• tacoplease@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    US car makers get tax incentives and bailouts, effectively subsidized by the government as well.

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      1 day ago

      The US government doesn’t pay Ford to make me, an Estonian, a car so I wouldn’t want to buy a Volkswagen.

      That’s what china does.

      Edit: Loving the downvotes.

      The Chinese companies get all the same tax incentives, bailouts and R&D grants that western manufacturers do. They’re eligible for the same purchase subsidies that western EVs are. They’re just also subsidized as a means of economic warfare against western vehicle manufacturers.