“This action follows the automakers’ unacceptable decision to scale back their manufacturing presences in Canada, directly breaching their commitments to the country and Canadian workers,” the government said in a late-night media release.

  • Mpatch@lemmy.world
    71·
    2 days ago

    Booo I want my full flood of China cars. You Wana be the "domestic manufacturers "? Well good, keep your domestic overpiced inefficient shitboxes at home.

    • Scotty@scribe.disroot.org
      82·
      2 days ago

      Yeah, just that you can see how the flood of ChEaP cHiAnA cArS are made, a recent example from Brazil:

      [In Brazil], in the same month that Chinese BYD’s car carrier arrived in the country, Brazilian prosecutors announced plans to sue BYD and two of its contractors for ‘slave like conditions’ at a factory site. A task force led by Brazilian prosecutors said it rescued 163 Chinese nationals working in “slavery-like” conditions at a construction site […] where Chinese electric vehicle company BYD is building a factory.

      The [Brazilian] Labor Prosecutor’s Office released videos of the dorms where the [Chinese] construction workers were staying, which showed beds with no mattresses and rooms without any places for the workers to store their personal belongings.

      Officials said [BYD contractor] Jinjiang […] had confiscated the workers’ passports and held 60% of their wages. Those who quit would be forced to pay the company for their airfare from China, and for their return ticket, the statement said.

      Prosecutors said the sanitary situation at BYD’s site in Camaçari was especially critical, with only one toilet for every 31 workers, forcing them to wake up at 4 a.m. to line up and get ready to leave for work at 5:30 a.m.

      • 1985MustangCobra@lemmy.caEnglish
        12·
        2 days ago

        see this is what i don’t like. and it goes to show where those “cost savings” are coming from for the cars

      • Mpatch@lemmy.world
        3·
        2 days ago

        Does it really matter how long the fucking thing lasts when you’re signing a lease for 2-3 years anyways? No probably not. But what does matter is if the lease payment is gonna be $200 bi weekly and not $350-400