ocr: Strengths Europe's major industrial power and, until now, most successful economy. Very efficient industry benefits from Germany's low inflation environment. German workers and managers live up to their reputation for hard work, thoroughness and discipline. Strongest sectors are cars, heavy engineering, electronics and chemicals; all have massive export success. Wealaesses The east: costs of1 incorporating out-of-date and massively ineticient ex-communist economy underestimated. Traditionally harmonious labor relations under pressure in recent years. Growing competition from increasingly ettic ...