return2ozma@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoThe world's carmakers are struggling to compete with Chinawww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square90linkfedilinkarrow-up1177
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minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·2 months agoThe world’s car makers struggled to compete with Japan back in the '70s, but I would argue that struggle gave people access to better vehicles. Turned out the winning move was to make affordable cars that were fuel efficient to operate and people would rush to buy them.
minus-squareDisasterTransport@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 months agoBut that requires R&D, and that means hiring and paying more engineers! And maintaining multiple production lines! And paying people to work on those! Can’t we just make a law that all Americans have to buy an F-150 by the time they turn 30???
The world’s car makers struggled to compete with Japan back in the '70s, but I would argue that struggle gave people access to better vehicles.
Turned out the winning move was to make affordable cars that were fuel efficient to operate and people would rush to buy them.
But that requires R&D, and that means hiring and paying more engineers! And maintaining multiple production lines! And paying people to work on those! Can’t we just make a law that all Americans have to buy an F-150 by the time they turn 30???