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An exhibition in central Japan showcases tens of thousands of parts, stripped from the world's top-selling models. Japanese car parts manufacturers were stunned at the advances of Chinese brands BYD and Nio.
Chinese carmakers hold costs down through engineering advances in parts assembly, and with a far higher degree of vertical integration of production. Chinese companies integrate multiple components into one part, and then standardize those integrated parts across multiple car models. This results in far fewer parts per car, faster manufacturing time, and lower vehicle weight.
Industry insiders are increasingly critical of top executives in the US, Europe, and Japan who have been blindsided by Chinese ascent and near-domination of the global car industry. Consultants and engineering experts in China have reported for years on Chinese monopolies of supply chains, engineering breakthroughs, and product quality. Yet the CEO's and top officers of legacy car brands were seemingly unaware of key developments that were upending their own industry, and which now threaten their survival.
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Nikkei, Japanese tear down Chinese EV’s and don’t like what they see
https://asia.nikkei.com/Busine....ss/Automobiles/Elect
Wall Street Journal, What Scared Ford’s CEO in China
https://www.wsj.com/business/a....utos/ford-china-ev-c
Small, well-built Chinese EV called the Seagull poses a big threat to the US auto industry
https://apnews.com/article/chi....na-byd-auto-seagull-
Wired, How China’s EV Boom Caught Western Car Companies Asleep at the Wheel
https://www.wired.com/story/ho....w-chinas-ev-boom-cau
Inside China Business, Ford Motor CEO visits China, sees existential threats and opportunities, and overhauls the company
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LOgURuanrU
Company page, Sino Auto Insights
https://www.sinoautoinsights.com/
Closing scene, Lijiang Park, Yunnan
The FBI is investigating a spate of racist text messages targeting Black Americans in the wake of Donald Trump's election victory last week. The texts were reported in states including Alabama, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia, addressing recipients as young as 13 by name and telling them they were "selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation" and other messages referencing slavery. For more, we speak with Robert Greene II, a history professor at Claflin University, South Carolina's first and oldest historically Black university in Orangeburg, where many students were targeted. "Initially when I heard about the texts, I thought it was a bit of a hoax, but … it quickly became clear that this wasn't just a Claflin problem, it was a national issue, as well," says Greene. We also speak with Wisdom Cole, senior national director of advocacy for the NAACP, who says "this is only the beginning," with a second Trump administration expected to attack civil rights and embolden hate groups.Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET.Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe
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