eager to move away upheaval when everything changes that's our focus today on mate we start in the eastern german city of the one thing that hasn't changed there is the construction of cars a tradition dating back to 9904 it's where the iconic truck was produced in the days of communist east germany. took over the company in 1900 modernised the plant now it's really engineering the business once more to make electric cars joining a revolution of a different type the green push towards immobility something good for the planet this time as opposed to the trouble he which is germans waited years to get their hands on and despite conjuring up feelings of nostalgia really did stick. this 2 stroke engine belongs to a church and it's a car you would have seen all of the east german roads 30 years ago and generic