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[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

Well, I feel misled. The graphic shows a Volvo as a Chinese manufactured vehicle.

Sales of Chinese made EVs in Australia

  • Tesla - 46,116
  • BYD - 12,438
  • MG - 5,928
  • Volvo - 3,949

They're counting Tesla as a Chinese EV.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Where were they manufactured?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

In China. But the majority of Teslas are manufactured are in China, and no one really considers Teslas "Chinese cars" or "Chinese EVs".

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

So manufactured in China like the article says.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Doesn't stop it from being misleading.

It's called "burying the lede".

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's misleading based on your arguably less important criteria, but OK

[–] [email protected] -4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Wow, you think Teslas are "Chinese EVs". You're literally the first person I've encountered to think so. Also why lead into an article with a graphic of the least selling vehicle?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

In Australia they’re all manufactured in China. So it’s a Chinese car.

Cars in high developed economies like Australia have until recently been mainly manufactured in highly developed economies like EU, Japan, US etc.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Isn’t there a Chinese Tesla factory?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago

Because the Australian Teslas and Volvos are made in China. It's a Chinese EV. Volvo is owned by a Chinese Company.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago

Still, the BYD figure is nothing to be scoffed at.