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Comment by toast0 | original | Why jet engines aren't made in China
[−]toast0 · 2026-07-02 Thu 00:35 UTC · link
Chinese automakers do (or did) make ICE and hybrid cars, too.

I suspect it's wouldn't have been good strategy to try to build those cars for the US, CA or EU markets. An ICE engine is relatively straightforward, but hitting emissions and fuel efficiency targets is complex. [1] And the future of ICE cars, especially in those markets, is limited... why build out emissions expertise, when you can get your foot in the door with EVs?

[1] I recently bought a 1981 VW Vanagon which I try to maintain. That's a perfect time period to see how emissions control forces engine design. My engine has fuel injection and EGR, but a few years back has the same engine block with a carburetor; california emissions uses the same engine, but adds electronic ignition and an o2 sensor in the exhaust for closed loop injection control. A couple years later and they added water cooling. Every so often emissions and efficiency standards got harder to meet and you have to do more stuff.

[−]userbinator · 2026-07-02 Thu 00:44 UTC · link
Chinese automakers do (or did) make ICE and hybrid cars, too.

Mainly copies of Japanese and US designs.

[−]coredog64 · 2026-07-02 Thu 01:13 UTC · link
My Great Wall SUV had a Mitsubishi engine and a GM computer.
[−]coldtea · 2026-07-02 Thu 01:13 UTC · link
So? Japanese cars and motorcycles were derided for being cheap copies of European and US designs initially too.