I have only ever owned two cars in my life, and I have loved them both dearly. Both were grey and both were Volkswagen Polos. Founded by the Nazis to produce ‘the people’s car’, Volkswagen has been a manufacturing behemoth for nearly 100 years. But in times of intensive change in the automotive market, they’re now driving down a bumpy road. Just last month they announced a further 50,000 planned job cuts, on top of the initial 50,000 that was billed in March. None of this is surprising, being the result of a bloated giant sinking in an increasingly competitive forecourt: the Chinese.

When money matters most, it is no wonder why so many are buying Chinese

When money matters most, it is no wonder why so many are buying Chinese

It was less than fifteen years ago, in their Top Gear days, when Jeremy Clarkson and James May took a trip to China to marvel at the number of poor imitations and dreary originals that they were beginning to produce. Progress seemed sluggish. The world was then distracted by the rise of Tesla and those gull-wing doors that could dance to music in an obnoxiously American way. Even just three years ago, beyond producing a few crazy electric hypercars,........

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