Our car industry (among others) showed we're quite capable of shooting ourselves in the foot. No need for external "big events".

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Get out of Belgium, then - if it was you and your people.

There are clear ideological, decadent faults in the eu administration. They are responsible for the destruction of one of the main continental industries, transferring (even reduced) pollution to Africa, where decent old cars go (with again no effect on global warming), and transferring the enterprise to China.

"The swan's shriek".

It's all because of protectionism. Business got lazy.

Don't forget the airlines taking the longer more expensive route!