Re:TSMC, Bosch, Infineon, and NXP to build fab in Germany
by cpursley on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @08:05PM
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Those are domestic numbers, I'm talking about the competitiveness of Germany on the _international_ market - that's what matters. It's hard to be competitive when your energy costs are high.
Regarding deindustrialization:
- https://www.economist.com/business/2022/09/11/germany-faces-...
- https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2023/01/06/transit...
- https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-industry-europe-ener...
- https://www.politico.eu/article/rust-belt-on-the-rhine-the-d...
- https://unherd.com/thepost/recession-in-germany-is-a-sign-of...
https://www.dw.com/en/vw-electric-cars-tesla-germany/a-66468...
https://insideevs.com/news/681020/volkswagen-outsells-tesla-...
Hyundai is currently at sixth place behind VW, Tesla, MB, BMW and Audi:
https://insideevs.com/news/677504/germany-allelectric-car-sa...
In 2022 Tesla was at the top, VW second and Hyundai third, so Hyunday actually seems to be losing ground against other German car brands, at least in the EV market segment:
https://www.best-selling-cars.com/electric/2022-full-year-ge...
I think the announcement of the 'deindustrialization' of Germany might be a bit premature.