随着德国汽车制造商面临审查，总理安格拉·默克尔领导的政府也被指责过于放任这些强大的汽车公司，并且忽视了这一问题的种种迹象。
As German automakers face scrutiny, the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel has also been accused of coddling the powerful car companies and of ignoring signs of the problem.