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China EV maker Xpeng wants to start building cars in Europe, particularly in areas with 'low labor risks' (fortune.com)
submitted 2 months ago by schizoidman@lemm.ee to c/evs@lemmy.world
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[-] starchylemming@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

so how does he define "low labor risks"?

probably weak unions and protections as usual?

[-] cron@feddit.org 7 points 2 months ago

The article doesn't say it, but probably a combination of:

  • Low risk of strikes
  • Relatively low cost of labor
  • Availability of skilled employees

My guess is that this means that if they are going to produce in europe, they might settle down in slovakia, czech republic or poland.

[-] ThoGot@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago

Relevant documentary: American Factory on Netflix

[-] DMBFFF@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

How about Mexico?

[-] cron@feddit.org 5 points 2 months ago

Mexico is not in europe :D But otherwise an interesting location for car makers.

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