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Chinese manufacturers: hundred of different companies competing in the free market with a relaxed attitude to intellectual property, producing extremely cheap c
by pjc50 11mo ago
Chinese manufacturers: hundred of different companies competing in the free market with a relaxed attitude to intellectual property, producing extremely cheap customer friendly vehicles. This system is called "communism".
Western manufacturers: increasing lock-in to preserve revenues of middlemen
- cromka 11mo agoCommunism = "different companies competing in the free market"?
- general1465 11mo agoThat's the irony of the post you are answering to.
- cromka 11mo agoYeah, my bad, I get it now.
- pjc50 11mo agoI shouldn't do jokes on HN, but if you look at the Chinese car market, it looks exactly like free market competition. Consolidation will come eventually, as it did to Europe with Stellantis. https://www.carscoops.com/2025/09/chart-with-chinese-car-brands-will-make-your-head-spin/ https://www.carscoops.com/2025/09/chart-with-chinese-car-bra...
- cromka 11mo agoOh, my bad, I get the irony now!