Currently reading: 'It's cheaper to import than build in EU' – VW boss slams rising bills

Europe is being squeezed as an automotive manufacturing hub by both North America and China

Car makers operating in Europe’s traditional automotive manufacturing hubs, including Germany and the UK, are sounding the alarm over the cost of developing and building both cars and automotive technology locally as they brace themselves for competition from cheaper, more profitable Chinese electric cars.

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