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For a few years, until the American automakers go bankrupt, as you said, then the Chinese automakers increase prices 10x.
What a valuable lesson, get subsidized by an authoritarian government so that you can offer vehicles below cost. Also be sure to add spyware for the aforementioned authoritarian government.
Do you even understand what below cost means? No amount of modernization will counteract it.
Did we lose our industry when the Japanese auto manufacturers entered our market? When the Koreans did?
What's different this time?
Americans can also buy EVs from countries other than China. America can also subsidise internal EV production.
My point is that we shouldn't give a fuck about petrol loving manufacturers.
Respond to user demand and environmental pressure.
Don't arrogantly assume your polluting product will remain market leader.
Don't build ever bigger vehicles just to avoid particular regulations.
Yes. Would you like some oil industry case studies?
Have you heard of R&D investment, continual process improvement and economies of scale?