Germany’s industrial base, just emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic and unprecedented supply chain challenges, is taking another beating with Russia’s war in Ukraine hitting its powerhouse vehicle, chemical and precision-machinery manufacturers. As the conflict pushes energy costs to new heights and a wave of inflation builds, scores of companies, including BMW AG, BASF SE and ThyssenKrupp AG, have warned that their earnings would slip, while others declined to offer a prediction. Economists have slashed growth forecasts. “If the war drags on, it would seriously threaten a world order th...