A labourer grinds a road divider in Mumbai on July 28, 2026. (Photo by Indranil Mukherjee / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) The logo of German car maker Mercedes-Benz is seen at a car dealer in Dortmund, western Germany, on July 30, 2025. Premium German carmaker Mercedes-Benz on July 28, 2026 reported falling profit at its car business as it wrote off over 700 million euros due to fierce competition in China. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) A Mercedes-Benz crest is seen on one of the German automaker's cars at the Beijing Auto Show in Beijing on April 24, 2026. Premium German carmaker Mercedes-Benz on July 28, 2026 reported falling profit at its car business as it wrote off over 700 million euros due to fierce competition in China. (Photo by JADE GAO / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) A giant logo of German automotive brand Mercedes-Benz is seen atop a building in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on October 27, 2025. Premium German carmaker Mercedes-Benz on July 28, 2026 reported falling profit at its car business as it wrote off over 700 million euros due to fierce competition in China. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) A Mercedes star, logo of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, is seen on the front of a Mercedes-Benz CLA passenger car in Sindelfingen, southern Germany, on February 12, 2026, prior to the Annual Result Conference of the Mercedes-Benz Group. Premium German carmaker Mercedes-Benz on July 28, 2026 reported falling profit at its car business as it wrote off over 700 million euros due to fierce competition in China. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP via Getty Images)

Yutong electric double-decker buses for export to the UK are driven onto a car carrier at Yantai Port in Shandong province, eastern China on July 27, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT

Yutong electric double-decker buses for export to the UK are driven onto a car carrier at Yantai Port in Shandong province, eastern China on July 27, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT

Yutong electric double-decker buses for export to the UK are driven onto a car carrier at Yantai Port in Shandong province, eastern China on July 27, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP via Getty Images) / China OUT