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You know what they also all of in common? Zero innovation since decades. And German car engineering is mostly known for being overly complicated, I say that as
by Nimitz14 6y ago
You know what they also all of in common? Zero innovation since decades.
And German car engineering is mostly known for being overly complicated, I say that as a German.
- 1nverseMtx 6y agoAgree. Close to zero progress in electrifying European produced cars. I would say unions are the cause for the delay resisting any change away from skills their members have, but obsoleted by electric cars with 1/10 the number of parts required.
- detaro 6y agoOn what evidence do you say that? The German auto unions have been saying for years that the switch to electric needs to be planned and managed exactly so the sector remains competitive and can employ people
- AlexandrB 6y agoWho needs evidence when you have ideology?
- dzhiurgis 6y agoVW group has twice the EVs in pipeline than Tesla. Sales are probably gonna overtake Tesla this or next year. They are not as fun as Teslas but they are solid products that people seem to prefer over fart mode that cost them extra $10k.
- m_mueller 6y agoWe'll see about that pipeline, as the underlying massive investment needed got blocked last year by union leaders.
- danans 6y ago>And German car engineering is mostly known for being overly complicated, I say that as a German Being German doesn't give your statement credibility - you don't have to be German to drive or understand a German car. If you said "as a German automotive engineer" then it might carry some weight, but only if also provided specifics.
- Nimitz14 6y agoThe point is I'm not an American/Japanese who is biased against German cars for whatever reason..
- UncleMeat 6y agoThe manufacturing unions surely have nothing to do with the engineering and design of the vehicles.