Russia rebuilds its outdated domestic automobile industry with technology transfer from China

[Yommie]

Putin takes the new Volga car out for a ride. Gives it his personal signature as a bonus

 

[ety]

Looks sort of cool.

 

[Yommie]

Putin Test-Drives Chinese-Designed Volga K50 as Russia Revives Soviet-Era Brand | AC1N​

 

[Viet]

Putin takes the new Volga car out for a ride. Gives it his personal signature as a bonus

It’s a Chinese car.
The only Russian is the name.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

It’s a Chinese car.
The only Russian is the name.

China's ICE engine has actually surpassed all automakers from the US/Germany/Japan in efficiency.

Since China is not only strong in BEV and PHEV, its ICE cars are superior to all competitors as well.

 

[Viet]

China's ICE engine has actually surpassed all automakers from the US/Germany/Japan in efficiency.

China has more engineers.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

China has more engineers.

China has produced more than 10 times of engineers compared to the US.

 

[Viet]

China has produced more than 10 times of engineers compared to the US.

At least the US has Tesla.
how embarrassing it is Putin shows up with a Chinese car. Germany has multiple car brands, so Japan. For a country with much vast lands, people and resources the Russians should have at least something to show, but there is none. 0.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

At least the US has Tesla.
how embarrassing it is Putin shows up with a Chinese car. For a country with vast lands, people and resources the Russians should have at least something to show, but there is none.

Tesla also heavily relies on China.

Many US investors are asking Musk to sell off Tesla's China business, but he has simply refused.

 

[Viet]

Tesla also heavily relies on China.

Many US investors are asking Musk to sell off Tesla's China business, but he has simply refused.

Tesla in part is similar to Cola Cola. You sell a story. You tell people Coke is not water with sugar, but you can fly if you drink coke.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Tesla in part is similar to Cola Cola. You sell a story. You tell people Coke is not water with sugar, but you can fly if you drink coke.

Yep, Tesla is brand recognition like Apple, and Musk cannot find any supply chain more perfect than China's, hence he prefers to stick his business in China, unless if the US government is forcing him at gunpoint.

The US can no longer let China to control the global supply chain as China will keep using this leverage to break through into anything, even the EUV lithography that is controlled by the aggregated western alliance.

The rare earth supply chain will be remained firmly gripped by China if the global supply chain also remains at China's hand.

 

[Raj-Hindustani]

At least the US has Tesla.
how embarrassing it is Putin shows up with a Chinese car. Germany has multiple car brands, so Japan. For a country with much vast lands, people and resources the Russians should have at least something to show, but there is none. 0.

Exactly.. I had the same thoughts first.

 

[Viet]

Yep, Tesla is brand recognition like Apple, and Musk cannot find any supply chain more perfect than China's, hence he prefers to stick his business in China, unless if the US government is forcing him at gunpoint.

The US can no longer let China to control the global supply chain as China will keep using this leverage to break through into anything, even the EUV lithography that is controlled by the aggregated western alliance.

The rare earth supply chain will be remained firmly gripped by China if the global supply chain also remains at China's hand.

An electric car has about 10,000 parts from big to small. Good luck to make them all in America. a Tesla car would cost $100,000.
But I am a fan of risk management. Giving Ccp too much control of supply chain is not good, either.