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Ford's CEO and CFO took a drive in a Chinese EV. What they said next reveals a lot about the state of the US auto industry. (www.businessinsider.com)

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[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 22 points 6 months ago

"Good thing the US government will just bail us out whenever we need it and we can just lobby to make it illegal to sell them here."

[–] DavidGA@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

Don’t post clickbait.

[+] Fiivemacs -9 points 6 months ago (4 children)

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[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I love thinly veiled racism. As if the American automakers aren't building their cars out of 90% "Chinesium" anyway

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[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

"The Chinese" =/= China's economic exports.

Yeah dude, it's racist to say "the Chinese make bad quality products" as if race has anything to do with it. It's just basic economics and the country's found a (apparently very profitable) niche. You're a fool to believe that "the Chinese" can't make high-quality, premium stuff domestically.

[–] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago (3 children)

It’s funny how everyone forgets that all of our favorite high quality and hard to manufacture electronics are made by Chinese companies as well. The Chinese have perfected manufacturing from the lowest end garbage all the way to cutting edge. It’s impressive honestly.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Could’ve sworn most quality electronic stuff is made in Taiwan.

[–] Sentau@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 months ago

The chips are made in taiwan but the other components - battery, phone body, etc are made in china and assembled in china or more recently India

[–] ebc 0 points 6 months ago

Which may or may not be part of China, depending on who you ask... (don't ask me, I'm just a random dude on the other side of the world)

[–] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They actually have the entire world by the balls and for some reason we all accept it

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Everyone wants "[thing], cheaper," and forty years ago, it was Japan, sixty, West Germany. Hell, China doesn't even make most of the disposable junk you think of when you hear "Made in China" these days, their manufacturing has matured past that and most of that injection-molded, high-tolerance, lowest-bidder stuff has been shipped further down SEA.

[–] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

From the recent reviews I’ve seen in Australia (BYD has a large presence there) everyone comes away extremely impressed.

[–] Eczpurt@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

"Expensive chinesium" and "cheap for a reason" doesn't add up.

I feel like if the product was that bad or unreliable it simply wouldn't sell the way it has been.

Sure cost plays a part but if it's cheap enough to be a buying factor, odds are it's cheap enough to buy outright or have it paid off early.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago

You mean like Shein And Temu? Such great Chinese quality there.

[–] schizoidman@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago

There are Chinese EV taxis and buses in Singapore service for over five years since their introduction.