# Mercedes halts German investments and warns it may close factories

https://mins.news/en/video/141908

- DW News, 2026-11-13 07:28 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcvwRwdUsYA

> Mercedes-Benz is stopping all investment in its German plants and warning that it could close production sites at home. Alongside Volkswagen, BMW and Porsche, it is seeking to reduce high German production costs amid intense competition and weaker Chinese demand. Analyst Ferdinand Dudenhöffer says the country’s car industry faces its biggest crisis since it began.

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