DonRocks Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 "How Germany Became the Country of Cars" by Sarah Staples on bbc.com It makes me wonder: Did Japan steal our automotive engineering, or did we steal Germany's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bobulescu Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 12 hours ago, DonRocks said: "How Germany Became the Country of Cars" by Sarah Staples on bbc.com It makes me wonder: Did Japan steal our automotive engineering, or did we steal Germany's? Think you're on the money there. In EU, Germans are considered the inventors of the auto. They are the world's pre-eminent engineers generally. If you need to buy an obscure part for an obscure industrial machine, and find that there are only three manufacturers globally, it's likely that one, two, or all three of them will be German. Such companies form the backbone of the Mittlestand, selling to a global market, but you've got to wonder if they'll lose market share to 3D printers. Mittlestand Rudolf Diesel was also....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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