▲ 270 ▼ Americans Are Open To Cheap Chinese Cars. That’s 'Scary' For The Rest Of The Auto Industry (insideevs.com) submitted 2 years ago by schizoidman@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.ml 145 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/15089465 Americans Are Open To Cheap Chinese Cars. That’s 'Scary' For The Rest Of The Auto Industry
[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 97 points 2 years ago* (5 children) Yes I think that's the part where you have to, you know, compete or whatever. permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] mriguy@lemmy.world 58 points 2 years ago “We hear you, American consumer! You say you want a sub-$40k, small, basic EV. So here’s another luxury SUV/pickup truck/yacht crossover starting at $90,000.” permalink fedilink source parent [–] KnitWit@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago They’ll just ban them from being imported. Far cheaper to pay off some politicians than it is to compete or whatever. Kinda like the tariffs on the solar panels ‘flooding the market’ they just announced. permalink fedilink source parent [–] huquad@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago You have to be capitalistic, no not like that! permalink fedilink source parent [–] bastonia@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago Nooooo, you have to buy local, get our new Chevro-laid Mountain Dew 16x16 for only 250k (Tips not included) permalink fedilink source parent [–] workerONE@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's difficult to compete with Chinese companies that operate at a loss and are subsidized by the Chinese government. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 32 points 2 years ago Fucking lol. Good thing we don’t subsidize ANYTHING AT ALL and never export anything either. Boy. You’d have to be EVIL to want your country to have AFFORDABLE CARS. What’s next, AFFORDABLE HOUSING? permalink fedilink source parent [–] HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) Why can't we subsidize American carmakers more? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 24 points 2 years ago We do. They just send the windfall to exec salary and shareholders rather than to tax paying customers. permalink fedilink source parent [+] RenegadeTwister@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] honey_im_meat_grinding@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Subsidies are an incredible tool when used well, like when they funded a bunch of utility cooperatives that electrified rural US. Maybe you're asking why we should because propping up the car industry when public transit and bike infrastructure should be subsidized instead, rather than challenging subsidies, though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] RenegadeTwister@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago* [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mriguy@lemmy.world 58 points 2 years ago “We hear you, American consumer! You say you want a sub-$40k, small, basic EV. So here’s another luxury SUV/pickup truck/yacht crossover starting at $90,000.” permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KnitWit@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago They’ll just ban them from being imported. Far cheaper to pay off some politicians than it is to compete or whatever. Kinda like the tariffs on the solar panels ‘flooding the market’ they just announced. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] huquad@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago You have to be capitalistic, no not like that! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bastonia@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago Nooooo, you have to buy local, get our new Chevro-laid Mountain Dew 16x16 for only 250k (Tips not included) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] workerONE@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's difficult to compete with Chinese companies that operate at a loss and are subsidized by the Chinese government. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 32 points 2 years ago Fucking lol. Good thing we don’t subsidize ANYTHING AT ALL and never export anything either. Boy. You’d have to be EVIL to want your country to have AFFORDABLE CARS. What’s next, AFFORDABLE HOUSING? permalink fedilink source parent [–] HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) Why can't we subsidize American carmakers more? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 24 points 2 years ago We do. They just send the windfall to exec salary and shareholders rather than to tax paying customers. permalink fedilink source parent [+] RenegadeTwister@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] honey_im_meat_grinding@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Subsidies are an incredible tool when used well, like when they funded a bunch of utility cooperatives that electrified rural US. Maybe you're asking why we should because propping up the car industry when public transit and bike infrastructure should be subsidized instead, rather than challenging subsidies, though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] RenegadeTwister@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago* [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 32 points 2 years ago Fucking lol. Good thing we don’t subsidize ANYTHING AT ALL and never export anything either. Boy. You’d have to be EVIL to want your country to have AFFORDABLE CARS. What’s next, AFFORDABLE HOUSING? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) Why can't we subsidize American carmakers more? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 24 points 2 years ago We do. They just send the windfall to exec salary and shareholders rather than to tax paying customers. permalink fedilink source parent [+] RenegadeTwister@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] honey_im_meat_grinding@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Subsidies are an incredible tool when used well, like when they funded a bunch of utility cooperatives that electrified rural US. Maybe you're asking why we should because propping up the car industry when public transit and bike infrastructure should be subsidized instead, rather than challenging subsidies, though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] RenegadeTwister@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago* [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 24 points 2 years ago We do. They just send the windfall to exec salary and shareholders rather than to tax paying customers. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] RenegadeTwister@lemmy.dbzer0.com -3 points 2 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] honey_im_meat_grinding@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Subsidies are an incredible tool when used well, like when they funded a bunch of utility cooperatives that electrified rural US. Maybe you're asking why we should because propping up the car industry when public transit and bike infrastructure should be subsidized instead, rather than challenging subsidies, though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] RenegadeTwister@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago* [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] honey_im_meat_grinding@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Subsidies are an incredible tool when used well, like when they funded a bunch of utility cooperatives that electrified rural US. Maybe you're asking why we should because propping up the car industry when public transit and bike infrastructure should be subsidized instead, rather than challenging subsidies, though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] RenegadeTwister@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago* [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] RenegadeTwister@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago* [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent