While the US and EU are putting up barriers to Chinese cars, Australians are buying them at record levels
While the US and EU are putting up barriers to Chinese cars, Australians are buying them at record levels
The rapid rise of Chinese electric vehicles has been met with resistance in the US and Europe. So why are Australians buying them at record levels?
Australia's car manufacturing industry is basically non-existent, they import almost all of them. The EU and US have huge manufacturing bases they're trying to protect
Adelaide killed big chunks of their public transport system to appease Holden, who fucked off anyway. Still salty.
Thanks to Joe Hockey and the LNP government who decided it wasn’t strategically important to have high value manufacturing in Australia.
If EU manufacturers didn't charge 35k for a car that barely fits 3 people, we wouldn't need to turn to these chinese cars.
People buy vehicles they can afford, more at 11
I don't blame them. I used to look down on them until my mother bought a Chinese car and I was impressed by how good it is, not just for the price but full stop.
American imperialism will never allow working, quality Chinese cars. You will buy Tesla and YOU WILL like it!
Chinese manufacturing won't allow quality Chinese cars...
At least they won't have them in the export line.
Well, I feel misled. The graphic shows a Volvo as a Chinese manufactured vehicle.
Sales of Chinese made EVs in Australia
- Tesla - 46,116
- BYD - 12,438
- MG - 5,928
- Volvo - 3,949
They're counting Tesla as a Chinese EV.
Because the Australian Teslas and Volvos are made in China. It's a Chinese EV. Volvo is owned by a Chinese Company.
Still, the BYD figure is nothing to be scoffed at.
Is this the free market?
If you’re wealthy.
Can I buy a, cough, Australian electric car?
Something weird https://ace-ev.com.au/
- Claim to be "made in Australia"
- Don't provide any photos of their production line or factory.
- Underpowered (max speed 100kmph)
Perhaps imported and then assembled in Australia?
Isn't that the new bullshit line nowadays? Companies used designed in <country>, but everything is still made in China.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
This year, vehicles from China became the third most popular choice for new car sales in Australia, knocking South Korea — the home of Kia and Hyundai — down to fourth place, and rapidly gaining ground on manufacturing leaders Thailand and Japan.
President Ursula von der Leyen said global markets were being "flooded with cheaper electric cars" with prices "kept artificially low by huge state subsidies".
The Chinese government has spent decades trying to help its flagging auto industry catch up to the giants of Europe, Asia and the US, and while it failed in the era of petrochemical propulsion, it found success in the age of the electric vehicle.
Growing consumer awareness, cost competitiveness, technological advances and a cut in tariffs thanks to the Australia-China Free Trade Agreement are all helping to drive sales of Chinese vehicles in Australia.
A spokesperson from Australia's Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) said increased competition and the availability of Chinese-produced vehicles had "enhanced consumer choice, allowing Australians to purchase cars that best fit their work, recreation, and family".
Professor Zhang said despite claims China was "flooding the market" with EVs, the global vehicle fleet was still dominated by internal combustion engines and consumers would ultimately "choose products that suit their needs".
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I love that the cover image for this article about buying Chinese EVs is a car from a Swedish manufacturer (Polestar, owned by Volvo). Western media really knows jack shit about the Chinese EV market.
Volvo is Chinese