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Ford CEO tells employees Chinese automakers could enter U.S. market in next decade
www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ford-ceo-tells-employees-chinese-automakers-could-enter-us-market-next-decade-2026-07-30/
Replying to @sanitation@lemmy.today
Can’t think of a single US automaker I’d buy from and I doubt that would change within 10 years.
Replying to @PizzaLamp25@lemmy.world
There is one, Slate. They are offering a small electric truck that lets you fully customize it. There is also no tracking built in at all, which no other manufacturer can say right now.
Replying to @voytrekk@sopuli.xyz
Yeah, but it’s owned by Bezos, so fuck no.
Replying to @ThanksObama@sh.itjust.works
It’s not.
Bezos is one of the many investors that provided funding for it at the start, but he has a minority stake in the company.
At one point he had one board representative, but now even that isn’t the case any more.
TechCrunchExclusive: Jeff Bezos rep leaves Slate Auto board | TechCrunchMelinda Lewison's departure raises questions about Bezos' support and involvement with the startup at a time when the Amazon founder is now apparently focused on robotics at his new startup, Project Prometheus.Replying to @JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz
Close enough. Fuck Bezos and everything he touches.
Replying to @ThanksObama@sh.itjust.works
Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good.
Replying to @ThanksObama@sh.itjust.works
I appreciate your enthusiasm but you’re left with a really short list.
Replying to @fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.com
Meh. I’ll keep my hybrid until the locals go belly up or get their shit together.
Replying to @ThanksObama@sh.itjust.works
Odds are he’s invested in most companies. I’m sure some portion of his wealth is in a manger fund that spreads it out across the market. If you want to avoid everything he touches, you basically have to leave the economy.
Replying to @Cethin@lemmy.zip
Yes. Leaving the economy is the point. This is the only way to stop feeding the beast at the individual level. Pay off any debts and don’t participate as much as possible. No person needs to shop at Amazon or anywhere else controled by private equity and billionaires. Support you local farmers and businesses. Buy used when possible.
Replying to @ThanksObama@sh.itjust.works
Ok, sure. You can’t exit the economy though, as much as one might want to.
Replying to @Cethin@lemmy.zip
No, you’re right. Let’s just give in and not bother trying since they already won.
Replying to @ThanksObama@sh.itjust.works
You should try. Telling people to do things that are futile isn’t how you get them to do things though. Actionable direction is. People can boycott some things. They aren’t going to boycott everything. Telling them to just ensures they do nothing.