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Wolfsburg, we have a problem: How Volkswagen stalled in China

Autos & Transportation · 2:24 AM UTC

In late December 2019, managers at Volkswagen headquarters in Wolfsburg realised they might have a serious problem in China, the company's biggest market and ticket to its electric future.

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