Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-212 hours agoFormer GM Executive: BYD cars are good in terms of design, features, price, quality. If we let BYD into the U.S. market, it could end up destroying american manufacturerswww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square193fedilinkarrow-up1517arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1505arrow-down1external-linkFormer GM Executive: BYD cars are good in terms of design, features, price, quality. If we let BYD into the U.S. market, it could end up destroying american manufacturerswww.nytimes.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-212 hours agomessage-square193fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareInternetCitizen2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·12 hours agoIts largely american cope that they are not that good at manufacturing anymore. Chinese factories build things to spec, and the customer asks for cheap, so they get cheap.
minus-squareDave.@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-29 hours agoThey also iterate very quickly. First car design - “functional” is being polite about it. Fifteen years later when they are on their tenth revision - pretty damn good. Meanwhile US car manufacturers can squeeze in a revision/refresh every 5 years if they’re lucky.
Its largely american cope that they are not that good at manufacturing anymore. Chinese factories build things to spec, and the customer asks for cheap, so they get cheap.
They also iterate very quickly.
First car design - “functional” is being polite about it.
Fifteen years later when they are on their tenth revision - pretty damn good.
Meanwhile US car manufacturers can squeeze in a revision/refresh every 5 years if they’re lucky.