• BYD surpasses Tesla as the world’s top EV manufacturer, with models up to 70% cheaper than Tesla’s offerings.
• “God’s Eye” autonomous driving system unveiled—featuring full self-driving capabilities through AI integration, satellite networks, and cloud processing.
• A massive factory city is under construction in Zhengzhou—bigger than San Francisco—signaling China’s industrial dominance.
• US manufacturing continues to struggle under union wages and regulation.
• Threatening China with unrealistic tariff bluffs will not bring back manufacturing to the US because American businesses rely on cheap, Chinese labor.
• US tariffs remain futile as China’s cost-cutting supply chains and cheap labor outpace America’s economic ability to compete.

In a stunning blow to American industry, China’s BYD has cemented itself as the undisputed leader in electric vehicle production, leaving Tesla scrambling to keep up. While Washington slaps useless tariffs on Chinese imports, BYD’s ultra-affordable EVs—some priced as low as $9,600—are dominating global markets, from Latin America to Southeast Asia. The company’s newly unveiled “God’s Eye” self-driving system, capable of 100% autonomous operation, further proves that China’s technological edge is widening—while the US clings to protectionist fantasies.

The death of American manufacturing: Why tariffs won’t save us

President Biden’s 100% tariff on Chinese EVs and Trump’s empty promises to “bring back jobs” with 200+% tariff threats ignore a brutal truth: American workers will never accept the poverty wages that fuel China’s manufacturing boom. BYD’s sprawling factory complex in Zhengzhou—complete with worker dormitories and amenities—highlights a system built on relentless efficiency and suppressed labor costs. Meanwhile, US automakers buckle under union demands and environmental regulations, forcing prices skyward.

As Rest of World reported, 60% of EVs sold in Brazil last year were BYD models—a market Tesla ignored. “They’re taking hold of markets where other manufacturers aren’t expanding,” said analyst Whitcombe. With plans to slash supplier costs and build overseas factories, BYD’s global dominance is inevitable—rendering US tariffs a symbolic tantrum.

“God’s eye” and the rise of china’s technocracy

BYD’s God’s Eye technology isn’t just another driver-assist gimmick. It’s a glimpse into China’s AI-driven future. The system merges onboard processors with cloud-based AI (via the Deepseek R1 model), satellite networks, and IoT connectivity, enabling fully autonomous urban and highway navigation. A demo showed a BYD supercar lapping a race track with no human inside—an eerie preview of what’s coming.

Chairman Wan Chuanfu declared: “This year will be the first of intelligent driving for everybody. It will become a must-have in the next two to three years, just as a seat belt or airbag.” Meanwhile, American “innovation” is stuck in regulatory quicksand, with Tesla’s Full Self-Driving still mired in beta purgatory after a decade.

The US-China divorce that can’t happen

Is this the end of America’s industrial dominance—or just the beginning of a new feudal age, where technocratic overlords rule and the masses fight for scraps? The tariff war with China will have consequences beyond the threats and bluffs.

Politicians rant about “decoupling” from China, but the global supply chain is a suicide pact. China and American corporations are tied together and rely on one another to succeed and supply goods and services to consumers globally. BYD’s EVs rely on cheap lithium, steel, and semiconductors—resources the US can’t source domestically at competitive costs. China, in turn, depends on US consumer demand to fuel its export machine. Neither nation can sever ties without economic catastrophe. Moreover, American businesses rely on cheap, Chinese labor to maintain competitive prices in American markets.

Yet Washington and Beijing keep gambling with the livelihoods of millions, spiking inflation with tariffs while automation and AI erase jobs permanently. This tariff war with China doesn’t end well.

Sources include:

Winepress.substack.com

InsideEVS.com

Winepress.substack.com