I mean, I feel like this statement is a bit Transformers-like, but I think the sentiment is in the fair place.
Get 50% (compelling number pulled from my arse), of a nation's automotive stock under your control and simply bricking them would turn them into killing machines though suddenly stalling that nation's ability to function.
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arbilp3@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 34d
For anyone interested, last night's Foreign Correspondent on the ABC was on China's EV revolution
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-21/china-s-ev-revolution/106940630
Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 34d
I'll have to have watch. Thanks! :)
Eternal192@anarchist.nexus · -2 pts · 34d
Exploiting minorities for cheap labour to cut costs and sell at lower price than the "competition".
arbilp3@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 34d
Most of their vehicles are manufactured by robots these days.
TassieTosser@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 34d
Heavy government subsidies to prop them up domestically and internationally until they could compete.
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 31d
Detroit would never!
TheHolm@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 33d
And their government has money for this because they subside things like that.
TheHolm@aussie.zone · -5 pts · 34d
No standard will save us from China turning every car they made to killing machine when time is right.
Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 34d
I mean, I feel like this statement is a bit Transformers-like, but I think the sentiment is in the fair place.
Get 50% (compelling number pulled from my arse), of a nation's automotive stock under your control and simply bricking them would turn them into killing machines though suddenly stalling that nation's ability to function.