Volkswagen:Competition From China EVs: Difference between revisions

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* The other thing that enables Chinese EV makers to dominate the market is the cheap labor costs in China. For instance, the average minimum wage in U.S is $7.25 per while in Europe it is $30 per hour. In China, the average minimum wage is $3.7 per hour<ref>https://20190729.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/20190729/Q4%202023%20%20EV%20Price%20Gap%20Report/JATO%20mini%20Paper%2C%20EV%20price%20gap%2C%20A%20divide%20in%20the%20global%20automotive%20industry..pdf</ref>.
* The other thing that enables Chinese EV makers to dominate the market is the cheap labor costs in China. For instance, the average minimum wage in U.S is $7.25 per while in Europe it is $30 per hour. In China, the average minimum wage is $3.7 per hour<ref>https://20190729.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/20190729/Q4%202023%20%20EV%20Price%20Gap%20Report/JATO%20mini%20Paper%2C%20EV%20price%20gap%2C%20A%20divide%20in%20the%20global%20automotive%20industry..pdf</ref>.
==== Automotive Labor Costs in European Countries ====
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|+
!Country
!Average hourly rate in euros in 2023<ref>https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/for-volkswagen-the-bumpy-road-to-electric-vehicles-starts-to-hit-home-1e7f4a66?siteid=yhoof2</ref>
|-
|Germany
|62.44
|-
|Netherlands
|59.76
|-
|Austria
|49.1
|-
|Sweden
|47.5
|-
|France
|46.97
|-
|Belgium
|45.68
|-
|U.K
|41.43
|-
|Italy
|33.09
|-
|Finland
|31.99
|-
|Spain
|29.45
|-
|Czech Republic
|23.33
|-
|Slovenia
|23.07
|-
|Slovakia
|19.92
|-
|Portugal
|17.36
|-
|Hungary
|16.39
|-
|Poland
|15.08
|-
|Romania
|11.88
|}


== How are prices and profits of models produced by the same Chinese brand developing in different regions? ==
== How are prices and profits of models produced by the same Chinese brand developing in different regions? ==