▲ 682 ▼ Anon drives a bus (sh.itjust.works) submitted 2 years ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works [M] to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works 118 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Hilariously most of the electric buses are Chinese. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yutong https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BYD_Auto permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago It's the quality control and the fact that the buyer is a continent or ocean away. If a western company has hired a Chinese manufacture, they can get a good product if they stay on top of plant inspections. If not, the Chinese manufacture will start cutting corners. If you're a western buyer, buy from a western company even if a majority of parts were made in China. If you manage to import a whole car from Alibaba and something goes wrong, you're SOL. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago It's the quality control and the fact that the buyer is a continent or ocean away. If a western company has hired a Chinese manufacture, they can get a good product if they stay on top of plant inspections. If not, the Chinese manufacture will start cutting corners. If you're a western buyer, buy from a western company even if a majority of parts were made in China. If you manage to import a whole car from Alibaba and something goes wrong, you're SOL. permalink fedilink source parent
