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LunaSea2y ago· 4 in thread

> Dumping is a specific thing. Are Chinese EVs priced lower in international markets than domestically?

I'm not sure but I don't believe that the price difference between China and the rest of the world would be the issue.

The biggest problem is killing of the international competition by having artificially low prices.

> by having artificially low prices

Chinese car manufacturers probably make more $'s on each car sold than US manufactures.

That not hard if your production and/or materials is subsidised by the state, in an attempt to outcompete western companies.

blitzar2y ago

> subsidised by the state

Like the $7b in subsidies each for ford and gm or the 100bn in free loans? Perhaps the 3bn in subsidies for tesla.

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__alexsOP2y ago

Under the WTO definition of dumping it absolutely is. https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/adp_e/adp_e.htm

echoangle2y ago· 1 in thread

Is that a requirement for dumping? Isn’t Dumping just selling at a loss?

dagw2y ago

Is that a requirement for dumping?

From a legal/WTO case standpoint, yes. Selling at a loss in general is perfectly legal, and lots of companies do that for all kinds of perfectly legitimate reasons. Using price discrimination to sell at a loss only in certain markets with the intention of damaging the domestic market in that region is when you get into trouble.

mauvehaus2y ago

Dumping is more specific than that. What you're describing is simple price discrimination. Dumping additionally requires that the good be sold internationally for less than the cost of production.

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