@ericcrackschina: The 18-Month Death Sentence: How China is Destroying Legacy Automakers 🇨🇳🚗 Legacy automakers like Ford and Volkswagen try to blame their declining global market share on unfair subsidies and cheap labor. As a global supply chain expert, I expose the brutal reality: they are actually losing a war of industrial physics. In this video, I break down "The 18-Month Death Sentence." We explore how traditional Western automakers are paralyzed by a rigid 4-5 year R&D cycle, launching vehicles with technology that is already obsolete. Discover how Chinese EV manufacturers are treating cars like consumer electronics on wheels, utilizing extreme supply chain modularization to compress development down to an astonishing 18 months. Learn why tariffs and protectionist policies cannot save a fundamentally slower iteration cycle, and why hardware founders must learn to iterate at the speed of software to survive. #EricOnChina #EricSourcing #EV #SupplyChain #GlobalTrade #SourcingExpert #SourcingAgent #ChinaSourcing #SourcingChina #SourcingTips #BuyerInsights #GlobalBusiness #Manufacturing #ChinaBusiness #BusinessInsights

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fahanax
fahanas :
If any company makes cars like smartphone, stay away. Nobody is going to keep spare parts for a car model that changes every year or two. No 3rd party spare parts manufacturer would not be interested in making parts. quick model changes are a nightmare for customers.
2026-10-16 12:34:56
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stanleyseow
Stanley萧 :
Can you explain why the Chery Omoda 5 axle came off while driving on the road ? Bad supply chain material?? 🤔🤔
2026-10-16 03:37:55
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michael.z50
Michael Z :
Very interesting
2026-10-16 06:58:11
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all.smiles.dental
All Smiles Dental 🇲🇼🇲🇼 :
This is informative... thank you
2026-10-16 09:58:08
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user8118441260227
marcus :
overall results, bankruptcy everywhere.... auto industry thrown into chaotic cycles....
2026-10-16 03:28:28
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wince264
wince264🫡 :
Chinese cars have more features that legacy automakers would charge subscriptions for enabling them ...
2026-10-16 09:09:29
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del.carmen446
del Carmen🇹🇹 :
the current infatuation with cars as mobile technology will last no more than 5 years. cars are supposed to do car stuff which is move, move really fast. car ethos has been sidelined only temporarily. when this current wave of EVs with all their technology and gadgets dies 5 years from now it is the legacy automakers offerings that will stand and the car car will be back.
2026-10-16 20:33:41
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kingciple1
waojacob2 :
superb content
2026-10-17 04:13:01
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amplifyah
Aaron :
Chinese vehicles are still rubbish
2026-10-16 01:38:58
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user8118441260227
marcus :
There's such thing as international norm, rules, laws and status quo.... China destroying rules and norms.... resulting into worldwide bankruptcy
2026-10-16 03:30:07
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atlas_industrial
atlas_industrial :
It’s good that the auto industry is experience an earthquake. China is doing a good job pressing prices lower. Me as a consumer care about price/performance ratio. After a few years this storm will settleand markets will saturate. Its cyclical :)
2026-10-16 14:44:00
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aa1elw
Aa1elw :
The Chinese government ensures that the cost of basics: food, energy, transport, education are kept low and out of privatization. This low cost base plays a big part in keeping production costs low in China and not because of government subsidies.
2026-10-17 03:37:46
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