Nominee for European Post Voices Concern About US Tech Giants

Google should be blocked from expanding into making goods like cars and televisions, the European Union’s nominee for digital economy commissioner said.

The nominee, Günther Oettinger, a fellow German and political ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel, suggested that American technology giants like Google threatened to reap the rewards from developing innovative products, consigning European businesses to delivering parts and services. ‘‘It must not happen that Google makes future products such as cars or televisions and that European companies are left in the role of suppliers,’’ Oettinger said.