Europas Automobilhersteller werden Teil der Verteidigungsindustrie
By: Vakhtang Partsvaniya and Bodo Sturm
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Language: German, English
Page range: 700 - 704
Published online: Oct 11, 2026
Published in print: Sep 1, 2026
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