Autoline This Week #2313: The Automotive Trade War: U.S. v China

Published: May 23, 2019, 6 p.m.

American automakers invested heavily in China and for years enjoyed great growth. But they taught their Chinese partners a lot and now they’re losing sales to Chinese automakers and profits are declining. “Made in China 2025” is an ambitious Chinese program to globally dominate certain key technologies and industries, including the automotive industry. This has significant implications for the US automotive industry. Michael Dunne, an expert on the Chinese auto industry, and the CEO of a consultancy called ZoZo Go, shares his insights and warnings about what is likely to happen.