v please, like silverado and other parts of tools that nobody would go to $180.00 random is the most dangerous people think 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, it's a little 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 leg 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 know the cause of signed off by the, the factories. so the, 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 at 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 tests are rough uh, studying i, 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, full typing 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 the world. 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 through a concord branch. liam is 11 years old, too young to get a driver's license. yeah, if he's putting a land rover to the task, 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 peter liam is making his driving debut in the company of his father and an experienced instructor

over the phone? yeah, this one on the ball is that what was on the take for the kids drive. children must be at least 11 years old, it up fine, 1.42 meters tall and then just registered. some fun me and we drive off road here for possibly as to what the kids can do. let's it kind of progress from simple exercises to the 1st obstacles we'll tackle today once a month. so it's not one and i'll just put this in, i'll say, dollars. oh yeah, but yeah, but she's good. can you kind of, i can get now, and that's like a lot of times on his calendar. okay. to close on the left and i'll take a message myself. all depends on yeah, i'm not going to be sending those from them. i'm liam is already on the move,

no bags for an 11 year old the distance notice i've got a notice to hold on. so i'm gonna give them a function code . 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 with an automatic you have to work with the right foot. caught on quick fingers roll comes with the rest until the month of dies 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 the whole class? i'm like this time coddling, coddling, coddling the

expense. now there's plenty of food last night and the restaurant and the nice thing, 3 of those players play and i spent a long time upon kind of think off enough me on the phone. the next thing the mission have shut up for lunch, but i think the at the end lives, the biggest challenge to ramp with the 60 degree in klein will lead to make it to the top. you can stop because then the s t v will start coming back down the hill this block. that's why i have not done some of that. and we done kind of doing this so long. somebody said 10 percent of the same customer not present this america. ok,

so 5 minutes is in may, i'm going to focus on the list and now listen please. enough link length links is down. ok, i'm peaceful from the findings to the land rover's experience center was built to meet 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 black 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 enough, but then it was okay. suit feels good because he consents the engine and 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 his instructions were great. cool. as a cucumber, totally clear, just what we needed. i think that's what was going on 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 figure, those on the road and off

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