schizoidman@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agoWhile the US and EU are putting up barriers to Chinese cars, Australians are buying them at record levelswww.abc.net.auexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down13 cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareShortFuse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down3·edit-28 months agoWell, I feel misled. The graphic shows a Volvo as a Chinese manufactured vehicle. Sales of Chinese made EVs in Australia Tesla - 46,116 BYD - 12,438 MG - 5,928 Volvo - 3,949 They’re counting Tesla as a Chinese EV.
minus-squareForgotAboutDre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·8 months agoWhere were they manufactured?
minus-squareShortFuse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·edit-28 months agoIn China. But the majority of Teslas are manufactured are in China, and no one really considers Teslas “Chinese cars” or “Chinese EVs”.
minus-squareForgotAboutDre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·8 months agoSo manufactured in China like the article says.
minus-squareShortFuse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·edit-28 months agoDoesn’t stop it from being misleading. It’s called “burying the lede”.
minus-squareinclementimmigrant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 months agoStill, the BYD figure is nothing to be scoffed at.
Well, I feel misled. The graphic shows a Volvo as a Chinese manufactured vehicle.
They’re counting Tesla as a Chinese EV.
Where were they manufactured?
In China. But the majority of Teslas are manufactured are in China, and no one really considers Teslas “Chinese cars” or “Chinese EVs”.
So manufactured in China like the article says.
Doesn’t stop it from being misleading.
It’s called “burying the lede”.
Still, the BYD figure is nothing to be scoffed at.