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Most of the cost of batteries is in labor? So why not outsource them out of China where labor is quite expensive vs developing countries?


Because no one in their right mind will work the Chinese 996-esque schedule in the 21st century, except the Chinese?

They are actually importing Chinese workers to their Brazil factory, leading to the slave labor expose by Brazilian authorities [0]. They have the same trouble recruiting in Thailand, where workers have functioning unions and enjoy modern working rights, instead of 19th-early 20th century Industrial Revolution type stuff.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BYD_Brazil_working_conditions_...


Labor is expensive in China?


now yes, it's no longer 2005


Compared to their neighbors is SEA yes labor is very expensive




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