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Re:Formation of Tesla Advanced Automation Germany by flexie on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @08:40AM (#12900098)
They will face tougher times if they have to rely on their home market. They are already operating on razor thin margins as it is.

Nokia, Ericsson, Siemens, Alcatel were large, and valued EU companies producing cell phones. Where was the EU when the iPhone happened? Luckily, EU stayed out of it.

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Re:Formation of Tesla Advanced Automation Germany by lispm on Tuesday November 08, 2016 @09:08AM (#12900290)
> They will face tougher times if they have to rely on their home market.

They don't do that.

> They are already operating on razor thin margins as it is.

Porsche's profit margin is over 16%, BMW at 8.5%, Mercedes at 11.4%, Audi at 6.9%.

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