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Can Germany's auto industry workers pivot to defence jobs?

Germany's defence industry expects a boom as Europe invests billions in arms.

Will skilled workers from the faltering auto industry be able to find jobs in the defence sector?

mediafaro.org/article/20250326

Florian Alt assembles the transmission for a tank at the Renk company. | Image: Stefan Puchner/dpa/picture alliance
DW · Can Germany's auto industry workers pivot to defence jobs?By Thomas Kohlmann

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@ErikJonker
#MakeElonPoorAgain #Swasticar #Technology #Automotive

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...#FederalOffense. 5 cars were damaged, 2 were burnt:

youtube.com/live/JIJTczgHfY0

Furthermore, there was a similar incident in #KansasCity + elsewhere in the country. It is still unclear if the incidents are unclear. The #FBI investigates.

On top of this, there are still the many problems I posted about in August 2023:

mastodon.social/@HistoPol/1108
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Just to be sure:

👉This is *not* a call for violence, arson in particular!👈

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@ErikJonker
#MakeElonPoorAgain #Technology #Automotive #Swasticars

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..But these are just the most recent problems of the most expensive car company on the planet.

Then, the backlash against #Musk's #DOGE activities against federal employees, which can be summarized as the #AntiSwasticarMovement, has materialized in an #arson attack against a #LasVegas service center. This might be viewed as an act of terrorism, the #JointTerrorismTaskforce is already on the case. Terrorism would be a..

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@ErikJonker

#MakeElonPoorAgain #Swadticar #Technology #Automotive

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... isn't just a boycott. 👉 This's the collapse of Tesla's resale market.👈 "

And there's even more good news for the soon-to-be much poorer billionaire: #Tesla is becoming a #dinosaur being surpassed technologically by at least 2 #Chinese competitors:

"2 new #BYD models will be capable of receiving peak charging power of 1000 kilowatts (kW), enabling them to 👉 travel 400km (249 miles) on a 5-minute charge👈 , the...