Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 months 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-square132fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up121arrow-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-23 months agomessage-square132fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareToadOfHypnosis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoI am union so don’t misunderstand the comment, but doesn’t BYD rely heavily on terribly paid non-union labor to reach it’s price advantage?
minus-squareHanrahan@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·3 months agoNo, it relies on massive automation. Similary their solar industry etc For example https://www.theenergymix.com/automation-not-cheap-labour-drives-chinas-solar-and-battery-edge-ritchie/
I am union so don’t misunderstand the comment, but doesn’t BYD rely heavily on terribly paid non-union labor to reach it’s price advantage?
No, it relies on massive automation. Similary their solar industry etc
For example
https://www.theenergymix.com/automation-not-cheap-labour-drives-chinas-solar-and-battery-edge-ritchie/