schizoidman@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agoWhile the US and EU are putting up barriers to Chinese cars, Australians are buying them at record levelswww.abc.net.auexternal-linkmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareRvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoI love that the cover image for this article about buying Chinese EVs is a car from a Swedish manufacturer (Polestar, owned by Volvo). Western media really knows jack shit about the Chinese EV market.
minus-squareghostpony@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 month agoVolvo, and Polestar, are owned by Geely Holding (since 2010), a Chinese car manufacturer and conglomerate, so I think the photo is quite apt.
minus-squareUnfortunateDoorHinge@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoPlus Tesla’s for the Australian market are built in China. Heck, I think some of the new BMWs are built in China now as well.
I love that the cover image for this article about buying Chinese EVs is a car from a Swedish manufacturer (Polestar, owned by Volvo). Western media really knows jack shit about the Chinese EV market.
Volvo, and Polestar, are owned by Geely Holding (since 2010), a Chinese car manufacturer and conglomerate, so I think the photo is quite apt.
Plus Tesla’s for the Australian market are built in China. Heck, I think some of the new BMWs are built in China now as well.
Volvo is Chinese