This ist gonna be an legislatory requirement pretty soon at least in EU. Every car manufacturer already has Implementes this or planned to do this in the near future.

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Thats maybe only true for the US. In Europe, the solar panel industry ist dead, Like the following:

• The Screen/TV industry,
• Heat Pumps,
• consumer electronics,

As is most of the Smartphone production, again, outside Design and probably the Premium/sustainable Brands.

Nearly every industry, where you can undercut competitors costs by leveraging economies of scale through pollution and the abolishment of labour laws and human rights

Errm… whos gonna tell them about the economics of being the largest coherent market there is and forcing Joint Ventures in every relevant industry…

Yes, Chinese Imports are. As they are Not only cheaper manufacturer because of (non existent) labour laws, the local chinese goverments heavily subsidize these companies.

As for technology. China does have an edge on battery tech (again, Production seems to be subsidized) and cheaply produced Screens

On classic car qualities, they are behind the Premium brands.