I kind of want to see this movie after reading a summary https://www.inverse.com/entert...

Lobbyists.

German engineering hasn't been German engineering in a long time. BMW is making all kinds of cheap garbage with plastic oil pans and valve covers. Add in subscriptions for paid features and full screen advertisements for Spider Man it's a race to extract every cent before China eats their lunch.

Hey at least we're Making Measles Great Again!

I keep hearing this. Is there any truth? The USA also subsidizes the auto manufacturers along with the oil companies.

You made me check and even Lotus is foreign owned.

Bullshit. China can sell cars all over the world and meet their required safety standards. The EU actually has more strict standards than the USA.

It's funny how the troll-right keeps trying to rant about the evils of socialism - And yet somehow, every one of their points seems to be in favor of it!

/ For the record, I'm a fan of social safety nets, not ML Tankies.

When US companies can sell a modern fully-featured car in the $10k range, I might start caring what they have to say on the topic.

Until then, Detroit can take a long walk off a short pier. I have zero interest in a 20MPG behemoth that needs 360-degree cameras just to see over its own hood and tailgate, all at the low, low price of five to ten complete BYD Seagulls.

And if China want to track my every move - It's already happening, and personally, I consider them far less of a risk than GM or Uncle Sam doing the same! GM is rent seeking; Uncle Sam wants end-runs around the 4th amendment; and China's motivations may not exactly be pure, but their interaction with me is at least one-sided, they have little to no ability to do anything that affects me.

China invading Taiwan and Iran having nukes are the two republican boogey men.

Oh yeah no domestic vehicles have always on telemetry.

US businesses only cry "free market" when they're trying to kill regulatory legislation.

Just like Harley Davidson in the 80s when Japanese bikes were destroying outdated Harleys. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

Cry to daddy Reagan for help.

You lost me at step 1. Why would we get in a war with China? Again it benefits absolutely no one. China is watching as the US shoots itself in the foot daily and we are no longer a global leader. I mean they’re talking about rolling back mileage ratings for fucks sake. Gasoline is expensive as ever and they want to bring back cars that measure mileage in telephone poles?

You can’t claim unions are killing manufacturing while companies are bragging about record profits every quarter.