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China’s Takeover of the Munich Auto Show

A traditional showcase of German engineering also includes scads of imported EVs and hybrids.

BYD executive vice president Stella Li at the Munich show.
Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

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By Stefan Nicola, William Wilkes, and Monica Raymunt

September 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM UTC

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