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Originally Posted by Arawn
Do what the Japanese do, increase automation. The Japs are meeting Chinese competition this way.
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Or in other words, cut thousands of jobs and reconvert those waged workers into beneficiaries of a weak welfare state. And since their skills will be worthless from that point onwards, we will be talking of many thousands of long term unemployed with practically no chances to regain other skills which allow them to resume activity.
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Though i think there will always be an European car industry, a specialised one making spiffy sports cars and the like.
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That's peanuts. The number of jobs provided by such industry is extremely marginal compared to the overall car industry.
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If German companies can make concrete breakthroughs in fuel-cell tech, then they may have a niche secured for some years (they already make fuel-cell powered subs).
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Technology spreads too fast nowadays to allow it to provide for a long or even medium term leading edge which allows to maintain the industry. Competition lies mostly in low, slave wages imposed by developing countries.
I think that the message there is clear: a free licence for the industry to cut jobs and reduce wages below limits.
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