Germany has always struggled tho.
They get by and rely heavily on automotive industry so how that goes effects them.
Trump tarrifs has effected them recently.
The manufacturing side obviously carries alot of weight and with that there will be strong management principles and disciplines that obviously becomes desirable to other companies.
My opinion there's more people globally wanting a BMW, Mercedes, vw car and so on than there is people wanting cardboard making machines as per the X post example.
That's why they so large all other things just contribute but not in such a way is highlighted