European residents have stopped purchasing locally manufactured cars.

Among them are expensive models from Volkswagen and Audi, as well as electric vehicles. The value of the cars at the transit point is estimated to be at least 300 million euros. According to employees, the cars have been idle for more than six months, with some sitting for over a year.

“I have never encountered anything like this before, even though I have worked here for more than ten years. Cars are brought in, but almost no one drives them away,” one of the workers told BILD.

The reason for the crisis, he states, is the high prices of vehicles and issues with infrastructure for electric cars.

“People are not willing to pay such amounts for an electric vehicle, and the development of charging stations and limited range deter buyers,” said a logistics site employee.

Experts confirm that the demand for new cars in Germany continues to decline. Weak sales are negatively affecting automakers.

Car manufacturers, such as Ford, are forced to implement reduced working hours and lay off employees. However, the drop in demand may benefit buyers: manufacturers are beginning to offer significant discounts to clear out stagnant models.

As automotive expert Frank Schwape notes, automakers will try to improve their sales figures by the end of the year, which will lead to even larger discounts. Despite this, he says, the crisis continues to deepen, and finding long-term solutions in the face of declining demand is becoming increasingly challenging.