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Tesla Shock: There Won t Be an Auto Industry Like This in 10 Years
In many ways Tesla is driving many carmakers ahead of itself. Andreas Boes, a sociologist from Germany, examined the effects of the Tesla shock on IG Metall, Germany s largest auto union, and concludes that the results are clear.
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Who is afraid of Tesla? This question almost always resonates when people talk about the future in the German automotive industry. In all interviews with managers and experts from the industry, the US electric car manufacturer is the elephant in the room, says sociologist Andreas Boes, director of the Munich Institute for Social Science Research (ISF). On behalf of IG Metall, he examined the effects of the Tesla shock on German industry - and expects radical changes in the coming years, writes Welt journalist Daniel Zwick.
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