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The $25k car is going extinct?

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1970-01-01 ◴[] No.44422276[source]
Completely unmentioned: Chinese EVs are $10k worldwide except USA.

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2024/08/2025-byd-seagull-ev-sta...

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infecto ◴[] No.44422395[source]
Completely untrue. Maybe in China or SEA but not for the rest of the world.

Chinese manufacturers have come a long way and I wish I could buy one in the US but they are also pricing at razor thin margins to starve out competition.

Even in Vietnam the Dolphin is $25k

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immibis ◴[] No.44422417[source]
That's just competition doing its job. The rate of profit, just like every other price, is supposed to fall to the minimum sustsinable level in capitalism.
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mattmaroon ◴[] No.44422484[source]
But it’s well below the minimum sustainable level due to Chinese government subsidies.
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LastTrain ◴[] No.44422642[source]
Wait until you hear about US federal and state automaker subsidies!
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reliabilityguy ◴[] No.44422933[source]
Can you provide some information on this, please?
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1. LastTrain ◴[] No.44427876[source]
An example is the section 179 tax break for cars over 6000 pounds - the one your roofing contractor used for her F250 or your real estate agent used for his Suburban.