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I mean, China is just the latest competition, we already have a lot of foreign cars in the US. I still think the government will ensure Ford exists simply for domestic manufacturing and security.
I don’t think they’ll ever let them sell them at those prices in the US. This is actually one of the times where tarrifs are smart economic policy. Both to protect a critical manufacturing capability and also because there is a lot of evidence that Chinas prices arent sustainable longterm (seems like the car industry may be their next evergrande).
You make it sound like the US government has not given Detroit >$100B since 2008.
And America is the land of the free, where Ford and GM and Stellantis are free to make an inexpensive EV.
And that price is fake because the Chinese government is making up the difference between the real price and the price it takes to undercut all the competition. This is how China takes over industries wherever it goes, and once they have control of these industries, the price unsurprisingly shoots up as there is no one left to compete.
In the 60s, US panicked when VW brought in the Beetle, in the 70s, they panicked when Honda brought in the Civic, Etc. etc. it’s because US auto industry shows no innovation and are constantly blind sided by better products made abroad.
There is no affordable EV in North America. If Detroit is worried, make one.
I mean, China is just the latest competition, we already have a lot of foreign cars in the US. I still think the government will ensure Ford exists simply for domestic manufacturing and security.
It’s the price that make them a game changer.
I don’t think they’ll ever let them sell them at those prices in the US. This is actually one of the times where tarrifs are smart economic policy. Both to protect a critical manufacturing capability and also because there is a lot of evidence that Chinas prices arent sustainable longterm (seems like the car industry may be their next evergrande).
You make it sound like the US government has not given Detroit >$100B since 2008. And America is the land of the free, where Ford and GM and Stellantis are free to make an inexpensive EV.
And that price is fake because the Chinese government is making up the difference between the real price and the price it takes to undercut all the competition. This is how China takes over industries wherever it goes, and once they have control of these industries, the price unsurprisingly shoots up as there is no one left to compete.
In the 60s, US panicked when VW brought in the Beetle, in the 70s, they panicked when Honda brought in the Civic, Etc. etc. it’s because US auto industry shows no innovation and are constantly blind sided by better products made abroad.
There is no affordable EV in North America. If Detroit is worried, make one.