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Re:Falling panel prices lead to global solar boom, except fo... by kevstev on Thursday October 30, 2025 @01:50PM (#45762899)
GM sold 4M cars in China in 2017, its peak year. While BYD is indeed eating their lunch, they still sold 1.8M cars in China last year: https://stockdividendscreener.com/auto-manufacturers/gm-chin...

American brands were considered prestigious as I understand it.

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Re:Falling panel prices lead to global solar boom, except fo... by alephnerd on Thursday October 30, 2025 @02:40PM (#45763621)
> American brands were considered prestigious as I understand it.

For automotive, kind of but not really (excluding Tesla).

Volkswagen Group was the primary foreign manufacturer that was also a status symbol in China.

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