Volkswagen's Woes Reflect a Stagnant German Economy

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48% : "The fact that Volkswagen, Germany's largest car manufacturer, largest industrial employer and the world's No. 2 behind Japanese carmaker Toyota, is no longer ruling out plant closures and compulsory redundancies shows how deep the German industry is now in crisis," said Carsten Brzeski, chief economist at ING Germany.

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