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Former GM Executive: BYD cars are good in terms of design, features, price, quality. If we let BYD into the U.S. market, it could end up destroying american manufacturers (www.nytimes.com)
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[โ€“] jaek@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

China builds cars using massive government subsidies, slave labor, and local resources that aren't available to anyone else in the world

Why are Japanese and Korean cars also better/cheaper than American cars then?

Slave labor

Citation needed

Massive government subsidies

The US doesn't massively subsidise auto-makers?

But yeah china bad

[โ€“] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Why are Japanese and Korean cars also better/cheaper than American cars then?

They're not cheaper than American cars. Go price some out.

Citation needed

https://www.reuters.com/world/canadas-trudeau-suggests-china-uses-slave-labor-lithium-production-2023-04-28/

The US doesn't massively subsidise auto-makers?

China subsidizes Chinese companies. The US gives subsidies to manufacturers from all over the world via tax credits to buyers.