LOL but why in the world would BYD say such a thing?
I think the question is not whether a company can thrive without Usa, but rather whether Us americans can stand such a statement.
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Even before this US war on Iran. BYD was already the top seller electric brand, ahead of European and United States brands, so I’m a little confused with this article.
Given the enshittification of the BBC I'd say journalist wangled a free ticket to the car show, was desperately trying to find the hook to write the story on, and asked the BYD rep something nigh on insulting like
"How can BYD be profitable when they are locked out of the world's biggest car market ?"
And given they're not allowed to say "We're already doing just fine bitch, we don't need to kiss the orange fascists taint" then you get that carefully diplomatic quote
i think they're just reminding the conmander in chief that they in fact do NOT need murica to do well.
There's alot of companies that doesnt sell a single thing to the US market, that makes millions.
I think we'll be okay.
The question is can they survive when their cars catch on fire at an alarming rate? https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/hundreds-cars-burn-byd-fire-130025851.html
And they say batteries aren't to blame, because you know car seats, electric motors, and body panels are known for just randomly catching fire. It obviously wasn't the batteries /s
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Electric cars are a not the future. Public transit is.
Electric cars exist to bail out the automotive industry. They will become the albatross around Chinas neck as their population ages out of consumption.