Tariffs, competitiveness and strategic errors: Why German carmakers' profits are in decline |DW News
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as posted by the channelMore bad news for German carmakers with heavyweights Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche posting year-on-year declines of over 40 percent in net profits for the first quarter of 2025. The car makers blamed lower sales in China for some of their woes. But forecasts for their profits for the months ahead are looking cloudy too. Both industry giants have recently warned of the effect of US President Donald Trump's tariffs on car imports from the European Union. What's going on with German and European car-makers? Why are they struggling?
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