2026-04-29 15:24 UTC
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@SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2026-04-30 18:18
oh yeah....the 8 billion dollars to Detroit subsidy is why they make all those cool, highly efficient cars.
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@frisbird@lemmy.ml 2026-04-29 15:39
https://subsidytracker.goodjobsfirst.org/?major_industry_sum=motor+vehicles&order=subsidy&sort=desc&page=1 USA subsidizes auto industry too
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@Astrealix@lemmy.world 2026-04-29 15:48
And because wages are lower as well. Manpower costs more in America than China by quite a bit. The article doesn't scale prices to purchasing power. It's not 5x as much anymore probably, but it's a significant amount.
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@krisevol@lemmus.org 2026-04-29 15:29
And they are winning. China is expected to dominate 4 of the top 5 auto manufacturer by 2030
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@TwinTitans@lemmy.world 2026-04-29 17:29
Seems like a missed opportunity by everybody else.
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@CannedYeet@lemmy.world 2026-04-29 16:52
That's very nice of them to make stuff cheaper for me. If only my government wouldn't tack on 100% tariffs.
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@shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-29 17:58
Subsidizing practical applications of clean energy seems like a moral good to me. Are they attempting to control the market? Even if they are the solution is to produce a more competitive product, not sit on one's hands or double down on ICE vehicles.