So basically American cars are 2x overpriced rn
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And lots and lots of government subsidies.
Every car manufacturer receives massive subsidies no matter where they are located.
This is oil money, nothing more, nothing less.
You might want to look at some of the loosening child labor laws here in the US. Hyundai’s plants have been caught several times using child labor.
I’m not defending China’s practices by any means because many are truly horrific but the US is pretty far from perfect in many states.
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Yeah, at least the US uses only their own prisoners as slave labor.
Child labour? Care to back up that claim?
What child labor? There are no kids in China, they have some of the lowest fertility in the world and the most intense school hours for the rest
You’re like 40 years out of date
I’m not working in the conditions the Chinese have decided is ok. They can be poor and live in barracks at factories, I like free time and money.
So youre saying American cars dont import any parts? They dont preassemble overseas? Everything is 100% made by american Union labor?
Big 3 copium as usual.
Eventually they’ll do what Japense OEMs did and open factories in the USA.
Mexico
They aren’t sweeping Chinese cars under the road here as much as they are sweeping an actually affordable, practical EV option that could easily win the mass market and shift the status quo away from ICE engine vehicles at scale.
Bigger problem is, that while blocking the Chinese options, they won’t give us a similar option at that same affordable cost.
Great news after Tesla cancelled it’s plans for an entry model. Green for me not for thee.
There are some other American brands that have decent EV options now. Hopefully that continues to grow
GM who put out a faulty platform across several brands and gave data to insurers so premiums shot up? Or Ford who can’t build an EV below 50k and are allergic to building something that’s not the size of an armored military vehicle?
Blatantly anti-competitive practices. We don’t have a free market in the US. Shit is expensive so the wealthy can continue to profit at record levels while citizens pay the price. Why try to compete when you can protect the wealthy and make your country suffer?
The CCP can artificially depress the value of their currency and subsidize their industries indefinitely. They are doing this on the backs of their workers, who should earn more for their labor. They are doing this because their own workers are too poor to provide sufficient domestic demand for their consumer goods, however, this strategy just makes their workers poorer, exacerbating the problem. Chinese exports should be used to make their economy self-sustaining, but they just perpetuate economic bubbles and malinvestment that cause economic stagnation. Neither domestic nor international commerce has never been free of interference or fair.
That’s true and all but this decision is solely about oil barons and their fat fucking profits.
Its no coincidence that they are going after electric cars and solar panels. Chinese workers have had it rough for 30 years but green tech is where we draw the line and not literally everything else, who believes this?
Its not to protect the economy, it’s not to protect the Chinese workers.
This is only about oil profits.
and subsidize their industries indefinitely
People keep saying this that are fully aware the US subsidizes its industries too. Yeah? They subsidize their electric vehicles? Fuckin good!
I don’t think whataboutism ever helps anything. American subsidies and bailouts has not resulted in better consumer choice. However, choosing options that are due to dumping isn’t going to produce sustainable industry either in China after the subsidies there end. The only real solution is to actually make practical electric vehicles at an affordable price.
Its resulted in lower prices for the industries subsidized.
I have no idea what you mean by dumping and unsustainable. Why would the subsidies end?
The only real solution is to actually make practical electric vehicles at an affordable price.
Do you realize youre arguing against a method to achieve more affordable prices?
I think he is stating that by subsidizing Chinese vehicles way below what could be practical to sell subsided non-Chinese vehicles at China can effectively kill off the non-Chinese automotive manufacturing capacity over enough time. Once this has been achieved China can increase prices drastically as Americans would no longer have domestic car options to buy, and creating a monopoly.
The US has way more money available to compete with those subsidies.
Yes but the alternative is not having to spend tons of money to subsidize private industry and not letting China profit off of American auto sales.
So, the Amazon & Walmart strategy?
The military and government contacts alone will keep the big 3 in business. They’re in no danger of a mom and pop Walmart situation.
Because China would be wise to subsidize their auto industry to sell at a loss just long enough to kill the American & European auto industry forcing us to buy Chinese vehicles.
Free market for thee, but not for mee.
I don’t actually mind the US protecting their economy from a predatory one that is more powerful - but I’d like USians to remember this when their politicians argue for war against 3rd world countries that want to protect their economies from the US.
Anti climate move
Jesus Christ he’s actually trying to lose this election.
I remember when trump was called out on his dumb little trade war (and rightfully so), but now that biden took the same trade war and escalated it, somehow it’s all good. Then these hypocrites wonder why people think both parties are the same.
Saying both parties are the same is an early sign of dementia.
It’s always fascinating to watch liberals attempting to distance themselves from their more overtly fascist cousins… yeah - totally nothing suspicious going on there.
No, you’re just scared to face the reality that you actually have no power in this country, and the both sides are in fact the same. One just says the N word.
Anyone who thinks both sides are the same is head caved in stupid, not paying attention, or willfully lying.
I would vote for a presidency that is for free trade. Allow these companies to mature in the market. Though in this case the technology in US cars is extremely behind. I mean were only just getting LFP in cars, and while 800v that allows for super fast charging is markedly common over there, it is in only a few models here. I’m not getting why we’re putting these companies under tariff, legacy doesn’t have an EV industry with the capacity to scale affordable EV. A lack of innovation is also something to mention. It really shouldn’t be considered a good thing when a 10 year old EV like the Bolt is a best seller. I wish the US legacy auto EV industry would either build a very basic aerodynamic economy EV with no tech nonsense for under 25k with 250 miles minimum or just leave it to Tesla and Chinese OEM. I mean all of them have abandoned the sedan and economy car market… Why not let the Chinese have that market share if they can’t build something comparable just put tariffs on Chinese SUV and trucks which is a segment that legacy auto can’t stop building.
Hopefully someone can tell me why this wont work, but what if they Chinese mfg did a Tesla and sold cars online and then shipped them over as “Sold” vehicles. I would do something like this out of spite, but if there are thousands of orders the cost of shipping can greatly be reduced over one or two “special orders” from China.
You have to pay customs anyways. Uncle Sam will get their pound.
Probably hit the owner with duty anyways
Still worth it.
