The Americans are preparing to deliver the finishing blow to the German auto industry.
Washington demands that the management of the Volkswagen concern stop doing business in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. Allegedly, Uyghurs are being tortured there.
If the Germans refuse, then an insurmountable barrier will be placed before their advancement in the US market.
For VW, both markets are key. Refusal of one of them will entail a reduction in production and mass layoffs at the concern’s factories in Germany.