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Ford CEO Jim Farley said Chinese cars have "far superior" technology, lower costs and great quality.

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[–] pg_jglr@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Don't forget about cheap labor over there, economies of scale with the large Chinese market, and with a very different regulatory environment. The American auto industry has an uphill battle ahead of them.

Not to excuse the lack of innovation here, I personally blame the trend of wealth extraction for executive pay and shareholder returns at the expense of long term thinking and reduced R&D spending.

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 days ago

Don't forget about cheap labor over there

Thays not really true, it's the automation.

For example

https://www.theenergymix.com/automation-not-cheap-labour-drives-chinas-solar-and-battery-edge-ritchie/