Second ('Third') Trump Presidency Thread
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sturg33
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man - far cry from the "innovation is the only way" messaging
I guess its about time for MAGA to turn on Elon... like all the others before him
chop2chip
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Well said Elon.
I’m perfectly content with the FBI investigating someone smuggling a pathogen and holding some accountable for breaking the law. But isn’t this just a professor trying to avoid customs to make their research easier? How is this possibly sobering reminder of the CCP trying to infiltrate our food supply? Deport her for breaking the law if you’re so inclined and move on, dudes.
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
Four major automakers are racing to find workarounds to China’s stranglehold on rare-earth magnets, which they fear could force them to shut down some car production within weeks.
Several traditional and electric-vehicle makers—and their suppliers—are considering shifting some auto-parts manufacturing to China to avoid looming factory shutdowns, people familiar with the situation said.
Ideas under review include producing electric motors in Chinese factories or shipping made-in-America motors to China to have magnets installed. Moving production to China as a way to get around the export controls on rare-earth magnets could work because the restrictions only cover magnets, not finished parts, the people said.
If automakers end up shifting some production to China, it would amount to a remarkable outcome from a trade war initiated by President Trump with the intention of bringing manufacturing back to the U.S.
“If you want to export a magnet [from China] they won’t let you do that. If you can demonstrate that the magnet is in a motor in China, you can do that,” said a supply-chain manager at one of the carmakers.
China in April began requiring companies to apply for permission to export magnets made with rare-earth metals, including dysprosium and terbium. The country controls roughly 90% of the world’s supply of these elements, which help magnets to operate at high temperatures. Much of the world’s modern technology, from smartphones to F-35 jet fighters, rely on these magnets.
Most of us learn around the time we are 5 that when we push against the world, the world will push back. It would be good to absorb that as a country.
Several traditional and electric-vehicle makers—and their suppliers—are considering shifting some auto-parts manufacturing to China to avoid looming factory shutdowns, people familiar with the situation said.
Ideas under review include producing electric motors in Chinese factories or shipping made-in-America motors to China to have magnets installed. Moving production to China as a way to get around the export controls on rare-earth magnets could work because the restrictions only cover magnets, not finished parts, the people said.
If automakers end up shifting some production to China, it would amount to a remarkable outcome from a trade war initiated by President Trump with the intention of bringing manufacturing back to the U.S.
“If you want to export a magnet [from China] they won’t let you do that. If you can demonstrate that the magnet is in a motor in China, you can do that,” said a supply-chain manager at one of the carmakers.
China in April began requiring companies to apply for permission to export magnets made with rare-earth metals, including dysprosium and terbium. The country controls roughly 90% of the world’s supply of these elements, which help magnets to operate at high temperatures. Much of the world’s modern technology, from smartphones to F-35 jet fighters, rely on these magnets.
Most of us learn around the time we are 5 that when we push against the world, the world will push back. It would be good to absorb that as a country.
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
proper attribution would be appreciated
Tapate50
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As an automaker aside-
We can bitch about being held hostage by automakers all we want but....
The vehicles today are more disposable than ever. All these tech and sensors have issues and bugs that make them harder to work on-
I got a 94 that can be fixed with anything you can get from Autozone. It gets almost the same mileage my Toyota does.
I'm not sure meaningful innovation has been made in this department except making them 3x more expensive than 15 years ago.
We can bitch about being held hostage by automakers all we want but....
The vehicles today are more disposable than ever. All these tech and sensors have issues and bugs that make them harder to work on-
I got a 94 that can be fixed with anything you can get from Autozone. It gets almost the same mileage my Toyota does.
I'm not sure meaningful innovation has been made in this department except making them 3x more expensive than 15 years ago.
57Brave
Well-known member
good thinking Sparky, considering a 30 year old vehicle , " more innovative"
Tapate50
Well-known member
Where’d I say more innovative ?
Is being innovative worth 3x? and less reliable?
It cranks every time and drives... how much more innovative does it need to be?
And I can fix it myself most of the time.
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Did we ever get a chance to ask if the downward revisions the past few months were still an issue when Trump is the one in office, or if the jobs reports are now just assumed to be an estimate until the final revisions come in?
The funny part is that Trump is perhaps the only politician in the country who feasibly could take half the party there. Gonna be pretty wild when the only two choices are Socialist or Socialist, But You Can Say Retard Again.