By Carsten Brzeski, Iris Pang and Inga Fechner
The current slowdown of the German economy is closely linked to problems in the automotive sector. What role does China play in all of this? The German economy appears to be stuck between solid domestic fundamentals and external risks. The industrial slowdown is beginning to have an impact on the domestic economy while the entire economy seems to be flirting with recession.
Cars have played and will continue to play an important role in this situation and among the multiple explanations for the problems in the