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I wonder how they're going to navigate that since companies in China must be 51% Chinese owned. This is why Chinese cars are often joint ventures between forei
by hangonhn 13y ago
I wonder how they're going to navigate that since companies in China must be 51% Chinese owned. This is why Chinese cars are often joint ventures between foreign and domestic car companies. Chinese car companies would love nothing more than to acquire advanced electric car technology because they're so disruptive. They can in a flash disrupt all the technological advantages foreign car companies have in their technical know-how around gasoline and diesel engines.
If Tesla's IPs and manufacturing capabilities end up in Chinese hands, all foreign car companies would be so screwed in China and possibility else where. The Chinese have shown a lot of boldness in their infrastructure projects. I can imagine them building charging stations throughout the country in just a few years. Once that happens, all gasoline cars would be at such a disadvantage. The relative efficiency of electricity generated from power plants vs. gasoline cars could have a significant effect on China's oil import (their major Achilles Heel) and pollution. China has no qualms about nuclear power. BTW, China also has the world's biggest automobile market.
The Chinese would love to have a Chinese Tesla. If I was the Chinese, I might even consider buying up Tesla.
- schuke 13y agoForeign automakers like VW and Toyota have been producing cars with joint venture companies in China for decades yet they still keep the core technologies to themselves. Their Chinese partners still struggle to make anything remotely close. For more than a decade the joint venture model has been seen as a failure for the Chinese auto industry. So perhaps Tesla wouldn't worry that much about losing their tech.
- moca 13y agoAssembly line in China makes sense. VW and Audi have been there since 80s. Anything more than assembly line would be very questionable. It is much like how Apple builds iPhone in China, plus many others.