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This is not the news that informs. I can't tell from the article if they count Tesla's Berlin factory as "German assembly line". If not, the article should sa
by kjksf 2y ago
This is not the news that informs.
I can't tell from the article if they count Tesla's Berlin factory as "German assembly line".
If not, the article should say that.
If yes, to say that "Germany’s automakers manufactured" 1 million EVs is misleading given that around 25% of that was Tesla's Model Y.
Tesla has a factory in Germany but it's a stretch to call it a German automaker, just like Toyota has factories in Mexico but we don't call it Mexican company.
Either way, to namecheck Volkswagen or BMW but not Tesla is just bizarre.
- mensetmanusman 2y agoThe people are the automakers, not the brand behind it.
- art3m 2y agoAssembly line doesn't make you 'automaker'.
- dgrin91 2y agoFord also has a Germany factory. Probably most big auto manufacturers do. Foreign cars are big in Germany (I think I read 40%), as they are in basically every country. Of course other factories should still count, why wouldn't they? You're only thinking of Tesla because its always in the news, but there are plenty of other 100% legit foreign auto manufacturers in Germany.