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Can Germany's auto industry be revived?

We're in Wolfsburg, home of Europe's biggest car maker, Volkswagen, to find out how the market is changing.

Germany's once mighty motor industry is losing momentum, as high costs, low demand and competition from Chinese firms take a heavy toll on company profits.

With elections in a few days' time, we ask, what do Germany's politicians need to do to put the industry on the road to recovery?

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Presented and produced by Theo Leggett

(Picture: View of the production plant of the Volkswagen headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany. Credit: Getty Images)

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