Unsustainable energy costs is a big part of the reason why the car industry is dying in Germany.
Car trade in reverse as Germany’s deficit with China jumps 143% Carmakers from the EU’s biggest economy suffer decline in Chinese market while China’s models boom in Europe
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3326504/car-trade-reverse-germanys-trade-deficit-china-jumps-143-cent