Why Chinese-made cars are becoming so common on Australia's roads
www.abc.net.au
The rapid rise of Chinese electric vehicles has been met with resistance in the US and Europe. So why are Australians buying them at record levels?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/16322892

While the US and EU are putting up barriers to Chinese cars, Australians are buying them at record levels

  • eatthecake@lemmy.worldEnglish
    25·
    6 months ago

    Probably because we don’t make cars, or anything else. We dig stuff up, send it to China and buy it back in the form of goods.

      • jonne@infosec.pubEnglish
        72·
        6 months ago

        It is a colony. The King of England can just fire the Prime Minister any time he likes.

        • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
          2·
          6 months ago

          The governor-general of Australia doesn’t actually work for the King these days.

        • girlfreddy@lemmy.caEnglish
          2·
          6 months ago

          No he can’t. Australia, like Canada where I live, is simply a Commonwealth nation. As such Britain has absolutely zero control over politics or who leads the nation.