Why China is Flooding Europe with Cars!

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    How is China able to sell European drivers so many cheap cars? Customs data shows that Chinese EV shipments to the European Union have increased by 361% since 2021.
    All over the world, Chinese automakers are taking market share which is threatening European automakers.
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  • @PBoyle
    @PBoyle  Před 8 měsíci +43

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    • @typxxilps
      @typxxilps Před 8 měsíci +2

      profits are bigger here in europe than in china. cars are not best but good average. they can beat any in price and american cars are not competitive, not even tesla.
      VW owns parts of saic as other

    • @kevintewey1157
      @kevintewey1157 Před 8 měsíci +7

      You need to show your information how the real estate crash made people more broke
      when Chinese are still saving money, which Americans are not doing at all,
      60% of us only having a thousand for the next emergency you are bias is showing again
      and everything is relative but you don't show that

    • @kevintewey1157
      @kevintewey1157 Před 8 měsíci +2

      Go interview Brian berletic of the new Atlas
      ..... before you continue to make a fool of yourself in front of every single one of your listeners

    • @kevintewey1157
      @kevintewey1157 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Jesus man don't leave a stone unturned😅

    • @kevintewey1157
      @kevintewey1157 Před 8 měsíci

      Dont remind people that China's future is not dependent on exports again bias

  • @argus-r1j
    @argus-r1j Před 8 měsíci +1586

    Countries that called for free trade began to engage in trade protection.
    When they have a manufacturing advantage, they will tell you the importance of free trade; when they lose that advantage, the opposite is true.

    • @sejarahnow4991
      @sejarahnow4991 Před 8 měsíci +222

      that is called hypocrisy

    • @calisto2735
      @calisto2735 Před 8 měsíci +103

      Dumping through gov subsidies is not "free trade" though...

    • @fofoqueiro5524
      @fofoqueiro5524 Před 8 měsíci

      Free trade is an excuse to occupy the other side's market when you have the upper hand.

    • @argus-r1j
      @argus-r1j Před 8 měsíci +203

      @@calisto2735 Yes, there is enough of a toolkit of lies in the toolbox.
      Think about how they suppressed Huawei and how they prevented the Netherlands from exporting high-end lithography machines to China.etc.

    • @michaelotieno6524
      @michaelotieno6524 Před 8 měsíci +246

      @@calisto2735 Did you miss out on the part where US/EU car manufacturers also get subsidies - or to use the more hypocritical word tax incentives and tax credits.

  • @davidu5597
    @davidu5597 Před 8 měsíci +1992

    EU bureaucracy: you must transition to zero-emission vehicles as we are banning ICE vehicle sales in 203X. EU consumers: start buying Chinese EVs using subsidies they paid for through taxes. EU bureaucracy: no not like that!

    • @Jordan-Ramses
      @Jordan-Ramses Před 8 měsíci +1

      You think China pays for things with Taxes?

    • @controlfreak1963
      @controlfreak1963 Před 8 měsíci +197

      Chinese EV's are not only horrible, the companies that make them won't even be able to support them in the future. Also, the EU and the US converting to all EV in the 2030's is a laugh. I'm speaking as someone that understands that not only do we not have the electrical infrastructure for all EV cars, it will take decades to build and most likely will require natural gas turbines for a portion of the grid. EU doesn't have easy access to natural gas now that Russia is gone but they can get oil far easier. Solar and Wind are not going to fill out your entire grid. France has nuclear but Germany just closed all their nuclear power plants.

    • @daciefusjones8128
      @daciefusjones8128 Před 8 měsíci

      you sound like a chinese shill.

    • @GeoffO856
      @GeoffO856 Před 8 měsíci +79

      ​​@@controlfreak1963Agreed. I highly doubt any EV company in the PRC would allow auditors from foreign companies in their factories to ensure compliance with EU regulations. BYD = Burns Your Driveway

    • @thedownwardmachine
      @thedownwardmachine Před 8 měsíci

      The Chinese EVs are built with CCP subsidies, so it’s basically like the regime giving us money.

  • @orionmedivh5859
    @orionmedivh5859 Před 8 měsíci +542

    "China subsidizes this, subsidizes that", but when EU and US are also doing it, which Tesla gained a significant amount of benefits from, it is considered "free trade". However, they cry out "unfair practices" like little babies once they realized they are losing the competition.

  • @MeganoOdles
    @MeganoOdles Před 8 měsíci +582

    In China they call it subsidies, in the EU it is called grants..

    • @SethPlato01
      @SethPlato01 Před 8 měsíci +72

      @@fishcane1 free market, unless you are winning, then sanctions

    • @guochi
      @guochi Před 8 měsíci +18

      我刚刚用中文也提到了这一定。真是活该这些傲慢的人落后!

    • @nfuryboss
      @nfuryboss Před 8 měsíci

      EV will be going for a bust.
      czcams.com/video/EOG5zr_KroE/video.html

    • @passby8070
      @passby8070 Před 8 měsíci +3

      ​@magicsmurfy yep, it's a legalized corruption...

    • @Dordord
      @Dordord Před 8 měsíci

      让这些whyte walkers继续自大吧,否认自己已经落后的现实,只会让他们继续腐烂下去
      我们的征途是星辰大海,而我们不会原地等他们的😂

  • @MeetYourCows
    @MeetYourCows Před 8 měsíci +775

    When China doesn't subsidize renewables we criticize them for pollution/climate change. When China does subsidize renewables we criticize them for subsidies/flooding. Very interesting.

    • @gutenmorgen9626
      @gutenmorgen9626 Před 8 měsíci

      Nah bro, false equivalency. China is criticised for pollution and exacerbating climate change because of its coal-powered industries. It’s the world’s top importer of coal. No one is complaining about their use of green tech. The complaint is the use of dirty industries. They are doing both. Don’t fall victim to quick but meaningless soundbytes

    • @tooltalk
      @tooltalk Před 8 měsíci +37

      >> When China doesn't subsidize renewables we criticize them for pollution/climate change.

    • @Metapharsical
      @Metapharsical Před 8 měsíci

      CCP 🇨🇳 *is* pollution.

    • @MA-go7ee
      @MA-go7ee Před 8 měsíci +36

      No, China is criticised for building coal plants and lying about it

    • @yl128pang3
      @yl128pang3 Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@tooltalk , The Ungrateful West never thank China for burning millions tons of fossil fuel in the factory owned by the West and manufacturer goods for export to the West. West enjoyed 2 decades of clean air and low inflation.

  • @MGZetta
    @MGZetta Před 8 měsíci +454

    Fun fact: All of Chinese EV subsidies in the last 20 years is less than the US war funding in 2023.

    • @sayaandyangsaya2756
      @sayaandyangsaya2756 Před 8 měsíci

      US government: War is a big business, at least for our military industrial who have great influence in our government policy.

    • @imakevideos5377
      @imakevideos5377 Před 8 měsíci +38

      Yeah the supposed "subsidies" are almost all on the consumer side so china doesn't actually give subsidies directly to the companies

    • @JohnLee-db9zt
      @JohnLee-db9zt Před 8 měsíci +15

      Fun fact. We don’t care.

    • @leesarson2853
      @leesarson2853 Před 8 měsíci +54

      @@JohnLee-db9zt Fun fact I sure do

    • @MGZetta
      @MGZetta Před 8 měsíci +32

      @@JohnLee-db9zt We can tell you couldn't ignore it. 🤣

  • @calvinblue894
    @calvinblue894 Před 8 měsíci +447

    Well EU wanted China to go Green.. So that's what China did..

    • @guill90
      @guill90 Před 8 měsíci

      Uh no 👎, they make green products on the worst way possible. E.g. toxic lakes full of heavy metal sludge from rare earth mining to make EV components.

    • @ThereIsAlwaysaWay2
      @ThereIsAlwaysaWay2 Před 8 měsíci

      They even greened real deserts, only country in the world to succeed in large scale. Western country talk about it, make power points, tell us all the good idea they have. Take thousands of dollars to do conferences, and does nothing .

    • @everyhandletaken
      @everyhandletaken Před 7 měsíci +11

      EU probably wants them to be charged over USB-C too 🥲

    • @physchir
      @physchir Před 7 měsíci +17

      EV does not equal green. Maybe in political speak, but not in practical speak.

    • @calvinblue894
      @calvinblue894 Před 7 měsíci +22

      @@physchir It takes the first step.. Don't expect perfection.. There will be further technologies to build from there

  • @krajorama1
    @krajorama1 Před 8 měsíci +753

    I'm surprised you didn't mention that apparently BYD is going to build a factory in Szeged, Hungary (EU) to build EVs.

    • @tooltalk
      @tooltalk Před 8 měsíci +52

      shame on Hungary

    • @lorenzom7237
      @lorenzom7237 Před 8 měsíci +30

      yes but the batteries have to come from China anyway

    • @mjabb02
      @mjabb02 Před 8 měsíci +79

      ​@@lorenzom7237CATL is opening up factory in Hungary to make EV battery. I believe BYD will also open up battery factory there too.

    • @tooltalk
      @tooltalk Před 8 měsíci +36

      @@lorenzom7237 >> yes but the batteries have to come from China anyway

    • @Mr-ro6cl
      @Mr-ro6cl Před 8 měsíci +11

      His many arguments are just done by lips

  • @user-hk5wd4sp4m
    @user-hk5wd4sp4m Před 8 měsíci +203

    In fact, China subsidizes all electric vehicle manufacturers produced in China, including brands from other countries such as Tesla

    • @kin9225
      @kin9225 Před 8 měsíci +34

      China has stopped subsidising all EVs since 2022

    • @rwbrooklyn
      @rwbrooklyn Před 8 měsíci +21

      the subsidy is to EV buyer, not the manufactorer

    • @tooltalk
      @tooltalk Před 8 měsíci +5

      @@rwbrooklyn >> the subsidy is to EV buyer, not the manufactorer

    • @ruleoftwo6174
      @ruleoftwo6174 Před 8 měsíci

      @@tooltalk$72Bn, also that is just for the vehicle manufacturers, the subsidies to the upstream suppliers is much harder to track. According Nikkei Asia, CATL the largest battery supplier in China received $400m in direct subsidies in the first 6 months of 2023.
      Lastly, what foreigners are typically unaware of is the cheap financing provided to state directed industries in China. The Chinese banks provide very low cost and long term NON-COMMERCIAL loans to industries that the government directs. For most businesses in China, they are unable to obtain bank loans beyond 3 years and typically bank lending rates have been 5-7% range over the past decade. But if you investigate the solar industry from a decade ago, Chinese banks provided 10+ year loans at 2-3% or even lower funding, calling these structured/project financing, but in reality these were backed by guarantees and government directives. On that, the amount of low cost long term funding for the EV/car sector in China could be in the hundreds of billions.
      In summary China never competes on a level playing field, it seeks to take over certain sectors it sees as strategic on global basis and will seek to use this as economic coercion/leverage. EU and any other markets that are seeking to cooperate with China should be aware of these. Furthermore the draconian "net zero" policies being pursued by western politicians is playing right into the Chinese strategy and all such politicians should be investigated for their personal income to check for conflict of interests.

    • @tooltalk
      @tooltalk Před 7 měsíci +1

      >> including brands from other countries such as Tesla

  • @mranderson3927
    @mranderson3927 Před 8 měsíci +667

    I'm going to disagree Patrick, China absolutely had the goal of winning at EV worldwide

    • @wangyaohan8824
      @wangyaohan8824 Před 8 měsíci +117

      exactly, I stop watching when he said "because of lower local demand".

    • @helloworld9811
      @helloworld9811 Před 8 měsíci +55

      How about reversing “you have to find a local partnership as "joint adventure" (establish a new company in China and give at least 49% of share to a local partnership company for free) to sell your car in China?” eg, if a Chinese car maker wants to sell cars in EU, Chinese car maker need to establish a new company and find another European car manufacture as "joint adventure" and give 49% of the share for free? China only allows Tesla to operate in China without a "joint adventure", because China wants Tesla to help China grow their own electric car supply chain.

    • @GSC084
      @GSC084 Před 8 měsíci +96

      Patrick has a few things he hate and he is unable to hide his bias.

    • @jokarejam8674
      @jokarejam8674 Před 8 měsíci +11

      ​@@helloworld9811 how about each country starting to prioritize there economic interests. If your country needs to negotiate with a private entity that is beholden to laws and politics of another country and they control the livelihood of your population you are fucked. Essentially you are not independent anymore. And especially with German brands due to there laws they prefer domestic production over there chains abroad when they start losing money your country will suffer the consequences.

    • @axelnilsson6478
      @axelnilsson6478 Před 8 měsíci +9

      Well then post your evidence

  • @justgeneric2876
    @justgeneric2876 Před 8 měsíci +616

    Trouble with all the manufacturers is they’ve stopped making quality goods at a fair price

    • @vylbird8014
      @vylbird8014 Před 8 měsíci +66

      It's hard to compete that way, when so many customers go straight to the 'sort by price' option.

    • @txdmsk
      @txdmsk Před 8 měsíci +57

      Toyota's cars are very good. The Corolla is great, and so I hear the Rav4s are too.
      I wouldn't say they are cheap, but they are almost fair.

    • @asdcdweadasd
      @asdcdweadasd Před 8 měsíci +17

      VW is pretty reliable too

    • @pif5023
      @pif5023 Před 8 měsíci +19

      And people have less money to spend overall

    • @arrtwo1375
      @arrtwo1375 Před 8 měsíci +13

      They need to move product for their stockholders. Line go up

  • @nkaloyanov
    @nkaloyanov Před 8 měsíci +246

    In a shopping mall in Bulgaria, I came across a Dongfeng T5 Evo at 28.500 euros. Brand new. Grabbed my eye, despite my general resentment towards Chinese cars. Test drove one. I was totally impressed. The 1.5GDI engine pulls 195 HP, the auto box is fine, noise isolation is decent, there are so many goodies there. I came to check a similarly specced T-Roc. Starting at 35 grand.

    • @wangyaohan8824
      @wangyaohan8824 Před 8 měsíci +74

      that's the results of competition in china with almost 100 car brands, everyone should make better product than their competitors.

    • @fofoqueiro5524
      @fofoqueiro5524 Před 8 měsíci +86

      You probably want to reflect how you developed the general resentment to China considering it was Europe that tried to colonize China and killed Chinese in the past.

    • @phiality9070
      @phiality9070 Před 8 měsíci +30

      ​@fofoqueiro5524 you sound like someone whos pissed off because of history

    • @wilsan806
      @wilsan806 Před 8 měsíci +62

      @@fofoqueiro5524 Please share the location of the former bulgarian colony, I can't seem to find it.

    • @sznikers
      @sznikers Před 8 měsíci +30

      ​@@fofoqueiro5524lol you dont even recognize countries but you jump here with history lessons 😂

  • @rytiskurcinskas7179
    @rytiskurcinskas7179 Před 8 měsíci +101

    When cheapest Golf 1.0L petrol in Ireland starts at 30,000euro with almost no spec and on the other hand you have BYD for 32000euro you can get fully speced small Suv and its fully EV with 300-400km range its a no brainer

    • @m.m.4609
      @m.m.4609 Před 8 měsíci +13

      you can also get a fast nice Mercedes A35 AMG with 30.000 km on it for about 30K. worth every euro,
      I never understand why people buy new cars when the value of that same car is down by a couple K's already the next month.
      Stop being an idiot, buy second-hand low milage european cars, instead of wasting it on new chinese karts.

    • @xcidgaf
      @xcidgaf Před 8 měsíci +3

      @@m.m.4609what’s a a affordable car for a beginner driver?

    • @smelly4373
      @smelly4373 Před 8 měsíci +6

      @@m.m.4609sadly used cars are also very expensive now so this idea that people should just buy used doesn’t hold up to the issue at hand

    • @Cincy32
      @Cincy32 Před 8 měsíci +2

      ​@@xcidgafFord Crown Victoria

    • @robertagren9360
      @robertagren9360 Před 8 měsíci

      @@m.m.4609
      It's not really about cars as a tool. If it was a tool people would never sell a working car.

  • @norlockv
    @norlockv Před 8 měsíci +375

    As a US resident I’d really like to have the options for small electric vans. Instead my options are electric sports coups and overweight pickups. If the US makers won’t build practical city transport vehicles, we should allow those imports.

    • @samsonsoturian6013
      @samsonsoturian6013 Před 8 měsíci +17

      EVs are luxury items.

    • @agxryt
      @agxryt Před 8 měsíci

      Practical city transport is not the US' strong suit. But you have to recognize the ill intentions of moves like these - and other "flood the market" schemes coming out of China. Are you willing to sacrifice your children's future and independence for the sake of becoming a zero-carbon soccer mom?

    • @richierich440007
      @richierich440007 Před 8 měsíci +16

      NOT AT ALL and in better words - HELL NO 😵‍💫

    • @michaelimbesi2314
      @michaelimbesi2314 Před 8 měsíci +38

      We have practical city transport vehicles. It’s called walking and public transit. Private cars don’t really fit in in cities…literally. The amount of space required to store a car at its destination is enormous and imposes a massive unseen cost on every home or business. Between a parking spot and that spot’s share of the aisle, parking a car requires about 300 square feet. And they’re exceptional space inefficiency also means that they tend to cause whatever right-of-way they try to use to rapidly become extremely congested.

    • @norlockv
      @norlockv Před 8 měsíci +42

      @@samsonsoturian6013 They needn’t be: much lower maintenance, overnight refueling for pennies, and much lower pollution in areas where it’s a problem. If you take the average “soccer mom” they may travel 50 m/80km in a day. They don’t need a eTron or Lighting with 300 km range. They’d be happy a vehicle with more seating, no oil changes and no fumes for under $40k.

  • @alustin
    @alustin Před 8 měsíci +91

    Tesla is getting government subsidies from Chinese government in the Chinese market. Yet BYD is not complaining to the Chinese government that Tesla is taking market share from BYD, why is that?

    • @geoffgjof
      @geoffgjof Před 8 měsíci +5

      A lot of times companies have to share their Intellectual Property with a Chinese partner. So the Chinese may be getting that from Tesla, so they are able to incorporate it into their cars, whereas U.S. companies don't get access to that. So the Chinese companies are able to keep up with new EV tech and still get decent market share. That would be my guess anyway.

    • @tooltalk
      @tooltalk Před 8 měsíci +4

      @@geoffgjof : Tesla also open sourced their IP early on in "preparation" of entering the Chinese NEV market. I guess that's why China allowed Tesla 100% independently owned without a forced joint venture which allow a local domestic competitor to "share" (euphemistically) their IP.

    • @WalterGao
      @WalterGao Před 7 měsíci +2

      @@geoffgjof No one want to use TESLA's IP since once you did ,your IP would be automaticly shared with TESLA

    •  Před 7 měsíci +7

      Because BYD has better tech than Tesla, Tesla is a cheap car in China according to a friend that lives there, all the good brands people want are chinese.

    • @tooltalk
      @tooltalk Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@WalterGao >> No one want to use TESLA's IP since once you did ,your IP would be automaticly shared with TESLA

  • @JanRademan
    @JanRademan Před 8 měsíci +426

    Africa is also seeing a significant push from Chinese car brands.

    • @gangatalishis
      @gangatalishis Před 8 měsíci +1

      Makes sense considering china steals most their mineral resources from them. Just sell it back to the locals.

    • @A-se2ur
      @A-se2ur Před 8 měsíci +27

      Ah, the latest method of China’s neocolonization of Africa then.

    • @Muhluri
      @Muhluri Před 8 měsíci +15

      There's so many Haval cars on South Africa's streets

    • @fren111
      @fren111 Před 8 měsíci

      ​​@@A-se2urChina Secret is Invest in poor countries, Western brands only know how to invest in America and Europe... of course Africans will consume more Chinese goods
      Chinese cars seem affordable and high quality to most of the world,

    • @tooltalk
      @tooltalk Před 8 měsíci +19

      >> Africa is also seeing a significant push from Chinese car brands.

  • @find2hard
    @find2hard Před 8 měsíci +155

    EU will take action in a few years, when the EU industry has already been destroyed. Like what happened to EU solar panel makers.

    • @ivancho5854
      @ivancho5854 Před 8 měsíci

      The EU government has never been fit for purpose.
      Correction: The EU government is fit for purpose, because it's purpose is a bureaucratic dictatorship to line the pockets of the elites and keep the people from understanding that they are really slaves.

    • @michaelnurse9089
      @michaelnurse9089 Před 8 měsíci +13

      They can't take action with reciprocal action. Problem is that most wealthier European economies moved production to China a decade or two ago. This means that the pain associated with such action may well exceed its obvious benefits.

    • @zacksmith5963
      @zacksmith5963 Před 8 měsíci

      Europe selling cars to China = exports
      China selling cars to Europe = flooding
      Racism going strong with a mix of jealousy

    • @logician3641
      @logician3641 Před 8 měsíci +47

      @@michaelnurse9089 Dumbest thing in the world to do. Destroy your own industry and then blame China.

    • @pipster1891
      @pipster1891 Před 8 měsíci

      The EU is just an economic arm of the USA now. It damages its own economy and industries for the good of America.

  • @willie346
    @willie346 Před 8 měsíci +108

    Is the Chinese subsidy for their EV any different from European subsidies for AirBus? The Europeans are okay with distorting external markets, but not when others reciprocate.

    • @thorin1045
      @thorin1045 Před 7 měsíci +8

      yes, it is done by the eu, so it is good, unlike if china does the same, which is bad.

    • @MS-ly8iz
      @MS-ly8iz Před 7 měsíci +3

      it is seeing you can look up how much Airbus got from subsidies and you can't for chinese subsidy.

    • @thorin1045
      @thorin1045 Před 7 měsíci +2

      @@MS-ly8iz are you sure you can't look up, or you (and me and most) just can't read the chinese sources that would show it.

    • @looloolama
      @looloolama Před 7 měsíci +3

      Hate the game not the player, got to leave your emotions at the door when analyzing geopolitics. Countries don't make their decisions based on emotions, they try to win.

    • @metalvideos1961
      @metalvideos1961 Před 7 měsíci

      no its not. but since the EU are US puppets and the US hate everything China the EU does as well. so they come up with crap like that

  • @do0myk
    @do0myk Před 8 měsíci +118

    only we can subsidize our industry if anyone else does it its unfair 😢

    • @zacksmith5963
      @zacksmith5963 Před 8 měsíci

      Europe selling cars to China = exports
      China selling cars to Europe = flooding
      Racism going strong with a mix of jealousy

  • @SlashCampable
    @SlashCampable Před 8 měsíci +93

    Maybe I'd buy an European car if I could afford it, but economical policies have made it so that the working class have stagnated while the rich have gotten extremely wealthy. If one family is well off enough to be able to buy 5 cars at the expense of 100 not being able to afford anything is it really a mystery why people are looking at Chinese manufacturers to supply the demand?
    This just feels like the rich making the poor poorer and then blaming the poor for not having any money to spend. It's hard feeling any kind of loyalty to European brands when they've done nothing to earn the respect and trust of people.

    • @fungo6631
      @fungo6631 Před 8 měsíci

      Buy a used car you tard. You can get a mk3 VW Golf for a few grand euro in a good condition. A mk2 diesel golf is even cheaper and will last over a million km.
      My grandad has had a VW Golf mk2 for some 30 years and the car outlived him.

    • @wangyaohan8824
      @wangyaohan8824 Před 8 měsíci +4

      that's called capitalism, freedom to obtain profit as much as possible. no system is perfect, the people's culture is more important (and culture also can be good and bad).

    • @wolfumz
      @wolfumz Před 8 měsíci +11

      I had the experience a few years ago where I wanted to buy an entry level car here in the US, only to learn they don't exist anymore. Automakers don't produce any entry level cars anymore, except for Hyundai and Toyota. New compact cars don't exist.
      It's too expensive, they say. They just don't sell enough in the US to justify the trouble of importng them. I was quite surprised.

    • @m.m.4609
      @m.m.4609 Před 8 měsíci +4

      ahh BS. European cars aren't that super expensive. You can get a super fast high quality Mercedes Benz A35 AMG with 30.000 km for about 30K. You could pay the same amount for a new chinese "car" , but then you deserve all the shit the car is going to give you.

    • @ivancho5854
      @ivancho5854 Před 8 měsíci

      I hear you and you're not lying. Crony capitalism has killed the West. The middle class soon won't exist. It will be some rich elites and everyone else will be indentured servants. Debt is the modern shackles.
      Allowing China to destroy European car, bus and soon truck manufacturing is an equal folly though. Usually when politicians stand up like Van den Leiden (or whatever her name is, was she elected by the people by the way? Doubt it.) and say that they are going to investigate anything, it's code for not doing anything. I hope not.
      Chinese car imports must be banned outright in the EU, or the EU will not have a single car manufacturer in short order. At the rate that China is facing demographic collapse and geopolitical supply chains under serious threat, I suspect that in a decade China will no longer be able to build and get to market any cars in Europe in a decade. That means no spare parts either. I am not buying any Chinese car at any price.
      Anyone who can't see the writing on the wall is a fool of the first order and deserves what they get.

  • @lucasbeut
    @lucasbeut Před 8 měsíci +153

    Just a small correction: in Brazil, the import tariff for electric cars has been revised. Previously it was 0%, but now it will scale as follows: 10% import tax starting in January 2024; 18% in July 2024; 25% in July 2025; and 35% in July 2026.

    • @Etelvinicius
      @Etelvinicius Před 8 měsíci +83

      Brazil always making the wrong moves regarding everything.

    • @RealBoiJare
      @RealBoiJare Před 8 měsíci

      Why do governments always try to make their citizens more and more poor?

    • @yuriel6691
      @yuriel6691 Před 8 měsíci +9

      ​@@Etelvinicius I agree so much with your comment it's as if they do it on purpose 😅

    • @lkchoh1454
      @lkchoh1454 Před 8 měsíci +4

      What is entropy? In car manufacturer they will know that piston is pushed and compressed facing sparkling produce strong heat and energy being released and then car in motion. Similarly China in entropy I.e under suppression, containment like trade war, banned all necessities like chips, limited movement, cause triggering sparks and then suddenly EV cars, Huawei iPhones, bullet trains, etc Chinese export overseas.

    • @Kevin_Street
      @Kevin_Street Před 8 měsíci +9

      From a quick Google search I learned that several Chinese EV makers have announced plans to set up manufacturing plants in Brazil, so it seems the announced tariffs have already had an effect.

  • @robertlee6338
    @robertlee6338 Před 8 měsíci +70

    Something western OEM dont mention is that these Chinese car makers partners are Western car makers, who made huge profits from Chinese state subsidies

    • @zacksmith5963
      @zacksmith5963 Před 8 měsíci +2

      No country is named west

    • @MS-ly8iz
      @MS-ly8iz Před 7 měsíci +1

      Show me the proof seeing most of those so called partners forced those companies to provide forced technology transfer so they paid dearly for that acces. Where is the forced tech transfer or forced joint venture for chinese companies in Europe? :)

    • @zacksmith5963
      @zacksmith5963 Před 7 měsíci

      @@MS-ly8iz they can't . Lil

    • @timetraveller2300
      @timetraveller2300 Před 7 měsíci

      @@MS-ly8iz Chinese ICE cars couldn't compete with foreign brands. "forced tech transfers" were not "Forced". market share in exchange of IP. that's fair. Actually "tech transfer" doesn't make Chinese ICE cars better than European or American or Japanese cars. Chinese EV techs are domestic.

  • @kleyyer
    @kleyyer Před 8 měsíci +97

    South America too. Here in Brazil, BYD just opened up its factory in place of the former Ford factory we had here.

    • @HebryNegga-wy4zr
      @HebryNegga-wy4zr Před 8 měsíci +1

      Hola, Tudo Bem?

    • @Etelvinicius
      @Etelvinicius Před 8 měsíci

      Not for long.

    • @user-yv7hv2cb8e
      @user-yv7hv2cb8e Před 8 měsíci +1

      And Great Wall too.

    • @serafinacosta7118
      @serafinacosta7118 Před 7 měsíci +2

      Yup. Meanwhile the charging infra structure is virtually non existing , with limited growth prospects. .
      Tesla created its demand by building the charging infrastructure on their own, bankrolled by shareholder investment.
      The Americans have Tesla charging stations virtually every retail power center in the burbs and smaller towns on the coasts and upper Midwest , covering their consumer demographics. For a vehicle that takes at least half hour of recharge time.
      The bulk of consumers willing to shell out money for an EV is within large metro regions , and there in lies the problem….. lack of available real estate to install EV charging stations.
      And never mind theft on charging stations in public locales , namely curbside. And the costly undertaking of installing solar in your car port.
      And the fact no one in right mind will subside electricity consumption to recharge these vehicles.
      Toyota is the only one who figured Brazil and is selling hybrids from their model lineup.
      The Chinese car makers will end up like Chery. Shutting down their shiny new plants. Or deep discounting a and depending on local partners as Chery did.

    • @kennedy6618
      @kennedy6618 Před 6 měsíci +4

      Good for Brazil! Chinese EV vehicles is the future. American cars are expensive and built cheaply!

  • @bulletspike8101
    @bulletspike8101 Před 8 měsíci +74

    We in Ireland are used to unfair Government taxes the ridiculously high VRT charged on car imports, so that we buy from Irish dealers instead of going to the UK to buy the same car for half the price.

    • @philipjones3599
      @philipjones3599 Před 8 měsíci +4

      Could you not just buy in northern Ireland register insure etc then and the drive it in Ireland?

    • @aishaalamoudi599
      @aishaalamoudi599 Před 8 měsíci

      right?

    • @Ome99
      @Ome99 Před 8 měsíci +5

      ​@@philipjones3599 You do realise that NI is part of the UK?

    • @philipjones3599
      @philipjones3599 Před 8 měsíci +3

      @@Ome99 exactly that's the point.

    • @jimpaddy79
      @jimpaddy79 Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@philipjones3599 Then you should see the problem then

  • @gunner9711
    @gunner9711 Před 7 měsíci +34

    Why western always said flood with China this or that. Why last time Asia never say our country flood with Europe goods? (Car, handphone, tech) fair compensation is this world needed.

    • @hugoguerreiro1078
      @hugoguerreiro1078 Před 6 měsíci

      Because China forced Western companies to engage in joint ventures, stole their technology and uses other protectionist policies but then takes advantage of free trade with Western countries. China has been engaging in a trade war with the West as part of their unrestricted warfare policiy for decades and now they're complaining that the West is fighting back.

    • @benfowler1134
      @benfowler1134 Před 6 měsíci

      It's not fair competition, and never been fair. Over there, fair play is for suckers. Why should't we follow suit?

  • @Seven.Heavenly.Sins.666
    @Seven.Heavenly.Sins.666 Před 8 měsíci +7

    I don't really care about whether or not Chinese EVs have received state subsidies. Germany also subsidizes its auto industry. US has implemented IRA resulting in many EU manufacturers to relocate to the US. I personally had bought lemons from Dodge and Toyota in the past, and will not buy from them anymore. If the Chinese EVs are cheaper and better built to last for at least 5 years or more, so be it. There is no sense for questioning why China has exported massive quantity of EVs to the world. Propaganda like this isn't doing justice to consumers who are price conscious.

  • @VL-inquisitor
    @VL-inquisitor Před 8 měsíci +85

    "Unfair trade practices' and 'highly subsidized' seem to be big words that are far too simplistic if not misleading in describing the current EV car imports from China into EU. The thing is China is selling exported EVs more expensive than the same EVs sold domestically. Besides, China EV industry is simply more competitive. This is the edge of China and the problem for EU. To address the problem, EU should think about how to make its car industry more competitive.

    • @mshepard2264
      @mshepard2264 Před 8 měsíci +7

      I hate to say but i agree in many cases the Chinese EV offerings are superior. This comes from cornering the lithium Iron phosphate battery market years ago. Its more the result of other companies lack of foresight and innovation. The only company that will be able to compete with the Chinese companies is probably tesla due to their aggressive implementation of advanced manufacturing.

    • @hydrohasspoken6227
      @hydrohasspoken6227 Před 8 měsíci +6

      No, EU would rather keep whining about their defeats.

    • @thanasis-_-
      @thanasis-_- Před 8 měsíci +2

      It is more competitive because the CCP doesn't let companies to become monopolies

    • @tooltalk
      @tooltalk Před 8 měsíci +3

      >> China EV industry is simply more competitive. > This is the edge of China and the problem for EU.

    • @ProjektJay
      @ProjektJay Před 8 měsíci +11

      we will keep blaming china instaed of competing. it is a free market

  • @justindressler5992
    @justindressler5992 Před 8 měsíci +144

    What car company isn't subsidised though, either directly or indirectly.

    • @commentBox82
      @commentBox82 Před 8 měsíci +3

      ya, looking at GM

    • @Electricdreams21
      @Electricdreams21 Před 8 měsíci +21

      True. The UK pumps billions into the car industry to help keep it competitive

    • @user-xl5kd6il6c
      @user-xl5kd6il6c Před 8 měsíci +5

      did you look at the amount of taxes cars have everywhere though? is it really a subsidy if they steal everyone's money when buying that same product that is "subsidized"?

    • @tnickknight
      @tnickknight Před 8 měsíci

      The southern states offer huge bribes and anti worker laws

    • @MrBlaxjax
      @MrBlaxjax Před 8 měsíci

      @@Electricdreams21? Really? More details please.

  • @megalodonming
    @megalodonming Před 8 měsíci +64

    If the Chinese government wants to subsidize my next car purchase with their hard earned money, I will take it. In fact, along the line of Milton Friedman's thinking, it is rather stupid not to take it.

    • @timop6340
      @timop6340 Před 8 měsíci +9

      There are multiple strings attached. Free lunches and such...

    • @sebastianorye2702
      @sebastianorye2702 Před 8 měsíci +2

      Sure. But if you were the government, and you knew that the Chinese were running artificially low prices on their cars, running out your local manufacturing, would you allow that? You know that it's only temporary, and that it's therefore not equal competition. Either give local manufacturing subsidies to level the playing field, or put tariffs on imports.

    • @Cincy32
      @Cincy32 Před 8 měsíci +8

      This is the most short-sighted comment I've read today.

    • @henkondemand
      @henkondemand Před 8 měsíci +13

      If they make a good affordable EV I will take it. It would also be nice for Western car makers to finally get moving on affordable EV's due to Chinese competition.

    • @name-oc2df
      @name-oc2df Před 8 měsíci +2

      …unless you’re after a car that is maintainable and able to perform at a high level

  • @user-ny3gw3iq7x
    @user-ny3gw3iq7x Před 8 měsíci +50

    My impression is that the value of cars and parts exported from Europe to China is now much higher than the value of cars and parts exported from China to Europe. If both sides deny each other access to the market, Europe's losses will be greater, so Germany firmly opposes a trade war with China. There are 5 million European cars sold in China, which makes European car manufacturers make a lot of money. Of course they are produced in China, but why can't Europe also introduce Chinese car factories and bring technology and employment?

    • @tooltalk
      @tooltalk Před 8 měsíci +4

      >> My impression is that the value of cars and parts exported from Europe to China is now much higher than the value of cars and parts exported from China to Europe. > If both sides deny each other access to the market, Europe's losses will be greater,

    • @hurrikkkanes2533
      @hurrikkkanes2533 Před 8 měsíci

      ⁠@@tooltalk nah lmao EU car cartels need China more than China needs EU market my bro 😂 EU rtards will gladly accept Teslas like good dogs. idk if these EU capitalists will just give their China revenues over these so-called domestic protection lmao vw and stellantis and others are already investing in new EV JVs in China, capital has no nationality bro 😅

    • @hillsideonly
      @hillsideonly Před 8 měsíci +6

      ​​@@tooltalk
      >> "China is number 3 export market for Europe, after the US and UK."
      That's kind of a broad and quite misleading assertion that lacks nuance. It's not China's fault that it can make cars really fast, pretty cheap with little drama. China's industrial abilities encouraged foreign companies to produce there and ship to export markets. Chinese indigenous companies export to EU is barely anything. It's Tesla that's exporting the vast majority of automobiles going to the EU. Tesla Berlin just announced that they'll be shutting down for 2 weeks in Jan-Feb because of scarcity of materials, This would lead to increased exports despite the EU probe into Chinese EV "subsidies" and the amendments that France, Germany made to their laws recently. You should be mad at Berlin for it's inability to function at an efficient pace, and at Tesla for siting a company in China.

    • @marong3717
      @marong3717 Před 8 měsíci +1

      what r u smoking ?? what are the parts exported to china from europe ?? and evs have less no of parts - china makes motors, batteries, controllers and almost all parts inside cars. as i see its less than 10 % of value of car if in case in high end cars require parts from europe

    • @tooltalk
      @tooltalk Před 8 měsíci +3

      @@hillsideonly >> It's not China's fault that it can make cars really fast, pretty cheap with little drama.

  • @rus.t
    @rus.t Před 8 měsíci +146

    Not just Europe, they are also doubling down in Asia & Australia

    • @z50king29
      @z50king29 Před 8 měsíci +1

      He said that

    • @jackie2-g8l
      @jackie2-g8l Před 8 měsíci +2

      Latin America too

    • @SineN0mine3
      @SineN0mine3 Před 8 měsíci

      Australia hasn't had a car industry for over a decade, nobody here cares.
      We tried to warn people it was going to be a problem but it turns out our car companies were wasteful, lazy, inefficient and had way too much government funding.
      The other car companies are to blame here, not the markets.

    • @cb250nighthawk3
      @cb250nighthawk3 Před 8 měsíci +2

      Business is business. 🎉

    • @letsburn00
      @letsburn00 Před 8 měsíci

      The Australian government allowed car manufacturers to shut down in Australia. It's all just imports and foreign companies now.

  • @GOICOBA
    @GOICOBA Před 8 měsíci +37

    Hearing a european politician complain about China flooding the western market with cheap electronics in 2023 is laughable at best, von der Leyen is a court jester for our union.

    • @zacksmith5963
      @zacksmith5963 Před 8 měsíci +4

      This shows colonist mindset

    • @Dordord
      @Dordord Před 8 měsíci

      That woman is just spy from the US

    • @tonywyli
      @tonywyli Před 8 měsíci +1

      She is loyal to USA

  • @murorwaalvinpeter1464
    @murorwaalvinpeter1464 Před 8 měsíci +22

    its fair business competition when the EU and US dominate their competitors but unfair when they are being out competed in the market

    • @argus-r1j
      @argus-r1j Před 8 měsíci +5

      You told the truth

    • @haldir3120
      @haldir3120 Před 6 měsíci +2

      Always have been like that.

  • @Chrischen0589
    @Chrischen0589 Před 8 měsíci +15

    So when Japanese and Korean cars are taking over market shares in Europe and America it’s fine when it comes to Chinese it’s always bad - what an irony. I find it very interesting, European cars had dominated Chinese luxury car segment for decades until a few years ago - now that Chinese car makers are doing better than their competitors - they achieved it by put better production the table not just blaming that the western had a head start in making cars - so maybe those legacy car maker should put more focus on how to improve the product and reduce/optimise operation cost to make themselves more competitive than just blaming competitors

    • @danhtran6401
      @danhtran6401 Před 8 měsíci

      You need your ears checked. Didn't you hear that the Chinese people don't even want to buy their own garbage EVs. What makes you think exporting garbage around the world is a good idea?

    • @MS-ly8iz
      @MS-ly8iz Před 7 měsíci

      because those countries didnt put forced tech transfers or were hiding their state subsidies :)

    • @Chrischen0589
      @Chrischen0589 Před 7 měsíci

      @@MS-ly8iz don’t really know what are you talking about? Forced tech transfer ? From whom!? Hiding subsidiary? Are you talking about the ones that all EVs are getting in China regardless of where the car is made whereas US government only subsidies US made EVs? Man you are in another world, please read some real news from independent sources and stay away from those media that full of bias and propaganda

    • @s._3560
      @s._3560 Před 3 měsíci

      No, when Japanese cars were overtaking American cars in mid to late 70s and 80s, there were lots of pushback and bashing towards Japan by American autoworkers which in resulted in the death of Vincent Chin, in US. Also campaigns to buy American products. Go research it yourself.

  • @TubersAndPotatoes
    @TubersAndPotatoes Před 8 měsíci +86

    Not only cheap chinese EVs. They've been aggressively exporting normal ICE cars, large trucks, construction vehicles.

    • @hclau218
      @hclau218 Před 8 měsíci

      "aggressively exporting"? Are those cars going into landfill bcos nobody wants them? Your ridiculous racial bias is really showing. Oh well! to be expected, I suppose. Can't compete, curse the other guy.

    • @ivonivan1169
      @ivonivan1169 Před 8 měsíci +5

      Chyna trucks are the best, simply because you can order 10l-15l diesels with p-pumps or similar mechanical injection systems

    • @MGZetta
      @MGZetta Před 8 měsíci

      Everything China does is aggressive. How dare the export. Lol

    • @vlhc4642
      @vlhc4642 Před 8 měsíci +8

      Chinese EVs aren't cheap either, they're sold at 200% mark-up in Europe.

    • @mealien0808
      @mealien0808 Před 8 měsíci

      Yes, I see them in my country
      Every new truck is now a chinese in my country because they are cheap
      You can buy a chinese truck for 15000$ brand new. Before the chinese, there were only two options Japanese or German, and the cheapest ones were 40000$ to 60000$ in the second market.

  • @guesswonder96
    @guesswonder96 Před 8 měsíci +36

    The problem is that the West doesn't want any other non West nation to become a developed one. If they are superior why are they afraid from competition ?

    • @kevonedon6872
      @kevonedon6872 Před 8 měsíci

      So damn same thing they those wh!te countries are hyp0cr!tes and destabilize countries around the world like African Asian Middle East and and South/Latin American countries 😑🤨🙄😐

    • @zacksmith5963
      @zacksmith5963 Před 8 měsíci +2

      Which country is named west ?

    • @danhtran6401
      @danhtran6401 Před 8 měsíci

      Because we've seen chinese garbage trains in the Indonesia, broken dams, empty ports, every country that has invested in the BRI projects are losing money, trapped in debt, and that's why people are afraid, not because of competition. There is no competition when China can't make chips. At any moment, the ccp will run out of chips and you can forget about cars and phones, you,ll be competing for potatoes...

    • @Cymande82
      @Cymande82 Před 7 měsíci +1

      What utter rubbish.

    • @benfowler1134
      @benfowler1134 Před 7 měsíci

      "Boo hoo hoo! Whitey won't let us lie and cheat! BOO HOO HOO!!"

  • @nickthegun
    @nickthegun Před 8 měsíci +40

    I bought an MG4 and if you'd have told me five years ago I would be buying an MG, I would have said you were crazy. But its nearly 10k cheaper than its nearest rival so, yeah....

    • @nathonix7072
      @nathonix7072 Před 8 měsíci +2

      How is the MG4 in your opinion

    • @nickthegun
      @nickthegun Před 8 měsíci +9

      Great, honestly. The only thing that lets it down, as mentioned in the video, is the software. It needs some QoL updates for sure. The lane assist is terrible.

    • @squibys2262
      @squibys2262 Před 8 měsíci +2

      Good luck selling it on as just like you were doubtful of ever purchasing a MG the second market will be even more so.

    • @s._3560
      @s._3560 Před 8 měsíci +4

      Software no doubt will have updates to it to correct that. MG is much loved brand in UK, so good on it being revived.

    • @nickthegun
      @nickthegun Před 8 měsíci +7

      @@squibys2262 Its leased through work so very much not my problem

  • @mishmohd
    @mishmohd Před 8 měsíci +170

    Interesting that BCG didn’t include protectionism as a factor that helped European car manufacturers.

    • @startcomplaining9781
      @startcomplaining9781 Před 8 měsíci +6

      It would be highly unusual for a company with global revenue interest to comment on political decisions/act like a newspaper. They are very careful on what they are publishing.

    • @fractalelf7760
      @fractalelf7760 Před 8 měsíci

      I worked for them at one point, they get paid often to shape a narrative to what people writing the check want to hear… US industry never fully recovered by letting Japan in, EU and now the US are not going to repeat that error.

    • @andrewmakenzi
      @andrewmakenzi Před 8 měsíci +19

      😂😂😂 bro that’s western politics for you,

    • @fractalelf7760
      @fractalelf7760 Před 8 měsíci

      @@andrewmakenzi You’re right, we don’t have the CCP telling us what to do and using embedded control of companies for a pseudo-fascist economy. Some measures have to be taken to preserve local industry, China is not going to pay for your bills or retirement. To think China doesn’t act to protect and ensure its markets is an absurdity of the highest order, all they do is self-promote in every action.

    • @mishmohd
      @mishmohd Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@andrewmakenzi aren't you "western"?

  • @hatescreen
    @hatescreen Před 8 měsíci +33

    I bought a MG4 last year, firstly for the EV and secondly because of the value for money. I looked at 208e and ID3 first and you just don't get value for money. EU are trying to push EVs and then giving out as we buy the "wrong" EVs.

    • @nkaloyanov
      @nkaloyanov Před 8 měsíci +3

      I own a Golf MK7, and recently looked at the ID3 as a potential replacement. Mate, it looked like my first car - Toyota Yaris '02, with a computer and some tech gimmicks. The quality was horrible, and everything in the car was screaming, 'Cheap junk'.

    • @hatescreen
      @hatescreen Před 8 měsíci +2

      @@nkaloyanov If you want Decent look VW powered EV I recommend Cupra Born but the value for money is poor in my opinion, I would go look at the MGs or BYD Seal (likely next car in 3/4 years).

    • @tren133
      @tren133 Před 8 měsíci +2

      @@nkaloyanov ID.3 is not a bad car, just too expensive. It is selling quite well currently ... in China of all places. Why? That thing starts at like $16k USD in China! For that price it is a blooming bargain!

    • @leanlifer
      @leanlifer Před 8 měsíci

      Shanghai-built ID3 is around the same price as MG4 (actually called Mulan here ) in China. Which one would you choose if they are the same price?

    • @m6dn
      @m6dn Před 7 měsíci

      @@nkaloyanov the brand new ID3 2024 model is less then 16000 Euros in China. how much is it in your home?

  • @tomdillon3143
    @tomdillon3143 Před 8 měsíci +81

    Ursula in front of the EU Parliament sounded a lot like the speeches Trump gave about "fair trade".

    • @goranmiljus2664
      @goranmiljus2664 Před 8 měsíci +15

      Her wig is the same as Trumps.

    • @elliotoliver8679
      @elliotoliver8679 Před 8 měsíci

      Trump Derangement Syndrome alive and well

    • @tooltalk
      @tooltalk Před 8 měsíci +4

      >> Ursula in front of the EU Parliament sounded a lot like the speeches Trump gave about "fair trade".

    • @tooltalk
      @tooltalk Před 8 měsíci +2

      @@davidemelia6296 >> The Chinese manufacturers have been 'following the same rule' - they certainly haven't been dumping, if that's what you're trying to imply.

    • @Keckegenkai
      @Keckegenkai Před 8 měsíci +2

      @@goranmiljus2664 thats her real hair; shes just stuck in the 80s big hair phase.

  • @henk7356
    @henk7356 Před 7 měsíci +5

    Mr. Boyle. Thanks for this comprehensive explanantions, however a few things are expressed wrongly. You state that the chinese car manufacturing is not growing and do not exceed 28 million units, however the production over 2023 was over 40 million units. There is a use appetite in China for local brand cars. This will cost the Germans, Japanese and Koreans a significant market share. Also, the exported cars are tailor made for the export markets and have no share in local markets. Also the China economy is strong and growing. I live in Guangzhou-PRC for 25 years and I am closely related to the automotive market.

  • @ChipChat1493
    @ChipChat1493 Před 7 měsíci +7

    For a simple reason there is a big demand for reasonably priced and proven reliability EVs produced by China.

  • @Videomorgue
    @Videomorgue Před 4 měsíci +4

    "We need to switch to electric cars..."
    "Wait, not like that!"

  • @paulhawkins6415
    @paulhawkins6415 Před 8 měsíci +18

    The cheek of von der Leyen, 'your cars are cheaper than my over taxed and over regulated cars, it's not fair'. The empress of the Franco-German empire should think about cutting taxes and getting rid of red tape

    • @snorttroll4379
      @snorttroll4379 Před 8 měsíci

      Too much tape.

    • @PaulChillen
      @PaulChillen Před 8 měsíci

      This comment was so dumb i felt my brain cells dying

    • @paulhawkins6415
      @paulhawkins6415 Před 8 měsíci

      @@PaulChillen I think you mean brain cell. I am talking about the rad tape that cost VAG 20 billion in the USA

    • @snorttroll4379
      @snorttroll4379 Před 8 měsíci

      I bet you took the tranfection therapies.lol.
      it might have taken your brain cell.
      btw. it is true. there is a reason people want to make cars in china and not germany. cheap energy is the reason. @@PaulChillen

  • @seanlee9377
    @seanlee9377 Před 7 měsíci +3

    'Cheap' because your EU manufacturing costs are too high and your cars are over-priced

  • @xelkim9666
    @xelkim9666 Před 7 měsíci +7

    I've started to embrace China more because without them my normal life cannot operate, I wish there were more Chinese here in Belfast I would greet them with gratitude.

  • @kingedoftheworld
    @kingedoftheworld Před 8 měsíci +14

    Western double standard lol

  • @robinspanier7017
    @robinspanier7017 Před 8 měsíci +5

    a tesla: 50k, a mercedes: 100k
    a chinese car: affordable
    enough said?

  • @fyang1429
    @fyang1429 Před 8 měsíci +64

    8:06 - A minor correction: there are Mitsubishi cars sold in the US.

    • @tHebUm18
      @tHebUm18 Před 8 měsíci +11

      Thought I was crazy for a second seeing it up there.

    • @speculawyer
      @speculawyer Před 8 měsíci +3

      Yes. Not many though.

    • @Sifisomabanga
      @Sifisomabanga Před 8 měsíci +3

      Mitsubishi is Japanese

    • @wilkinlow
      @wilkinlow Před 8 měsíci +3

      It’s pretty much dead in the water for years now, can’t remember the last time they have a car that sell like hot cakes.

    • @95blahblahhaha
      @95blahblahhaha Před 8 měsíci +5

      Suzuki is also sold in the US too

  • @KingThrillgore
    @KingThrillgore Před 8 měsíci +19

    Please flood the US with your affordable EVs. Its ridiculous how expensive they still are.

    • @ChiefsFanInSC
      @ChiefsFanInSC Před 8 měsíci

      Republicans and Democrats agree on VERY few things. However, one thing they do agree on is that China is a threat to our national security. They will never allow Chinese EVs gain a foothold in the USA. Forget it.

    • @Im-mono
      @Im-mono Před 8 měsíci +1

      Not gonna happen, for national security reasons of course.😅

    • @Metapharsical
      @Metapharsical Před 8 měsíci

      No thanks. I've had enough of China's novel exports * cough * 😷 * cough *

  • @trey1531
    @trey1531 Před 8 měsíci +35

    Cars these days in America are way too expensive.

    • @cwirowaty
      @cwirowaty Před 8 měsíci +1

      They are like 50% cheaper than EU bro

    • @mshepard2264
      @mshepard2264 Před 8 měsíci +1

      partly this is because of the type of cars that people in the US buy. People are buying 6000lb extended cab pickups with 400hp and complaining about it being expensive. People in the US need to buy more small cheap hatchbacks.

    • @benfowler1134
      @benfowler1134 Před 7 měsíci

      Because the fat, lazy, pampered US carmakers keep pushing oversized trucks because the markups are higher - and not the cars which people actually want to buy.

  • @b.fingers3896
    @b.fingers3896 Před 8 měsíci +19

    the good side of this is that it speeds up the incentive for investments in EV infrastructure (charging stations, repair shops, replacement parts) and demand for skilled workforce. Expensive or non-existing maintenance is one of the main things stopping people from buying EVs.

    • @theodavies8754
      @theodavies8754 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Sure there's a big market for first time made in China cars.
      There was a domestic market for them until they found it's better to swap a new BEV for a used ice.
      Big ships to take them back.
      Now the domestic market for anything has crashed.
      It was over in 2023.
      It's only ever about the money.

    • @ThereIsAlwaysaWay2
      @ThereIsAlwaysaWay2 Před 8 měsíci +2

      Even in California, where it's very hot, you often have 2 hours waiting time just to access the chargers, (does not include charge time)
      In cold countries EV is pure hell. (I mean real cold, Canada, Russia, not fake cold like England, Sweden)

    • @JoeOvercoat
      @JoeOvercoat Před 7 měsíci

      Is that a misery loves company argument? 🤔

    • @ThereIsAlwaysaWay2
      @ThereIsAlwaysaWay2 Před 7 měsíci

      @@JoeOvercoat Yep, EV owners sure do love misery indeed. This is why either most of them have a secondary gas car, OR reverse to gas after a couple of years. Only around 10% are fanatics, that will accept to suffer just to virtue signal.

  • @whateverrandomnumber
    @whateverrandomnumber Před 8 měsíci +27

    Brazil suspended the zero tariff for EVs this year, giving tariff exemptions to the so called "flex fuel" ICEs (can run on gas or ethanol or any mix in-between).

    • @henrylam92
      @henrylam92 Před 8 měsíci +5

      Toyota is betting on hybrids knowing at its current state the US is nowhere near as ready for full EVs.

    • @user-yh8nv9cq4f
      @user-yh8nv9cq4f Před 8 měsíci

      Half of BYD's cars are hybrids.@@henrylam92

    • @dylanthomas12321
      @dylanthomas12321 Před 8 měsíci

      Toyota stupidly bet on hydrogen fuel cells which are highly inefficient compared to batteries since you have to spend a vast amount of energy to extract the hydrogen from H20. And even more if you start with salt water. Toyota is far behind in BEV tech and recently made a vaporware r PR announcement about their fantastic new battery pack which doesn't exist and won't for 4or more years. Once great company, but huge mistakes.

  • @FREN12345
    @FREN12345 Před 8 měsíci +33

    Recently, Germany abolished the subsidy for EV-buyers almost 1 year early due to an overall budget crisis. Yet to be seen how it will impact sales of EV, but it's not looking good.

    • @Dosmans
      @Dosmans Před 8 měsíci +2

      Well yes, but the subsidies went to the automakers to offset development costs. The impact will be minimal because automakers lower the prices to not experience low demand time. China is running towards massive systemic crisis and so far there is no light at the end of the tunnel for them.

    • @robinspanier7017
      @robinspanier7017 Před 8 měsíci +1

      german evs are operpriced glorified gaming chairs on wheels. the subsidy was removed earlier because they didnt sell their own stuff

    • @Dave1507
      @Dave1507 Před 8 měsíci +6

      @@robinspanier7017 But Tesla isn't german. You described a tesla there.

    • @Youtubegoblin23
      @Youtubegoblin23 Před 8 měsíci +1

      It’s 2024 and I still can’t buy an electric VW here in Australia. Germany was too late to the party and simply won’t have a manufacturing sector in 20 years time

    • @tooltalk
      @tooltalk Před 8 měsíci

      @@Dosmans >> China is running towards massive systemic crisis and so far there is no light at the end of the tunnel for them.

  • @crabjon1979
    @crabjon1979 Před 7 měsíci +4

    In 2023, the total number of passenger cars sold in China was 21.7 million units, which was a 5.6% increase from the previous year. Specifically, Chinese-brand passenger vehicle sales jumped 24.1% year on year in 2023 to 14.6 million units. The market share of such vehicles hit 56% last year, 6.1 percentage points higher than in 2022. The sales of new energy vehicles exceeded 9.49 million units, surging 37.9% year on year. The total vehicle sales in China rose by 12% to 30.094 million units.

  • @honorquest
    @honorquest Před 8 měsíci +53

    Once again, the EU reluctantly does something they've disagreed with Trump on.

    • @beigegecko
      @beigegecko Před 8 měsíci +15

      certain events made them realize the importance of economic and traditional security, and it’s not about trump at all

    • @MrMakabar
      @MrMakabar Před 8 měsíci

      That kind of stuff happened way before Trump. Big example is propably solar with over 50% tariffs on Chinese panels.
      The problem is that Trump has actually started a trade war with the EU at the same time as he tried to push the EU to start a trade war with China. Needless to say that this is just plain and simply stupid.

    • @mugetsu143
      @mugetsu143 Před 8 měsíci +1

      who?

    • @honorquest
      @honorquest Před 8 měsíci +11

      @beigegecko So Trump has better insight then because it took the EU several years to come to the same realization.

    • @sebastianorye2702
      @sebastianorye2702 Před 8 měsíci

      Maybe. But then again, Chinese BEVs entering the EU market is an extremely new phenomenon. While Trump was early, EU was on time.

  • @73BigMC
    @73BigMC Před 8 měsíci +21

    TBF to China, it didn’t force Europe to destroy its manufacturing capabilities in the name of net zero.

    • @bleack8701
      @bleack8701 Před 4 měsíci

      Exactly. China is pushing their manufacturing while the EU is strangling the European countries. This is the natural result

  • @michaela7759
    @michaela7759 Před 8 měsíci +40

    CHINESE EV iMPORT TAX CHANGE IN BRAZIL!!!
    Import tax for chinese ev ARE NOT ZERO ANY MORE. Since a few days ago it is between 10% and 12%, and will gradually increase. To 18-25% in july/24, 25-30% in july/25 and finally 35% in july/26

    • @AB-fi5jt
      @AB-fi5jt Před 8 měsíci +16

      That’s a bad news for ppl in Brazil.

    • @tooltalk
      @tooltalk Před 8 měsíci +8

      @@AB-fi5jt >> That’s a bad news for ppl in Brazil.

    • @torysche2917
      @torysche2917 Před 8 měsíci +8

      @@AB-fi5jt I think it's a great news for ppl working for a car industry in Brazil. They are not gonna lose their job!

    • @tooltalk
      @tooltalk Před 8 měsíci

      @heitors.3917 >> I just hope this means that Chinese companies will start to make their own factories in here.

    • @deezeed2817
      @deezeed2817 Před 8 měsíci +7

      @@tooltalk Brazil doesn't manufacture EV's

  • @happyhappynuts
    @happyhappynuts Před 8 měsíci +34

    The problem is overcapacity. It wouldnt show up as subsidies. The mechanism is shadow bank provides the loan, shadowbank goes broke, new entity is formed to operate the industrial plant

    • @snorttroll4379
      @snorttroll4379 Před 8 měsíci

      Please specify. Do you mean the lender goes bankrupt or and a new bank refinances, or do you mean that the legal entity that operates goes bankrupt and is taken over by a new one

    • @snorttroll4379
      @snorttroll4379 Před 8 měsíci +1

      I mean the assets are taken over by a new one

    • @benfowler1134
      @benfowler1134 Před 6 měsíci

      From seeing the way Chinese business operates up close for much of my life, I'd say that the problem is much more fundamental, deep-seated and cultural. You're not going to fix that sort of thing in 1 month, or even 1 century.

  • @mankitwong4165
    @mankitwong4165 Před 8 měsíci +8

    when US government bailed out GM, were they any different from China government?

    • @mharley3791
      @mharley3791 Před 8 měsíci

      I mean it’s not the US complaining. It’s the EU

  • @BGS_123
    @BGS_123 Před 8 měsíci +7

    No word about Volkswagen dirty lobbying and the opposition to pollution rules

  • @ghostindamachine
    @ghostindamachine Před 8 měsíci +51

    If analysts and non-Chinese car manufacturers are startled by the meteoric rise of the Chinese vehicle manufacturing sector, then they clearly have been asleep at the wheel. China had over 600 !! car brands and start-ups in the automotive industry.
    Xi mandated a few years ago that all these companies need to merge and consolidate to around no more than about 100 car manufacturers / brands. For years already Sandy Munro of Munro and Associates has been warning of the coming tsunami of cars out of China (India and Vietnam). Comparing it to the meteoric rise of Japanese car manufacturing in the late 70's and early 80's. Out-competing every other country on volume, price and reliability. And China (India and Vietnam) will repeat this process for sure.
    But, all things considered, like the switch to electrification, I see it as a good thing. If people need to drive electric; they want an affordable, reliable car. And the Asian car manufacturers (China, Vietnam, India) are fulfilling and will fulfill this demand. And with every evolution, they will get better at this. So, well, shame on the European, US, Japanese and Korean brands and supporting industries for lagging behinds once again.
    People are not brand-loyal anymore. People are now loyal to what ever car fits their needs. And fits in their financial situation. And if one can get great value at a lesser price point.. Well, then that is the clear decision maker.
    edit: typo

    • @tooltalk
      @tooltalk Před 8 měsíci

      >> If analysts and non-Chinese car manufacturers are startled by the meteoric rise of the Chinese car manufacturing sector, then they clearly have been asleep at the wheel.

    • @georgev8590
      @georgev8590 Před 8 měsíci +9

      When was the last time you bought something that is cheap and high quality form China? The way it works even in chinese culture is that if you buy something cheap, you have no right to complain about it being absolute crap.

    • @MasticinaAkicta
      @MasticinaAkicta Před 8 měsíci +5

      I would worry more about how long they stay functional. And if something breaks or doesn't works if it gets fixed... it is after all China. Were warrantees don't exist.

    • @doodlebug1820
      @doodlebug1820 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Are you saying India and Vietnam have taken over by China products or will be producing cats themselves?

    • @Meitti
      @Meitti Před 8 měsíci +8

      Chinese cars are not high quality, but they're cheap. Demand for chinese cars is more of a sign of a global recession and its effecs on normal people.

  • @jkuang
    @jkuang Před 8 měsíci +21

    Hi Patrick, I thought you said China is declining. So why is China getting ahead in EV cars?

    • @akitadakid6326
      @akitadakid6326 Před 8 měsíci +4

      bruh what, just cause a country is doing bad doesn't mean they loose the ability to do something good.

    • @aircorgihui43
      @aircorgihui43 Před 8 měsíci

      And don’t forget all these car companies is owned by the CCP government and it’s highly subsidized

    • @达凯胡
      @达凯胡 Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@akitadakid6326 了解中国的真相,只需要一张机票。而不是西方的媒体。

    • @jkuang
      @jkuang Před 8 měsíci +6

      @@akitadakid6326 Do you know how SERIOUSLY GOOD that is? China is the force that is pushing EV cars forward. It is a whole ecosystem over there. And somehow we are talking about China collapsing or declining ye they are building the future.
      By the way, they are also building out the ecosystem for chip making. They can now produce 7nm chips AT SCALE. In what way that is not SERIOUSLY GOOD and in what way it is declining with "some good?"

    • @harshityadav8698
      @harshityadav8698 Před 8 měsíci +1

      ​@@akitadakid6326The thing is the industry which they are excelling at isn't just an industry, it's the automobile industry. It alone can change the entire landscape of the country. Plus, the only problem in china is the real estate sector and its related industries, which is going to be fixed soon.

  • @xiaoyunchen8337
    @xiaoyunchen8337 Před 8 měsíci +8

    i'm at Michigan USA and really hope to buy a BYD... these are great EVs! unfortunately local protectionism doesn't allow this...

  • @MrMakabar
    @MrMakabar Před 8 měsíci +27

    This is going to be really bad news for OPEC. The EU is the second largest EV market after China and now China is flooding the world with cheap EVs. We are already at 19% of car sales being EVs globally, so this could really destroy the IC car market.

    • @rtmpgt
      @rtmpgt Před 8 měsíci +25

      good.

    • @Origami84
      @Origami84 Před 8 měsíci

      Why would Opec cares? Electricity doesnt come from air, it comes from fossil fuels

    • @cdo...49283
      @cdo...49283 Před 8 měsíci

      Hopefully, f*ck OPEC.

    • @apc9714
      @apc9714 Před 8 měsíci +4

      Remeber when Russia (member of OPEC+) accused the West of manipulating oil prices?

    • @strigoiu13
      @strigoiu13 Před 8 měsíci +6

      It is nowhere near 19%...19% with hybrids...

  • @uk4490
    @uk4490 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Hypocrisy of so called "Free World , Free Trade, Free Speech".

  • @flamencoguy3000
    @flamencoguy3000 Před 7 měsíci +6

    Highly subsidized? The chips act highly subsidizes the US chip industry. GM and Chrysler were rescued many times.

    • @benfowler1134
      @benfowler1134 Před 6 měsíci

      Why not? China only cares about China. We should follow China's fine moral example.

  • @codywaller2840
    @codywaller2840 Před 8 měsíci +50

    I’ll just keep my Japanese ICE car.

    • @ryanreedgibson
      @ryanreedgibson Před 8 měsíci +16

      I don't blame you. Chinese cars are crap.

    • @fungo6631
      @fungo6631 Před 8 měsíci +8

      The Japanese even make hybrid cars, like the Toyota Yaris and Corolla Hybrid. If I needed a greener alternative, I'd rather choose that. I'm sure many people will be happy to pay up more for a Japanese EV due to their quality.

    • @yudogcome5901
      @yudogcome5901 Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@fungo6631Chinese automakers also produce very good hybrid cars. For example, BYD generates more than half of its sales from hybrids. In fact, Toyota's EV bz4x was recalled due to quality issues, and the new model bz3 Toyota only designed the appearance and cabin decoration, and outsourced other parts to BYD for production.

    • @AK-74K
      @AK-74K Před 8 měsíci +6

      @@ryanreedgibson They are not anymore. BYD and Geely make excellent cars

    • @zacksmith5963
      @zacksmith5963 Před 8 měsíci +1

      I ll keep chinese and japanese both

  • @hassanj1861
    @hassanj1861 Před 6 měsíci +1

    People forget China is europes biggest and most important market, not the US or home markets.

  • @ralfzacherl9942
    @ralfzacherl9942 Před 8 měsíci +10

    It's still gonna take a while. If you have a Chinese Electric Car in Germany there is no Chance any mechanic can help you with Software or anything. They try to change that but Germany is moving very very slowly. Maybe in 4-5 years.

    • @henrylam92
      @henrylam92 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Prob the push back comes from the German mechanical engineers and they take pride in their machinery.

    • @ralfzacherl9942
      @ralfzacherl9942 Před 8 měsíci +7

      @@henrylam92 I'm German and when you show up with a new VW with a software problem they're almost as incompetent as with a Chinese car. They try to update it and if it doesn't work they say sorry can't help you.

    • @henrylam92
      @henrylam92 Před 8 měsíci

      @@ralfzacherl9942 well thats on the german manufactures. They need to hire more software engineers. It is also why a lot of people prefer older german cars that have less tech

  • @johnk4306
    @johnk4306 Před 8 měsíci +10

    But what happens if EV incentives and subsidies run dry? Demand for EVs is significantly created by governments having invented this EV market niche - and even with this government intervention most consumers still aren’t interested in EVs.

    • @HMKfilms360
      @HMKfilms360 Před 8 měsíci +2

      I wouldn't mind an ev vehicle because i don't travel far. But ev's are expensive.

    • @nshon7
      @nshon7 Před 8 měsíci

      You are assuming EV tech will stay stagnant forever like ICE. Range, charging speed, battery degradation, weight will see massive improvements. The tipping point, incentives and subsidies not withstanding, will come whereby the lifetime cost of owning an EV is observably lower than ICE.
      China is betting on this and is like a bat out of a hell on that path. They are best placed to benefit when that tipping point happens and it’s be too late for others.

    • @user-hk5wd4sp4m
      @user-hk5wd4sp4m Před 8 měsíci

      In fact, it is based on carbon tax, which means that as long as the world continues to develop on the road of environmental protection, some people will definitely choose electric vehicles for cheaper prices and lower carbon taxes.

    • @mshepard2264
      @mshepard2264 Před 8 měsíci

      This is because the US govt basically holds gas prices artificially low through the use of the strategic reserve and subsidies for the oil companies.
      Electric cars can be cheap just not electric hummers and electric f150s. GM even used to make some affordable electric cars (Bolt and volt) but they cancelled them so….

    • @cheesecake7159
      @cheesecake7159 Před 8 měsíci

      Price will go down untill the car producer bankrupt

  • @SamA-cy8eu
    @SamA-cy8eu Před 8 měsíci +1

    Japan and EU should think about how they should make their car industry more competitive rather than crying about it!

  • @philipfreeman72
    @philipfreeman72 Před 8 měsíci +15

    Here in Thailand most seem to shun maintenance , they just keep buying cheap .

    • @rs-dp6pr
      @rs-dp6pr Před 8 měsíci

      A white person living in Thailand to pretend to know what Thai people thinks is laughable.. just remember to pay your girl every month..

    • @Babigoldfish
      @Babigoldfish Před 7 měsíci

      You sure you're not a out of touch rich man?

    • @JoeOvercoat
      @JoeOvercoat Před 7 měsíci

      That describes the typical American vehicle owner.

  • @ImpressionsFromEverywhere
    @ImpressionsFromEverywhere Před 8 měsíci +24

    Wanting to rent a car in Saudi Arabia recently, I was first busy googling all the many car models I was offered which I had never heard of. All Chinese. I guess soon enough those model names will be familiar like Toyota, Honda, VW and all the others.

    • @doujinflip
      @doujinflip Před 8 měsíci +10

      If they last on the market long enough to develop a decent after-sales reliability and maintenance record. Which considering Mainland Chinese attitudes toward quality of service will likely grow much slower than they expect.

    • @AK-74K
      @AK-74K Před 8 měsíci +2

      @@doujinflip The build quality is very good for these Chinese cars, assume if they want to keep growing their sales, they will have to catch up on their service.

    • @advancetotabletop5328
      @advancetotabletop5328 Před 8 měsíci +2

      You mean like all those fly-by-night Chinese brands on Amazon?

    • @marklee8512
      @marklee8512 Před 8 měsíci +2

      ​​@@doujinflipGo searching, most of the EV taxis in China could easily run for 1 million Kms. They wouldn't have made it without efficiency after sales services. Plus EVs require less maintenance than ICE cars.

    • @郑柏拉图
      @郑柏拉图 Před 7 měsíci

      ​@@AK-74K😂,I have SERES M5,almost no need maintenance 20000KM every time only replace air filter

  • @chjin1796
    @chjin1796 Před 7 měsíci +2

    There is a very interesting point. Generally, subsidies are put together with dumping. But no one is saying that China’s electric cars are dumping. Because their prices in China are much lower than abroad.

  • @ryansmithc
    @ryansmithc Před 8 měsíci +6

    No, China has been placing the building blocks for global expansion since the early 2010's. They only allowed international Auto OEMs to have a joint partnership because they needed to scale domestic factories and create the entire supply chain industry. Now that it has been established, the goal was always to export internationally. Now these Chinese OEMs are waiting for international supply chains to be also built out in trade friendly areas (eastern europe and Mexico). Once Tesla establishes Giga Mexico, they can then build off of that and become global. Chinese companies have also received funding for the upstream and downstream for battery production. This takes time and involves signing lot of agreements. They are simply waiting for the market to grow and Tesla to scale, then compete. To act like of all this wasn't planned and due to poor chinese economy is short sided.

    • @NelsonNyairo
      @NelsonNyairo Před 8 měsíci +4

      He is so biased towards China that his whole argument becomes obsolete

    • @purethinking269
      @purethinking269 Před 7 měsíci +1

      China invited auto companies to build there so they could steal the tech. That is why their cars have advanced so fast. By comparison, hyundai took over 25 years to catch up in quality and style with others.

    • @benfowler1134
      @benfowler1134 Před 6 měsíci

      @@purethinking269 Thankfully not all technology is stealable. It wasn't that long ago that Fat Face threw a public tantrum because China still couldn't make a ballpoint pen. When they finally achieved this great feat of industrial might, the entire country celebrated for a week.

  • @Glory-to-God.
    @Glory-to-God. Před 7 měsíci +3

    US automakers get on average direct subsidies from federal and state governments amount to almost $9,000 per vehicle while direct subsidies from utilities push the amount over $10,000. that is about twice as much as the subsidies from Chinese government to Chinese automakers in China.

    • @MS-ly8iz
      @MS-ly8iz Před 7 měsíci

      Funny so you have the source for that claim that they only get that subsidy ( i doubt it seeing your just parroting the CCP) Lets ignore the free land , forced technology transfer , protected home market ( 40% import tariff) :)

  • @riceball4u172
    @riceball4u172 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Chinese subsidy goes to ANY companies that meet the condition, doesn'tmatter from which countries.
    European and US subsidy ONLY for their own companies only!

  • @dgillies5420
    @dgillies5420 Před 8 měsíci +11

    New cars in the USA are insanely expensive; $70,000 entry level Ford pickup trucks are insanity ... Our last new car was a Ford Fusion Energi lease in 2018 for $29,000.

    • @monkeyking-self-proclaimed7050
      @monkeyking-self-proclaimed7050 Před 7 měsíci +2

      29K for a Ford? I feel sorry for you.

    • @Dokus360
      @Dokus360 Před 6 měsíci

      The latest Chinese 4x4 pickup truck that in technology and performance beats The Ford beasts, Nissan and even Toyota’s best, has a starting price of……
      *……$19,000!!!* now if you ask me, there’s no way in the world I’m throwing away $30,0000 to buy a pickup truck just because it is “Made in the USA!” Or Europe.

  • @eddenoy321
    @eddenoy321 Před 8 měsíci +36

    Patrick could read an old telephone book and make it sound interesting.

  • @lionrock2023
    @lionrock2023 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Everyone is for free trade, until it doesn't suit their interest.
    Everyone is for freedom, until someone uses that freedom against their self interest.

  • @NaumRusomarov
    @NaumRusomarov Před 8 měsíci +4

    i haven't seen a single chinese ev here. i don't know what you're talking about. however i won't be shocked if chinese ev makers finally put the nail in the coffin of old european car makers. the former make products that people like, the latter still hold on to overly expensive garbage cars. sink or swim, so to speak.

    • @zwerko
      @zwerko Před 8 měsíci

      Most EVs are Chinese, if not direct as BYD and Nio, than covertly hidden behind 'brands' like Polestar and Lynk & Co.

  • @MotoZ7
    @MotoZ7 Před 8 měsíci +16

    27% tariffs and what were calling Tax Credits (not subsidies).
    That's the free market 😅

    • @benchoflemons398
      @benchoflemons398 Před 8 měsíci

      Right, this is the bastion of liberalism? Doesn’t look like it

    • @Tounguepunchfartbox
      @Tounguepunchfartbox Před 8 měsíci +4

      A tax credit is a subsidy to the consumer, not the producer. A subsidy would the the government sending Ford a $10,000 check for every EV they build.

    • @benchoflemons398
      @benchoflemons398 Před 8 měsíci +6

      @@Tounguepunchfartbox it’s fungible. If you give the credit to the consumer you increase demand.
      The only difference is that one is more politically viable.

    • @Tounguepunchfartbox
      @Tounguepunchfartbox Před 8 měsíci +3

      @@benchoflemons398 except the consumer subsidy doesn’t directly decrease costs to produce. GM can’t export a $35,000 vehicle at $25,000 because of a consumer tax credit, nor can it price a $35,000 dollar vehicle at $45,000 due to a $10,000 tax credit. With a subsidy, it could do both.

    • @samsonsoturian6013
      @samsonsoturian6013 Před 8 měsíci

      Quit talking to yourself. No one knows what you mean

  • @Bamboo180
    @Bamboo180 Před 8 měsíci +12

    When Euro cars flood in China market at last three decades, that is call free trade policy🤣

    • @skorochemik
      @skorochemik Před 8 měsíci

      Wrong, EU manufacturers had to build factories there...

    • @strigoiu13
      @strigoiu13 Před 8 měsíci

      yeah right flooded China with car factories and jobs

    • @sebastianorye2702
      @sebastianorye2702 Před 8 měsíci

      Not true. They manufactured locally in china, and they did it without subsidies from the EU. The issue is with local manufacturing and competition. It's like what amazon and Walmart did. They sold unprofitably in new markets to kill the competition, and raised prices in their new monopoly.
      Innovation tends to come from competition. If you give one party an unfair advantage, it wont be at balance.

  • @R4baDader
    @R4baDader Před 8 měsíci +13

    What sucks is that we don’t even get Chinese cars in the US, even though they’d be very big sales successes for some of their models. And even though American attitudes toward Chinese cars are extremely negative, even before getting to the natsec issue, they’re probably better built or more reliable that some American cars like the Chevy blazer EV, which just had a stop sale order due to massive software issues.

    • @sebastianorye2702
      @sebastianorye2702 Před 8 měsíci +1

      the same narrative was in the EU a couple of years ago. Now half the ads i see are for chinese EVs, and they've started gaining massive popularity.

    • @Cincy32
      @Cincy32 Před 8 měsíci +2

      WRONG. Buick sells Chinese cars in the US.

    • @sammytsang2948
      @sammytsang2948 Před 8 měsíci +4

      Didn't Japanese cars in the 1980s face racism in USA, like Chinese cars today?

    • @quartermaster1976
      @quartermaster1976 Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@sammytsang29481950's to late 1960's Toyota got big in the 70's because of the Arab oil embargo Honda in the 80's.

    • @Cincy32
      @Cincy32 Před 8 měsíci

      @@sammytsang2948 The Japanese tried to take over the world under their own racist system of imperialism. They eradicated entire ethnic groups throughout Asia. The Chinese are attempting to pick up & carry that torch. The Chinese are doing a great job, too. Go visit Xianjing or Tibet & see what the Han Chinese are doing to the native populations. Oh wait, you can't, the Chinese government won't let you or any other foreigners travel to those provinces.

  • @EPFForsyth
    @EPFForsyth Před 8 měsíci

    Patrick, I think you forget about quality of gross production. I have a total of 4 cars 1: a 2017 Toyota 86 with 20k miles on it, 2: a 2012 Lexus Rx 350 with 375,000 miles on it and it still runs like a champion, 3. A 2009 Honda CR-V with 350,000 miles on it and it is still running strong, 4: 2002 Acura MDX with 415,000 miles on it...I have not wanted/ needed a car since 2017...China builds car with less than poor quality, they are not worth the ROI.

    • @ScoobieDoo-zy1rh
      @ScoobieDoo-zy1rh Před 8 měsíci +1

      No one can drive that much unless you’re a truck driver 😂😂😂

    • @zacksmith5963
      @zacksmith5963 Před 8 měsíci

      Source ??? Proof ???

  • @Johnnyde94v2
    @Johnnyde94v2 Před 8 měsíci +5

    Thank you for the info!

  • @Jazz56974
    @Jazz56974 Před 8 měsíci +10

    It looks like saying that Germany car industry only exports because Germany buyers can not buy that many cars they produce.
    If that was the case in China, this would not be bad new, but rather good news.
    Is true demand slowed down before pandemic, tho after 2021 raised again and is close to former higher demand. What I would like to hear is why on such short time, Chinese manufactures displaced big car brands on fair competition within China itself.

    • @pipiqiqi4010
      @pipiqiqi4010 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Lots of people around choose the EV as their cars, because the oil price is high in China which make the costs of using normal cars are too expensive. But if they use the EVs, then it just cost some electricity fee which is every cheap compare with the oil.

    • @TheHongbu
      @TheHongbu Před 8 měsíci

      @@pipiqiqi4010 Why did the Chinese quickly start choosing Chinese electric cars over Western electric cars? What does it mean?

    • @pipiqiqi4010
      @pipiqiqi4010 Před 8 měsíci

      @@TheHongbu almost all of Chinese choose the Chinese brand or Tesla, except the 2, there is no other options in China or any other countries. in the early stage, Chinese prefer tesla to Chinese brands, but latterly as the Chinese brands has longer driving range and shorter charging time, so lots of people has make the Chinese local brand for their first choice now.

  • @Maverick-ur2vp
    @Maverick-ur2vp Před 8 měsíci +2

    EU lags behind because of the similar bias that you've displayed in your video. Weakness and ignorance are not barriers to survival, but arrogance is.

  • @robincray116
    @robincray116 Před 8 měsíci +3

    Sales of EV vehicles in china (including Hybrid) according to EV Market Reports in 2022.
    2020: 1,300,000
    2021: 3,500,000
    2022: 6,900,00
    2023 (Projected): 8,000,000
    This projection is confirmed on CBS news article on janurary 2nd 2024 "China's BYD is selling more EVs than Tesla" -
    "In the first 11 months of 2023, 8.3 million units of new energy vehicles were sold, accounting for more than 30% of total car sales, according to data released last month by the China Association of Auto Manufacturers."
    I dont see this slowdown in domestic sales people are claiming.

  • @liuantony638
    @liuantony638 Před 8 měsíci +3

    There was no subsidy for car industry in China since the begining of 2023. it is absolutely wrong to say the industry was hugely subsidized. please make comments based on facts.

  • @elcookiemonsteru
    @elcookiemonsteru Před 8 měsíci +1

    EU manufacturers are happy when selling a ton in China, but when China puts a reverse UNO card on the table, then the EU starts crying... 😂 I've seen more and more Mags and BYDs here in Finland...I would rather buy them than Teslas....

  • @bertobertoberto3
    @bertobertoberto3 Před 8 měsíci +4

    What’s wrong? Can’t handle the competition??!

  • @littlestinker9716
    @littlestinker9716 Před 8 měsíci +3

    Patrick, you forgot about Nissan Versa. Available in U.S. starting at $17.4K brand new.

  • @hewittzhong
    @hewittzhong Před 7 měsíci +1

    Isn’t that the same for Europe to China , for the past 20 years . Just a recipocol

  • @Jaxck77
    @Jaxck77 Před 8 měsíci +11

    I hate how western govs have demanded that people buy into an immature technology space that has clear issues both in terms of quality & safety, a technology which will require hundreds of billions of dollars of new infrastructure to support. It’s so frustrating to see just how two-handed govs have been with EV vehicles. The actual technology & supporting industry is heavily controlled by China; obviously they will be the world leader in EVs. Meanwhile European & American regulators can’t seem to grasp that the issue truly is one of technology. Rare metal refining does not exist in NA or in the EU. We need to reshore that & reshore the patents that support EV technology before any transition can occur that doesn’t just benefit Chinese companies.

    • @mshepard2264
      @mshepard2264 Před 8 měsíci

      Many teslas and Chinese cars don’t require that much rare metal earth metals because of their use of lithium Iron phosphate batteries and clever motor design. Also there are charge stations all over the north east of the US so many of the problems are solved. The re-shoring is in progress.

    • @AoibhinnMcCarthy
      @AoibhinnMcCarthy Před 8 měsíci +1

      Racist. Having a brain a good thing.

    • @MorbidEel
      @MorbidEel Před 8 měsíci +1

      AFAIK the issue is that rare earth metal processing is very damaging to the environment. They could reshore but there is also a good reason not to as well.

    • @benfowler1134
      @benfowler1134 Před 6 měsíci

      EVs themselves are very simple technology -- far simpler to engineer than conventional liquid-fuelled cars. The actual drive train has like 10-15 moving parts instead of 1000. And remember that the key benefit of EVs is that the drive train is decoupled from the energy source. The advantage from the Chinese perspective, is that they get to claim they're superior to the West because they have only had to do 2% of the work all the world's real carmakers have had to do in the past.

  • @haoli5779
    @haoli5779 Před 8 měsíci +3

    “A lot of Chinese people bought EVs because of large governments subsidies “? If dig your head in the sand hill will make your day happier, I really shouldn’t tell you this secret : My father recently bought a fully loaded VW ID4 with massages seats for about $30k in China. In a week , the local utility company installed a 35A charger for him which cost is also included in the purchase. He charges the car at night during off peak hour at about $0.04 per kilowatt hour that makes the operation cost of his EV is about 10% of a gasoline car’s. 😮 Chinese knows how much savings they can make by driving EV and they will laugh loudly if they watched your brain washed video.

  • @huypt7739
    @huypt7739 Před měsícem +1

    Foreign car manufactures were forced to open plants in China and build their cars for China domestic market. With the partnership knowledge gain China could easily duplicate the 'assembly lines' to produce its own cars for export...(See China commercial plane looks like a copy of Boeing and Airbus)

  • @Juan_lauda
    @Juan_lauda Před 8 měsíci +3

    If you ever bought anything from Amazon, you already know why you are not going to buy a Chinese car