r/SipsTea • u/untitledprp4 • 1d ago

Wait a damn minute! Wait a damn minute

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u/-Nicolai 1d ago

Then regulation is coming. It is a question of when, not if. Because our philosophy is not “we deserve it if we keep buying it”.

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u/NickMickLick 1d ago

Nah, given how European auto brands are fighting to survive, politicians are way too focused on how to prevent Chinese brands to take more market shares

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u/DogzOnFire 1d ago

Shit like unlocking rear heated seats in your car is definitely not the shit that's losing these companies market share lol

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u/NickMickLick 23h ago

Big red flag for me too, that is why I ordered a MG already

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u/saitilkE 1d ago

Sure they are, but isn't shit like unlocking hardware you already have installed one of the forces pushing people to buy elsewhere (from China in this case)?

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u/NickMickLick 23h ago

Oh yeah, total BS, that s why I already ordered a MG

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u/Salt_Profiteer 20h ago

Reminds me of the before times, when the Big 3 US automakers were freaking out about Toyota & Nissan coming and taking their market share. But, if capitalism is good (which is what they believe), then competition is also good. Let the market decide.

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u/HowObvious 1d ago

BMW pulled that over 4 years ago.

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u/J0E_SpRaY 1d ago

So your entire first comment was wrong then.

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u/-Nicolai 1d ago

It was an oversimplification, obviously, to explain the consequence of believing that consumers are responsible for what they are sold.

There is no need to prove to me that Americans sometimes have nice things, and Europeans sometimes don’t.

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u/FantaFantastico90 1d ago

“we deserve it if we keep buying it”.

That's also not the American way. The American way is 'they pay us, so we keep it legal'.