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The Chinese auto industry was built upon IP theft from the Americans and Germans. F them.
by likeabatterycar 2y ago
The Chinese auto industry was built upon IP theft from the Americans and Germans. F them.
- _aavaa_ 2y agoSo they stole EV IP and then created better and cheaper versions of cars that most Americans and German companies don’t sell?
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- Our_Benefactors 2y ago> better and cheaper Well they are definitely cheaper
- _aavaa_ 2y agoSame arguments as when the Japanese brands entered the NA market.
- ricardobeat 2y agoExcept the US had not willfully transferred to Japan all its best engineers and designers, steel production, factories and entire supply chains. The argument is ten times as dumb now.
- slaw 2y agoFord CEO thinks Chinese EVs are better. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a62694325/ford-ceo-jim-farley-daily-drives-xiaomi-su7/ https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a62694325/ford-ceo-jim-far...
- rchaud 2y ago"IP theft" is an extremely broad term, especially as it seems to be applied to every single Chinese industry. What was stolen? Who was found guilty of that theft? Without clear specifics, it's about as relevant as saying Jobs stole the idea of MacOS from a Xerox PARC demo. Ideas are cheap, execution is what matters.
- marssaxman 2y agoIt's only fair, given that the American industrial revolution itself was built on IP theft; every developing nation takes its turn. "Intellectual property" is an economic policy, not a moral imperative.
- orbital-decay 2y agoIt can be both, and the balance shifts to whichever option is more convenient at the time.
- ricardobeat 2y agoThey’ve actually hired most of the brains that used to work for western auto makers. That’s the free market at work.
- hulitu 2y ago> The Chinese auto industry was built upon IP theft from the Americans You mean 4 wheels and a steering wheel ? /s US stopped having IP in cars a long time ago. Damn, even Ford wanted to close its shop some years ago.