Germany is No 1 in Europe for EV production, No 2 in the world

Re:Germany is No 1 in Europe for EV production, No 2 in the ... by kjksf on Thursday June 13, 2024 @07:55AM (#40668526)

This is not the news that informs.

I can't tell from the article if they count Tesla's Berlin factory as "German assembly line".

If not, the article should say that.

If yes, to say that "Germany’s automakers manufactured" 1 million EVs is misleading given that around 25% of that was Tesla's Model Y.

Tesla has a factory in Germany but it's a stretch to call it a German automaker, just like Toyota has factories in Mexico but we don't call it Mexican company.

Either way, to namecheck Volkswagen or BMW but not Tesla is just bizarre.

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Re:Germany is No 1 in Europe for EV production, No 2 in the ... by mensetmanusman on Thursday June 13, 2024 @07:56AM (#40668532)

The people are the automakers, not the brand behind it.

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Re:Germany is No 1 in Europe for EV production, No 2 in the ... by art3m on Thursday June 13, 2024 @08:12AM (#40668691)

Assembly line doesn't make you 'automaker'.

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Re:Germany is No 1 in Europe for EV production, No 2 in the ... by r00fus on Thursday June 13, 2024 @02:12PM (#40672762)

This article and analysis is obviously comparing countries to their EV build output. What's your complaint - that Tesla should be a country?

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Re:Germany is No 1 in Europe for EV production, No 2 in the ... by art3m on Thursday June 13, 2024 @08:17PM (#40676312)

Article has kind of manipulation with statistics including foreign companies as Tesla in the overall production quantity.

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Re:Germany is No 1 in Europe for EV production, No 2 in the ... by dgrin91 on Thursday June 13, 2024 @08:46AM (#40668988)

Ford also has a Germany factory. Probably most big auto manufacturers do. Foreign cars are big in Germany (I think I read 40%), as they are in basically every country.

Of course other factories should still count, why wouldn't they? You're only thinking of Tesla because its always in the news, but there are plenty of other 100% legit foreign auto manufacturers in Germany.

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