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The historically best quarter of the 30 DAX companies has one winner above all: the state-sponsored automotive industry.
Volkswagen, Daimler and BMW recorded the highest pre-tax results - despite image problems and difficulties with supply chains, especially for semiconductors.
This emerges from an analysis by the auditor EY.
This reveals the most important key figures from the annual and quarterly reports of the DAX companies.
According to the EY study, only three companies suffered losses this quarter.
Bayer, Delivery Hero and Siemens.
At the top end of the ranking is the German auto industry - even though it is already fed billions of euros in tax money.
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