Could you expand more on your car point? I thought BMW and Benz were doing great at the moment. I dunno much about Audi or VW, but Mini also seems to be doing well (which I thought was British, but one of their models has literally the same engine as my last bimmer, so I guess they were sold at some point?).

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tietjens 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

The German car companies are struggling intensely against Chinese competition, everywhere outside of the US, and especially in China. The Chinese electric cars sell for 3 times less than the German ones in EU. The Chinese also invested heavily in e tech. The Germans? Not so much.

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kulahan 2 days ago | parent [-]

Ah yeah, now that you mention it I’ve heard BYD is doing well in most markets (plus others, I assume). Even ignoring current tariffs, I’m not sure an overtly Chinese car would catch on in the US, but I’m pretty sure I’ve been wrong before.

	▲	tietjens a day ago \| parent [-]
		I believe that if allowed in, they would be competitive and that is why they are not allowed. And because of security claims.

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simonklitj 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Heh, it was bought by BMW in ‘94.