Bear with me.
Being an old fogey like Sandy Munro I remember a time when Japanese cars were laughed at in the only for sales to soar as the 70s progressed
I believe we face the same situation with Chinese EVs today - admittedly trucks may take them longer.
This is going to put huge pressure...
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And there's the contradiction, unions and fast moving technology firms that have an increasing use of robots to replace people have an in built conflict. The result of which will be slower innovation, higher product prices and lower profits (with lower stock price growth).
My money is on IG Metall. It's not a matter of Musk vs the Union, it's a matter of Musk versus German culture that dates back over a century.
Good luck to Musk and I hope to be wrong.