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      If they are too expensive due to cost of labor, they can do, look at other comments, increased automation.

      With automation China’s advantages over US are mostly in the bureaucratic efficiency area. Both in the government’s parts interacting with big companies and in the companies themselves.

      US big companies are just too used to preferential treatment and solving market problems with lobbying, which worked when they were the spearhead of progress or something.

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      Tesla somehow manages to do well(at least prior to the nazi events). Still at a good price in Norway.

      But all other manufacturers have dragged their feet with EVs, and that price cost of starting is large enough that they are in trouble. I’m not a huge fan of China, but they did the investment and are ahead exactly because of that (and crazy subsidies). Being left behind is their own fault imo, and I think that applies a lot to EU as well. Eg. WV.

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      I am union so don’t misunderstand the comment, but doesn’t BYD rely heavily on terribly paid non-union labor to reach it’s price advantage?

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      They could try going for quality or features.

      But instead they are only going for size, what 94% of the world does not care for or want. (this includes the 5% of Americans)

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        American car companies are focusing on their highest profit center, massive trucks. Milking that market for the short term.

        …… regardless of their long term survival. It seems extremely short sighted.

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        Dunno, seems like a global problem. European car companies are scared too. And they don’t make those big cars.

        The only issue I see is that china is very hostile with how it deals with other countries, otherwise this is just the trend of how things work out. In the 80s, it was the japanese car industry.

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          They’ve got to keep their profit margins, or the CEO’s and shareholders might need to take a paycut.