Kinda ironic that competition is often referred to as "the driving engine of capitalism". It's almost a guarantee that the "bold decision" that Germany will make is to pressure the EU into banning vehicle imports from China.
It's been funny to see how quickly liberal democracies retreat from their professed love of the free market as soon as it threatens to challenge their market share. It's almost like the free market hasn't ever existed and is only used to justify the monopolization of industry by people who already have a head start.