Second, demographic shifts in rich countries favour smaller vehicles: older people tend not to buy large, powerful cars, which is particularly bad news for Germany's premium carmakers.

第二，发达国家人口结构的变化也助长了小型车销售的趋势：社会上老年人口的增多，使得大型豪华车渐渐失宠，而德国高端车首当其冲。

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But Gandhi would not regard the rich countries' response as particularly civilised.

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