Somebody’s mistaking total production in Germany for the domestic market in Germany, not taking exports into account.
Are you saying that I am making a mistake? Because the article clearly equates "German automobile market" with "sales per year in Germany" etc. and no where mentions auto production.
I mean, if I were to talk about the New Jersey "market for rickshaws" and the "sales per year" of rickshaws, then one would clearly expect that I am talking about the sale of rickshaws in New Jersey (which used to be the world's number-one manufacturer of rickshaws, although virtually none were put to use in New Jersey, itself).
If what you are saying about exports was indeed the author's meaning, then do you agree that he could have expressed that more precisely?
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