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Mainstream and Chinese brands' adoption of new tech and electric drivetrains poses trouble for premium giants

Porsche’s recent retreat back into the familiar realm of combustion engines raised a question that has been increasingly troubling European car makers: what does premium stand for in an electrified, digital age?

For many automotive planners at the beginning of this decade, electrification was going to be the springboard into a high-tech future where premium customers would pay more for electric rocketships gilded with digital delights.

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