This is the fair and balanced type of reporting Germans fawn over their totally independent state media for.
Racist overtones aside, conquering foreign markets with their cars is the only thing that's kept West Germany relevant since the annexation of the DDR, and that's coming to an end.
The Japanese govt is giving a 650k subsidy on an EV like the dolphin, which knocks that price down to a loaded up Corolla. The Japanese auto makers are going to be in serious trouble if they don't adapt.