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European auto investors are accustomed to bumpy rides. The sector is known for its tendency to chase volume, at the expense of margins, and periodically end up on the skids. In this light, news that Volkswagen is pondering the closure of the Audi plant in Brussels is comforting. Expect others to be forced to follow in its tail lights.

VW’s move is somewhat of a rarity. It would mark the German carmaker’s first-ever plant closure in Europe. Ford’s Saarlouis plant…