‚AKTE D – The Powerfull German Car Industry‘ on ARD, March 20!

The diesel scandal at VW and other manufacturers has deeply shaken confidence in the German car industry. While the competition from Japan and the USA already sells hybrid and electric cars, the German car industry obviously has been betting too long on the wrong horse. Why aren’t German car manufacturers panicking? Because the board members know that every seventh job in Germany depends on the car industry and its suppliers. How did the welfare of Mercedes, BMW, VW and other manufacturers become a priority in Germany policy making?

The exciting research begins with the modernization of the production that came from the US. In the 1920s, through the expansion of automobile infrastructure supported by the Nazis and the motorization of the masses in the German economic miracle, the film strikes the ascent of the Autolobby in Germany and its Proximity to politics.