schizoidman@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoWhile the US and EU are putting up barriers to Chinese cars, Australians are buying them at record levelswww.abc.net.auexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down14 cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
arrow-up1132arrow-down1external-linkWhile the US and EU are putting up barriers to Chinese cars, Australians are buying them at record levelswww.abc.net.auschizoidman@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square29fedilink cross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
minus-squareShortFuse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down4·edit-22 years agoWell, 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.
minus-squareForgotAboutDre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·2 years agoWhere were they manufactured?
minus-squareShortFuse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·edit-22 years agoIn China. But the majority of Teslas are manufactured are in China, and no one really considers Teslas “Chinese cars” or “Chinese EVs”.
minus-squareForgotAboutDre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·2 years agoSo manufactured in China like the article says.
minus-squareShortFuse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down5·edit-22 years agoDoesn’t stop it from being misleading. It’s called “burying the lede”.
minus-squareinclementimmigrant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoStill, the BYD figure is nothing to be scoffed at.
Well, I feel misled. The graphic shows a Volvo as a Chinese manufactured vehicle.
They’re counting Tesla as a Chinese EV.
Where were they manufactured?
In China. But the majority of Teslas are manufactured are in China, and no one really considers Teslas “Chinese cars” or “Chinese EVs”.
So manufactured in China like the article says.
Doesn’t stop it from being misleading.
It’s called “burying the lede”.
Still, the BYD figure is nothing to be scoffed at.