China dominates the electric vehicle industry, with its brands responsible for about two-thirds of global sales in 2024, although none of those sales were in the U.S.
China loves electric cars: making them, driving them and selling them to the rest of the world.
Electric vehicles have been widely adopted in China, thanks in part to years of now-defunct government subsidies and a fast-growing network of charging stations. According to the International Energy Agency, almost half of the cars sold in China in 2024 were electric, compared with about 1 in 10 in the U.S.
But despite growing global interest in the innovative sector, Chinese electric cars remain out of reach for consumers in the world’s second-largest auto market, the United States.
You mean the EVs that were just found out to be mostly made by slave or slave-like labor? Yeah I bet.
Got any source on that? The EV lines are nearly 100% automated.
Something something Xinjiang.
Something something under Communism, no freedom
Something something I trust the Freedom Institute For Liberty And Democracy a bit more than your Wumao ass, you CCP shill.
just modeling their behaviours on the likes of Nike, Apple etal.
when ipads were being assembled in India and workers were throwing themselves off the roof of the factory from stress, the soltion was …to install nets
That was Foxcon. China.
That was the Taiwanese company Foxcon, which operated in Hong Kong under a separate set of labor laws than the mainland.
Don’t get all high and mighty. Companies making cars in the USA have been busted numerous times having children as young as 12 working in the factories.
And don’t ask what an Artisanal Miner is or why we’ve been importing so much of our rare earth material from a disputed territory between Congo and Rwanda.
No one reads my fucking other comment I guess.
That’s just how threads go on forums like this. People see your original comment, but replies you make to other comments may get buried. If you want everyone to see your other comment, make it an edit to your original.
I really don’t care, starting to dislike this place anyways. I post something personal and get zero replies, I post some dumb shit about Chinese cars and get 80 replies. Meh.
Ok, well you seemed confused and upset, so I was just trying to help. Hope you feel better today.
Everything I’ve read about the factory in Hungary was true of countless companies in the US. There are people here who work 7 days a week too.
The reason it’s an issue in Hungary is because the EU has stronger labor protections than we do. If this were happening in the US, I’m convinced it would be completely ignored.
Yeah, we definitely need stronger labor protections here, unfortunately you’re probably right.
I don’t know why people keep down voting this.
They’ve found subhuman slave like labour conditions both in the factories in Hungary and Brazil.
Their tech is great, but no one should support any companies that violate human rights. PERIOD!
IKEA and Nestlé have abhorrent US business practices. It’s a disgusting display of orientalism, and these practices are illegal in China.
Nestle is one of the worst companies in the world. They are responsible for the death of tens of thousands of children in Africa, droughts and a lot more shit.
I hadn’t heard anythink about Ikea. Mind sharing? I though they were pretty good, being a non profit and investing in climate change.
I can’t remember everything exactly, and memory holes are sadly real, mostly due to things like https://www.reputationsciences.com/reputation-management-definition-important/
But labor abuses follow this company.
https://www.ufcw.org/press-releases/ikea-usa-charged-with-violating-federal-labor-law/
I can’t vouch for the veracity of other accusations, but they are there:
https://www.scu.edu/ethics/focus-areas/business-ethics/resources/ikea-case-one-companys-fight-to-end-child-labor/
Because this place is also full of shills and state actors unfortunately. Don’t get me wrong I’m not defending anyone here, American car companies are plenty garbage, but I’m tired of the astroturfing about these “amazing Chinese cars”
Who owns the hungarian one? I haven’t heard about it.
BYD
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/byd-hungary-china-labour-watch-9.7154249
Huh, completely flew under my radar and i follow EVs closely…
Like the US factories that have mandatory overtime and if you don’t meet the requirement you get fired? 6-7 days a week and 10 hours a day.
Source?
Edit: Just for clarification, “trust me” is not a source.
I have worked in US factories. I got a write up for missing three whole days of mandatory seven day, ten hour weeks, with a doctor’s note. I was fortunate enough at the time that I found a job elsewhere on five day weeks that paid more on that same day because I walked out the door without a meeting, let alone signing anything.
The factory I’m sitting next to.
Yeah, that’s what’s funny. They’re insanely substudized and built by people making $300/mo. They also catch fire from thermal runaway at a massively higher rate.
I’ve test driven 4 different chinese brands for shits and giggles… they drive horribly! They lack the most basic features like single pedal driving, the thing EVs are known for?