Posted on 03/18/2024 8:12:42 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
He Xiaopeng, the CEO of XPeng Motors, predicts a “bloodbath” against America’s auto industry with the help of cheap China-made electric vehicles (EVs).
Over the weekend, former President Donald Trump was campaigning in Andalia, Ohio, when he warned that without fierce new United States tariffs on China-made EVs, the American auto industry will face “a bloodbath for the country” with jobs lost and industry offshored.
“We’re going to put a 100 percent tariff on every single car that comes across the line and you’re not going to be able to sell those cars if I get elected,” Trump said. “Now if I don’t get elected, it’s going to be a bloodbath for the whole, that’s going to be the least of it, it’s going to be a bloodbath for the country, that’s going to be the least of it.”
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Trump’s remark mimicked comments made by Xiaopeng in a letter to XPeng employees obtained by CNBC last month. Xiaopeng suggested that “a bloodbath” is coming for the American auto industry this year.
China seeks to deliver a “brutal knockout round” against its Western competitors, including the U.S., in the global EV market, Xiaopeng said.
CNBC reported:
“This year also marks the beginning of a fierce competition that may end in a ‘bloodbath’ (or as I prefer to call it, the brutal ‘knockout round’) among Chinese auto makers,” Xiaopeng wrote in the employee memo. [Emphasis added]
“XPeng has engaged in this cutthroat competition right from the outset, thus accumulating considerable experience. Our guts, grit and perseverance, I firmly believe, will lead us to victory.” [Emphasis added]
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So Trump’s Bloodbath comment was a repeat of what some Chinese executive said previously?
First I’ve heard of this. But naturally the media has blamed Trump for the remark.
“Chinese Auto Executive: ‘Bloodbath’ Coming for American Auto Industry”
He’s right about the bloodbath, but that can be blamed on US manufacturers following the SHEER IDIOCY of Hertz and diving into EVs head-first.
But we shouldn’t worry, the UAW will do what’s needed to help out their employers. Just kidding!!!! The definition of success of for the UAW is the ability to put their members out of work.
Is the newest word-of-the-day “bloodbath”?
I have seen it more often in the past few days than I had seen it in the past couple of years.
Jeme, How do you hotwire an EV?
They drummed up a controversy to get Laken Riley's rape and murder by a Biden "migrant" out of the news cycle.
Looks like it worked.
The media is blaming Trump but apparently they were well aware of this connection to Trump's remarks.
(as if the context wasn't more than enough clarity)
The American auto manufacting sector is dead.
This is what Trump was speaking about.
Biden just announced tougher emissions “rules” today.
Now just who benefits from that?
The Chinese of course.
EV’s will be a disaster.
jumper cables?
Old signs along the highways of old times:
“Last Chance Gas”
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Can one EV share “fuel” with another?
How about US Government instead let American auto producers make cheap, durable ICE vehicles, which Americans want to buy - instead of ceding our auto market to China via Fed.gov regulatory fiat?
China believes in total warfare.
Industrializing, while paying US politicians to stop the US from industrializing is all part of that.
The same applies to stupid American companies like Tesla, who create large factories in China, and then the chinese copy their tech and now Tesla will be crushed by the chinese borg in many ways.
IOW.....china getting ready to invade?
I predict a Ceausescu style bloodbath for this guy’s Communist Party.
Everything “Green deal” is done for graft and to support Chicoms.
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