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Xiaomi Has a Luxury SUV for $31,000 That All Western Brands Should Fear (www.wired.com)
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[–] Asetru@feddit.org 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Nah. It's just another rug pull in preparation. Undercut prices until the competition breaks, then fuck things up with your monopoly. We're in the undercutting prices phase, but the Chinese will want to have their fair share of interest on the subsidies they use to do that right now. It's the same old fucking capitalism again and nothing is saved from it.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Everyone said this would happen when Japanese cars started being sold in the US. It never happened.

Detroit isn't even trying to compete.

[–] cabbage@piefed.social 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah. Companies running on state subsidies competing with others who are not is not capitalism "working", it's just another rug pull leaving us all fucked.

[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I guess in this fantasy scenario of yours, the United States is the one that doesn't subsidize the auto industry? lol

[–] cabbage@piefed.social 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I love how criticizing the Chinese car industry leads people to asssume I love the American one.

The US hasn't produced a decent car since the 60s. I don't even factor them into the calculation.

[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I didn't say you loved it, I asked if you didn't think it was subsidized.

[–] cabbage@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago

Not to the same degree or in the same way. In the US the name of the game is to have companies run themselves into the ground to line the pockets of CEOs and investors, and then the state bailing them out every time because of jobs and national pride.

I'm sure there are other systems in place as well, but frankly I don't care. Teslas are pretty much the only American cars you'll see in Europe, and they've been subsidized by European countries to promote the electronic transition.

In short, I don't think about American cars at all.