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    #41
    Originally posted by PurpleGorilla View Post
    Robots increasingly make cars.

    We need to make the robots.
    Then convince someone to buy them instead of one of the well established brands, when making multi million/billion $ investment. Yeah, I can see this happening, sure.

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      #42
      Originally posted by PurpleGorilla View Post
      6.3
      FTFY

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        #43
        Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
        How old do you think I am?!

        The UK never had a *real* car industry. Nobody was interested design. Strikes? Oh yeah we like them.
        It's building a lot of cars considering it has no industry.

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          #44
          Originally posted by woohoo View Post
          It's building a lot of cars considering it has no industry.
          India, Japan, and Germany are building a lot of cars in the UK, yes.
          "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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            #45
            Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
            India, Japan, and Germany are building a lot of cars in the UK, yes.
            And France at the Nissan and Vauxhall plants.
            …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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              #46
              Meh

              http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017...ble-democracy/

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                #47
                Double Meh.

                https://amp.theguardian.com/business...ank-of-england

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                  #48
                  Yes tesla had complaints on the early models of the X but I drove one early this year and it's using the same steering gear as mercedes and was a bloody nice car to drive. I wouldn't bet on the middle fleet car sales holding up against the model 3.

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                    #49
                    Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
                    The German car industry is built on quality, the yanks are nowhere near matching that level of process experience and it shows.
                    I would agree with you if the Germans were playing the same game as Tesla, which they are not at the moment.

                    It is for certain that if you can build a car with significantly less components then you need less engineering expertise to design and build them.

                    I am not questioning the Germans expertise or brilliance in this area, I would simply argue that a fully automated electric car programme will shrink the German car industry by a double digit percentage factor. As not only do you have the component and supply chain impact, you also have the impact of being able to send your car, fully automated, to family (and friends) to let them use it.

                    Why have 3 or more cars on the drive when we have this flexibility ?

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                      #50
                      we are at fork in the road with cars, as with all massive changes we should be prepared to take the right road an make as much profit as we can. Where are the govt sponsored electric car & PV panel firms?
                      Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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