# Germany

> Europe's industrial engine: BMW, Siemens, BASF, SAP, DeepL and the Mittelstand. German brands worth choosing over US and Chinese defaults.

Germany Brands Worth Choosing: European Alternatives | Euronomy

Germany is Europe's industrial engine. The cars (BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Audi), the machines (Siemens, Trumpf), the chemicals (BASF, Bayer), and SAP, the business software running much of the world's commerce.

Underneath the giants sits the Mittelstand, thousands of family-owned specialists that dominate niches nobody else notices. A newer layer is forming too: DeepL in translation, and Rheinmetall and Helsing rebuilding Europe's defence.

Below: the German brands worth choosing over US or Chinese defaults.

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