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What’s even more absurd is the Chinese vehicles in the same class have better tech and prices. German auto manufacturing is cooked unless they manage to legally
by cpursley 2mo ago
What’s even more absurd is the Chinese vehicles in the same class have better tech and prices. German auto manufacturing is cooked unless they manage to legally block the Chinese in their primary markets.
- shiandow 2mo agoThat could be tricky because I think one of those markets was China.
- wackget 2mo agoI'd happily drive a Chinese car but I've yet to see one which has physical buttons for controls. They all seem to have gigantic tablet displays. I categorically refuse to buy a car where I can't adjust the climate controls while keeping my eyes on the road.
- wolvoleo 2mo agoWell of course they are cheaper because China has much lower labour costs and they prop up their own industry. The same way they did with solar panels which killed the local EU industry for those. However we can get one back at China and help our own climate goals more by not buying cars at all
- cpursley 2mo agoHow do lower labor costs explain the better tech?
- wolvoleo 2mo agoEngineers are also cheaper, and electronics are cheaper so you can throw more at the problem. You have much less pressure to design towards a price if your costs are lower.
- cpursley 2mo agoWell, of course this does not check out. Apple trounces Chinese phone manufacturers at all levels and their costs are astronomical.