schizoidman@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 5 months agoWhile the US and EU are putting up barriers to Chinese cars, Australians are buying them at record levelswww.abc.net.auexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1105arrow-down13
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minus-squareShortFuse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down3·edit-25 months agoWell, 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.
minus-squareForgotAboutDre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·5 months agoWhere were they manufactured?
minus-squareShortFuse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·edit-25 months agoIn China. But the majority of Teslas are manufactured are in China, and no one really considers Teslas “Chinese cars” or “Chinese EVs”.
minus-squareForgotAboutDre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·5 months agoSo manufactured in China like the article says.
minus-squareShortFuse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down4·edit-25 months agoDoesn’t stop it from being misleading. It’s called “burying the lede”.
minus-squareMiaou@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·5 months agoIt’s misleading based on your arguably less important criteria, but OK
minus-squareShortFuse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·edit-25 months agoWow, you think Teslas are “Chinese EVs”. You’re literally the first person I’ve encountered to think so. Also why lead into an article with a graphic of the least selling vehicle?
minus-squareForgotAboutDre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·5 months agoIn Australia they’re all manufactured in China. So it’s a Chinese car. Cars in high developed economies like Australia have until recently been mainly manufactured in highly developed economies like EU, Japan, US etc.
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minus-squareinclementimmigrant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·5 months agoStill, the BYD figure is nothing to be scoffed at.
Well, I feel misled. The graphic shows a Volvo as a Chinese manufactured vehicle.
They’re counting Tesla as a Chinese EV.
Where were they manufactured?
In China. But the majority of Teslas are manufactured are in China, and no one really considers Teslas “Chinese cars” or “Chinese EVs”.
So manufactured in China like the article says.
Doesn’t stop it from being misleading.
It’s called “burying the lede”.
It’s misleading based on your arguably less important criteria, but OK
Wow, you think Teslas are “Chinese EVs”. You’re literally the first person I’ve encountered to think so. Also why lead into an article with a graphic of the least selling vehicle?
In Australia they’re all manufactured in China. So it’s a Chinese car.
Cars in high developed economies like Australia have until recently been mainly manufactured in highly developed economies like EU, Japan, US etc.
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Still, the BYD figure is nothing to be scoffed at.