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[–] Mihies@programming.dev 23 points 11 hours ago (15 children)

The official reason for tariffs is government subsidy AFAIK, but in reality the moment they lower the tariffs, US and EU automobile industry is done.

[–] Enelop@lemm.ee 16 points 10 hours ago (14 children)

The heavy subsidy by the Chinese government is the reason they would dominate though. The tariffs won’t ever be lifted unless they stop manipulating the prices to be lower than domestic competitors…

[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world -2 points 10 hours ago (4 children)

They aren’t manipulating, shits just cheaper to make over there. So they can make more profit and still charge less.

[–] Enelop@lemm.ee 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

Read your own source maybe?

For its part, China has declared the EU subsidy probe a protectionist maneuver by Europe, saying that its automakers are winning because they make better products. Of course, even the study’s author say that the rapid adoption of green tech in Europe in particular is due in large part to cheap goods coming from China.

The source is also a German investigation? So it may not even be entirely factual either dude…

[–] Enelop@lemm.ee 7 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I’d trust Germany over China any day and twice on Sunday…

[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

Okay, and factually their labor and parts are cheap. Your own source even says that this a major factor.

And you do realize every country subsidizes auto makers yeah? How much did the USA and EU countries do in same time frame…?

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