Volkswagen is on track for its smallest year of China sales since 2012, according to CNBC analysis of public data for the first three quarters of the year.
  • staclearBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I’m interested in what sort of car culture is in China. Private car ownership wasn’t allowed for regular citizens until 1994, so I would not expect as much cultural significance or heritage for cars in the public conscience. I’m sure there are plenty car enthusiasts in China who enjoy engaging ICE cars but I would imagine there are also many more EV enthusiasts.

  • V8-Turbo-HybridBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Nationalism and country disputes are also most reason why Japanese automakers and Hyundai sales only going worse, so they seem very difficult to stay in China.

    VW still has chances to stay in China, but they really need to push harder in their EV effort.

    • cookingboyBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Nationalism and country disputes are also most reason

      If that’s the case Tesla wouldn’t be doing so well there.

      It really is just because the Japanese and Koreans don’t have any value proposition in the Chinese market anymore.

      They have neither the prestige of the European/American luxury brands nor the value and technology of domestic Chinese OEMs.

      • DoppelkupplungsBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        is it though? BYD will soon overtake Tesla at least in China. The OP’s nationalism arguement still stands

        • Daddy_MacronBEnglish
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          10 months ago

          BYD is overtaking Tesla because they sell cars in every segment going up to entry level luxury while Tesla only sells entry level luxury and up cars.

        • cookingboyBEnglish
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          10 months ago

          Ford F-series is the best selling car in the US but that doesn’t mean Americans are nationalistic when it comes to cars.

          BYDs are cheaper and are designed for the Chinese market, it’s a matter of time before they over take Tesla, a premium brand.

          There are just no other non-premium EV brand on the planet that’s competitive.

          • DoppelkupplungsBEnglish
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            10 months ago

            If you wanna talk about pick-ups Ford F-series, Silverdoe and Ram all comfortably outsell Tundra and Tacoma

  • RiftHunter4BEnglish
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    10 months ago

    No one should be surprised that BYD is dominating. Doug Demuro did a review of the Han and its nice. A $43k EV with stitched leather interior and is intended to compete with vehicles that are priced above $60k.

    Also, China is where the US probably should be with EV adoption, but to say that we aren’t committed is an understatement.

    • Snaz5BEnglish
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      10 months ago

      China doesnt have fossil fuel lobbyists to worry about. When the government sets a goal, it happens or heads will roll. It’s why china’s so good at building infrastructure as well. No hoops to jump through when one group controls all the hoops.