Is it down to electric vehicles? Trump’s tariffs? Brussels’ ‘green madness’? There is no single cause, and turning back is unthinkable. But the future of Europe is at stake. A strategy is needed

Sales of electric and hybrid vehicles are rising, at the expense of petrol and diesel cars. Chinese brands are driving market growth

“It is important to explain, however, that we develop dual-use technological solutions that may also be useful to the defence industry. We are not warmongers; we are men of peace,” says the association’s president