Autoline: 2023 Industry Report Card
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I would totally agree. Let the gnashing of teeth continue on this forum. The simplicity over ICE will be extremely hard to match. RAMs new EV pickup can have up to a 500 mile range. Walmart is installing chargers at 1,000s of locations. The hand writing is on the wall-even for those who choose not to read it.
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Yes by golly. You vil drive an electric car no matter what.
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EPA reportedly planning to announce significant limits on tailpipe emissions to boost electric vehicle adoption
EPA reportedly planning to announce significant limits on tailpipe emissions to boost electric vehicle adoption.
Putting the whole dramatic EV discussion aside, if purchasing trends/patterns are taken into consideration, what does this indicate about us as a society (mostly in relation to those companies holding the top 5 spots on the list)?
I watched this video this morning as well. I think the other point that John did not make directly is the silent prediction that some of these automakers will not make it in the long term if they don't change their fiscal ways.
The lens through which John scrutinizes the automotive industry is strictly financial, and omits several factors of equal or even greater importance. Some of the car companies on this list are the pride and joy of the respective nations in which they're domiciled, and political and cultural considerations will impact the chances of their survival in the future. With deglobalization (and its corollary, localization) becoming ever more prominent in the years ahead, I think this evaluation would be better compartmentalized by country; for instance, comparing the American-domiciled manufacturers alone (e.g., Ford vs. GM vs. Tesla), because they're uniquely governed by US legislation and culture, and separately evaluating the foreign manufacturers in their own nation-specific categories. I suppose this video's content can reflect the chances of each company's future foreign market participation, since that is less political/cultural and more a financially motivated decision. Credit where it's due, this is quite an interesting collection and analysis of data.
