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And, a recent tour of one of the Asian powerhouse's vehicle plants has proved this beyond a shadow of a doubt, at least to Honda President and CEO Toshihiro Mibe.

"We have no chance against this," Mibe said upon a visit to a Shanghai parts factory, commenting on its seamless automation across all levels of production. Logistics, procurement and all aspects of the process were so automated, in fact, that he did not spot a single human worker on the supplier's floor.

Ford executives saying even three years ago that China was way ahead of the game

Toyota's CEO has likewise said regarding not just his company, but the industry in general, "unless things change, we will not survive"

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[–] rwrwefwef@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

“unless things change, we will not survive”

So the thing you identified that need to change is to run to your governments?

[–] curiousPJ@lemmy.world -4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I wonder how much of the US problems stemmed from unionized labor pushing against extreme automation (dark factory).

There's no doubt companies got complacent but I imagine foreign manufacturers are abliged contractually bound to employee American folks in their plants.

What is a union supposed to do when your entire industry is in a "adopt (by accepting automation) or die" situation?

I'm all for worker protection and rights but how else do you compete in this landscape?

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[–] GhostedIC@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

I dunno, I just feel like there might be some catch to this coming from.the country that can't even copy a modern fighter jet to save their lives.

[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world -1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

With EPA and other laws it's basically impossible to make a cheap, "no cpu" car these days. It's why everything is an SUV cuz apparently there are different rules for SUVs. Backup cameras are mandatory now. You car HAS to be a cpu on wheels.

I doubt the government will roll back any of those laws. Vehicle prices will only get higher, continuing to price people out. Which is horrible when you built your entire country around the premise of everyone owning a car.

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[–] Pollo_Jack@lemmy.world -1 points 3 days ago (3 children)

How many bailouts has Ford gotten? The US would be full electric with Tesla, and Tesla wouldn't have been in a spot to be bought by elon if we stopped bailing out shit companies.

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