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China has more domestic brands making more cars than the world’s biggest car market can absorb because the industry is striving to hit production targets influenced by government policy, instead of consumer demand, a Reuters examination has found.

That makes turning a profit nearly impossible for almost all automakers here, industry executives say. Chinese electric vehicles start at less than $10,000; in the U.S., automakers offer just a few under $35,000.

Most Chinese dealers can’t make money, either, according to an industry survey published last month, because their lots are jammed with excess inventory. Dealers have responded by slashing prices. Some retailers register and insure unsold cars in bulk, a maneuver that allows automakers to record them as sold while helping dealers to qualify for factory rebates and bonuses from manufacturers.

Unwanted vehicles get dumped onto gray-market traders like Zcar. Some surface on TikTok-style social-media sites in fire sales. Others are rebranded as "used" – even though their odometers show no mileage – and shipped overseas. Some wind up abandoned in weedy car graveyards.

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[–] 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There's a national defense argument for protecting domestic auto manufacturing, not just economics.

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

Right. We only want US-based companies spying on US citizens going about their normal, everyday lives. What kind of espionage tools do you think come included in with these quickly and cheaply produced Chinese vehicles? Or are you saying we need to keep domestic manufacturing, just in case the plants are needed to switch over to making tanks, planes, etc. during WW3?

[–] 52fighters@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 day ago

Privacy is a concern with both domestic and foreign manufacturers. But there's additional concerns when a foreign manufacturer becomes an enemy state. Weaponization of automated features, surveillance of public infrastructure, and a loss of manufacturing skills are all legitimate concerns.