Brand new cars sit unclaimed on barren hills for years/massive number of scrapped vehicles in China

[@LeiCal69]

Those brand new cars on the hills got the BMW front and Corolla back LMAO.

[@ben23guzman]

Collabs aren't just for sneakers and clothes anymore hahaha

[@jasmorris1286]

OMG your right! LoL 🤣🤣🤣

[@EzraMerr]

Chinese aren't buying these because they're not BMW, Mercedes, Maserati, VW, Jaguar, Land Rover e.t.c Chinese care about face and quality, buying a shit quality local brand is bad reputation for them

[@HotRod16]

While in China I've seated an MPV with BMW E60 528i engine, gearbox and instrument cluster. Only the shell/chassis and fittings are different. Since the brand of the van have alliance with BMW, they simply use the ready parts and make another vehicles. Mix and match.

[@ddll23]

Srsly

[@theilliad4298]

This is why I love social media so much. So glad there are Chinese who are righteous enough and cognizant enough to report this stuff

[@gearzone2611]

Because Chinese people are the same as any other place in the world.

[@christopherp.3307]

@@gearzone2611 People forget that too much. I can get caught up in politics, but anyone can see the CCP just doesn't care. It's all an image.

[@theilliad4298]

@LafeiAr that’s the thing!

[@darkmoon4135]

It's not uncommon for them to suddenly disappear into a organ harvesting camp.

[@0xsergy]

More like they don't want to disappear. China don't fuck around.

[@Miata822]

Well, if you build empty cities you need empty cars for them. It only makes sense, no?

[@markflierl1624]

That's funny!

[@paniaparata6334]

🤣

[@meoff7602]

Those cities are now filled. I know you read a few years back about their empty cities. It's called planning for a generation of children about to become adults.

[@meoff7602]

@NicknackPaddywhack Sure there are. Just tossing up fake for the sake of tossing up fake and of course made of inferior. What western source did you get that information from? By the way, plenty of shitty buildings in America. We call them the slum.

[@johnnyk.2911]

You funny bunny 🐰

[@emmettturner9452]

As someone struggling to get another car after my Corolla was crushed in an EF-4 tornado earlier this year, I am astounded by the waste.

[@just_arand0mplayer727]

It’s a Chinese brand it won’t last a year before it breaks down.

[@emmettturner9452]

@@just_arand0mplayer727 Still, I’ll take it. My Chinese Segway Ninebot ES4 didn’t last a month. ;)

[@just_arand0mplayer727]

@@emmettturner9452 if your Corolla get destroyed in a tornado doesn’t the insurance company do something about it?

[@emmettturner9452]

@@just_arand0mplayer727 $4,100 but it also destroyed the house we were renting and left me with an expensive injury so I had nothing left over from that. My medical insurance deductible alone for the broken arm and physical therapy was $5,000 so I like to say “my arm ate my car.” Since then, Priority One is getting a roof over my head… (literally ripped the old one off).

[@just_arand0mplayer727]

@@emmettturner9452 I am sorry to hear that. Hopefully you will recover from this unfortunate event.

[@mai-chan816]

I actually need one but it's so expensive in my country I feel disgusted seeing all these brand new car going to waste

[@SF-eo6xf]

The vehicles are worthless though and don't really work

[@stevenleslie8557]

Can you imagine just how much more dynamic and powerful the Chinese economy would be if their government would stop messing things up?

[@1carusGG]

Even if they stop messing about, local corruption won't go away. Its the same everywhere but its particularly bad in China. You have to remember that China is a numbers state. The higher the number, the better. It needs to maintain its image above everything else, regardless of the cost.

[@sunmakergg]

wouldn't be as dynamic since the gov wouldn't be funding them for delusional growth

[@tardvandecluntproductions1278]

Corruption goes very deep into their culture. You don't get that out easily or quickly. And currently its actually supported with schemes like this.

[@dongshengdi773]

You don't have to pity the Chinese people because they love the CCP Govt. And, no need to pray for them because they don't believe in God. Chinese people believe that they are the richest country in the world, they don't need your money or donations. Xi Thought is now a required curriculum in All school levels . And, all religious leaders are required to chant and/or recite the CCP slogan, 学党史，颂党恩，跟党走 Learn the history of the party, praise the party, follow the party. This is clear proof that the CCP is a cult. … The Truth is … all my Chinese friends are laughing at foreigners outside of China. So No need to pity the Chinese. They really love the CCP and Xi Xi Pooh

[@albertbinan9370]

Messing up is pretty much in the DNA at this point and a few generations might be needed to root it out.

[@ryant2568]

Any time the Chinese government chooses to subsidize an industry this happens. From electric vehicles to construction to microprocessors. You get a ton of companies that have no experience in the industry jumping onboard to take advantage and then a few years later they are gone and you end up with waste that just needs to be destroyed.

[@dumdumbrown4225]

…it’s the same in Australia, the UK, Canada or the USA - or just about any country mate

[@seniorsergeanttomcroydon6401]

@@dumdumbrown4225 this is Chinese news channel. You can find the relevant news channels and post there. You're welcome.

[@blobba5442]

@@seniorsergeanttomcroydon6401 yes chef

[@seniorsergeanttomcroydon6401]

@@blobba5442 I wish I was a chef, but I'd settle for being a chief as well 😁

[@mylesgray3470]

The beauty of centrally dictated government, AKA, communism. Poor allocation of funds.

[@kadahshajay84]

In future, instead of finding terracotta warriors, archeologists will unearth abandoned vehicles🤣🤣🤣

[@guachingman]

maybe those terracotta warriors were part of a scam too..

[@wm7312]

tickets sales follow the red line to the terracotta warriors. follow the white line for the abandoned vehicles.

[@ridezosmon2306]

You described what a barn find is and that's being going since the 90's.

[@vladimirolujic6637]

And there will be a new theory: there must have been a sudden land gas leak, so the people who ordered the cars all died...or something

[@SaltyPancakesJrThe2nd]

@@ridezosmon2306 bruh this is nothing like a barn find that's been on going since the 90's. Do you know what the terracotta warriors are? A life-size army that was made in 248bc, When it was found in 1974 it was very very old. Now imagine a thousand years in the future someone discovered this field of cars. It's interesting to think what they would make of it.

[@mchevalier77]

I'm in Colorado and there's no vehicle inspections of any kind, ever. Lots of old vehicles on the road here. I have 3 vehicles, the newest being 20 years old.

[@pinkladybathandbody]

Lol. I love how you stated that. The newest vehicle is 20 years old.

[@janduarte1044]

@@pinkladybathandbody he meant his recent acquisition is a 20 year old vehicle that's new for him.

[@StylusPT]

Here in Portugal you can often see 20 year old plus cars on the road among the majority of recent cars, nonetheless all cars (starting 4 year old) have to have an annual inspection which costs 30eur, the inspection doesn't restricts any car age, just insures your car is well manteined and up to factory spec so you don't became an hazard to others on the road, yourself included.

[@sonibaby532]

Have 20 year old car - means I have no car payment and I can barely afford minimumal insurance - until countries change their affordability in all areas people will be holding onto their older cars.

[@privatemale27]

Reminds me of how farmers in the US are occasionally shown discarding tons of food, due to oversupply causing the market value of the crops to drop. I believe they are able to write off the lost crops and get paid by the government. Not hugely profitable, but lots of waste involved, including pumping water out of aquifers that are drying up and in other places having fertilizer run off pollute streams, with no gain to the public in the end, other than of course a stable food supply.

[@MWH12085]

If their plan was to waste resources so no one else can use them, then mission accomplished

[@IdleByte]

It's easy to look the other way when it's creating work for your populace.

[@EzraMerr]

It's really nothing for them, they make billions , the vehicles can be exported to other developing countries later e.t.c

[@luisgutierrez8047]

@@IdleByte more like, when ur getting a kickback. The CCP leaders are obviously benefiting from this. If it was about the people then just cut the middleman and give them money for free

[@seniorsergeanttomcroydon6401]

@@EzraMerr can be, but won't be. Not worth the transport costs.

[@GameFuMaster]

@@IdleByte more like, it's easy when you're pocketing the subsidies as "profit"

[@avocajoe]

I bet they are keeping all these cars on the books as inventory with full original value so they don't have to write off the loses. just like the property market.

[@amir3515]

@Splint Meow no lol

[@iloveplantsfrfrnocap]

@Splint Meow lol imagine a fleet of electric van that need to charged every 50 km marching to seoul

[@chaos_omega_zero]

Capital Assets

[@elta6241]

That’s exactly what is happening all over the world. Tesla does this extensively.

[@zdd22fixes47]

Having the number plates on them is suspicious...

[@numgun]

Today I learned 'zombie vehicles' are a thing. Both hilarious and horrifying.

[@MEALTeamSixx]

Zombie vehicles in the US generally refer to an “older” new car that hasn’t been sold or has been sitting around for a while. A brand new 2017 Honda Civic that never got sold and just sat in a garage for years is a “zombie car”. It’s technically “old”, but it’s still a new car since it never was bought by anyone or registered(aside from dealer). In my area I recently saw a “brand new” 2019 Mazda CX-5 with 30 miles for sale as a new car. Two years old and yet it’s still new.

[@sirBrouwer]

@@MEALTeamSixx So it's not a car that have a taste for brains.

[@Alex-pj8nz]

If this was America, those cars would have been jack years ago.

[@Crimsomreaf5555]

Zombie vehicle? Go watch a playthrough of the latest zombie army game. The vehicles are basically moving husks of metal, bone, and flesh.

[@waterheaterservices]

@@Alex-pj8nz Firing squads are a thing in tha Chinese 'hood

[@jamtin3977]

I drive 30 yr old car, over 500 k on clock, owned over 20 yrs, no inspections. Inspection required to sell which is impossible because worth nothing. 🤣 Hi from Queensland.

[@josesantana7920]

Honest chinese man speaking the truth,risking his life i supose...

[@aftonline]

The Japanese have a similar scrapping system, and this is what drove some Japanese entrepreneurs to export a lot of low mileage used cars to New Zealand and Australia rather than have them scrapped. Unfortunately, China's cars are left hand drive, so the only place they could be exported is the US and Europe, and that probably wouldn't be allowed by the EU or the US government, as a lot of Chinese cars wouldn't meet their safety standards.

[@bobdole6691]

Then again some are actually luxury imports then and there over along will some visibly more expensive imports visibly…….XD. Our suspicions could be wrong somewhat though

[@nstl440]

So if they were smart they would build the cars at good safety.

[@juniorjose06]

South America could benefit of this.

[@topbadgun]

They tryed to market and sell in vietnam too, but no one buy it

[@heinuchung8680]

What about export to Africa developed countries?

[@electrogestapo]

The amount of environmental damage caused by all this is unfathomable. Aside from the manufacturing waste created to produce these things, there's also the effects caused by their dumping and eventual disposal. And most are even unused. It's like manufacturing junk.

[@dougle03]

China has been manufacturing junk for years. Most of what comes out of their factories is essentially landfill..

[@TheFrog767]

Toxic landfill

[@junlee5643]

Actually, that's how China develops its industry. If the Chinese government gives money directly to automakers, it violates fair trade. Therefore, the Chinese government is throwing money at automakers in the name of supplying electric vehicles. In the distant future, if you buy a Chinese car, remember that there was a huge environmental damage.

[@boomboombaby9140]

Wait until you find out that they have man made cliffs that are used by hundreds of garbage trucks everyday to dump trash into the ocean lol

[@eigelgregossweisse9563]

You should ask Coca Cola that.

[@PrivateEyeYiYi]

Must be a pretty big subsidy that enables them to build a car then scrap it.

[@blackrose_111]

The scrap vans, I believed at one time was used for Covid victims service.

[@gregparrott]

You missed part of the explanation. 8:44 The entity may get the subsidy but leaves the loss in value with the banks and and investors.

[@wnxdafriz]

its not a subsidy... there are probably performance metrics for bonuses and pay...... happens in the US as well, just not funded by the government -_-

[@fdk7014]

I assume that the cars are also really crap, meaning absolutely no features outside of managing to roll out of the factory by themselves. The battery probably only have a 20 mile range, just about enough to take it to the graveyard. They are intentionally made for scrapping, any extra that isn't absolutely needed cuts into the profit. As you can see they are not even painted, just a basecoat.

[@captainkatz1775]

Subsidy most likely by USA investors

[@johnriley8761]

Shouldn’t surprise anyone. They literally have done the same thing with full scale cities..

[@sujayg2008]

Such a huge waste of resource :(

[@TheAcadianGuy]

exactly

[@xzerox2112]

and pollution.

[@flatmarssociety5707]

Looks like a place to get some easy car parts to me

[@Erwt64]

These cars are intended for the terracotta army of Qin Shi Huang.

[@johnpatrickjuni945]

🤣

[@condorX2]

Sadly, this kind of anti China video only serve one purpose. Distraction. They don't wanna us to see this (zombies filling the street and western media avoiding it). Streets of Philadelphia , Kensington Avenue. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJqUfJljZtaXbLs Here's how the street look in China. (Kids able to play outside at night surrounded by beautiful skyscrapers .) Shanghai Most Cyberpunk Areas Walking Tour kzbin.info/www/bejne/eX_Ii4KbaJZpb6c

[@steveswhirld]

LOL

[@CapeSIX]

With China everything goes back to GDP growth and image. GDP = Consumption + Investment + Government Spending + Net Exports GDP = C + I + G + NX Im sure they play the numbers favorable, and even if the import they can make it look good for them as a growing economy

[@rayray6548]

GDP = C + I + G + NX CCP = Xi +jin+ ping

[@MWH12085]

GDP is a horrible economic indicator since it can be manipulated easy.

[@高速路-u8q]

China GDP is Concrete construction GDP

[@bobbobson4607]

@@高速路-u8q that tofu dreg jiggly kind of concrete ill bet.

[@EzraMerr]

China has the highest spending rate per capita, the Capital spending and citizens' buying power is more important than GDP (in my opinion)

[@bonnierose1908]

I don’t know if the taxi thing is the whole story about those vehicles especially the vans and the box trucks. Brand new cars sit in lots like this in the United States too. It’s been this way for decades too. There are properties in the states that still have brand new cars from the 1990s sitting there I know I’ve seen videos with modern cars too and a few years back they used to run online ads for cheap vehicles that aren’t sold and occupy hundreds of acres of land just sitting there

[@Hertog_von_Berkshire]

Glorious 7 year plan: Manufacture several million crappy vehicles and park them on hillsides in regimented rows. Glorious!

[@NYCZ31]

Jesus Christ, even here in NY State where our taxes are the highest in the US, the annual inspection is “only” $37. Many states don’t even have an inspection

[@marcbayarea1980]

Mine is $250 in California.

[@IdleByte]

@@marcbayarea1980 Oregon checking in, 15-30 depending on vehicle type and where it's inspected. Dealerships can do them here.

[@testd32187]

In Poland it is up to 50$ max. But they tell you which lights to replace (or they do it themselves). They check the brakes, tires, engine, computer, cables and all the fluids so you dont kill yourself on the road. They even ajust the front head lights to an even level. Germany has even better service. And in China you get sh*t for that price. I wonder what you get in the US for it?

[@madjames1134]

In Brazil, taxes are about 4% of the estimated vehicle price.

[@IdleByte]

@@testd32187 In the US, depending on size of city, they will do visual/electrical(computer) inspection and if needed an exhaust ppm test. They won't try to fix your vehicle but if they have time/knowledge they aren't forbidden from telling you what you can do. Sometimes the lines can be hours long so they need to get you through.

[@Nodsaibot]

we do this kinds of scams in mexico ALL the time, why not imagine it multiplied 100x in china?

[@tomwelshshore]

Hmmmm

[@klakier19901]

I drive a 14 yo car and I think 200k km on it is really quite little. It's fuel efficiency is better than most today's cars. And easily exceeds 250km/h. Welcome to Europe!

[@franklyspeaking4480]

I hear ya. My Pontiac is 15 yrs old. Rust free, rebuilt from the ground up, 300k Miles, like 500k km, fires right up and drives like new. I have $2500 in the car total including purchase. I have no clue why people buy new.

[@TungNguyen-tp3wu]

In Houston. Texas State, USA, the vehicles are more than 25 years old not required inspections, only pay 7 dollars for the safety tests only.

[@flatmarssociety5707]

Looks like the perfect place to get a few cheeky car parts

[@annarboriter]

I moved from Michigan where there is no auto inspection to live in Virginia for a stretch where annual inspections are required by law.I realized that Michigan winters are what keep poorly maintained cars off the roads

[@prioris55555]

all the studies that have been done conclude inspections are unnecessary and wasteful

[@franklyspeaking4480]

@@prioris55555 Im a retired inspector, they are absolutely worth it & every state should do it yearly. I have seen cars break in half within a few miles after buying it off a lot. I've had people bring a Crown Vic in for insp. and it had 2x4's for struts/shocks, bolted & chained to the control arms. 26" rims on it. I just called the state police, they picked it up and took it to their inspection shop. It gets fixed or impounded. Either way, everyone on the road is safer.

[@prioris55555]

@@franklyspeaking4480 Those are rare events. In practice, it just isn't a problem. Inspections allow inspection shops to gouge people for unnecessary expensive repairs.

[@franklyspeaking4480]

@@prioris55555 The only people that say "Unnessessary" are those who know Nothing about vehicles. 😂

[@prioris55555]

@@franklyspeaking4480 You could make a case that cars over 15 years old may require it. Cars are built to last a long time in general.

[@charliepea]

There are many people who can't afford cars yet all of these are unused. Also, since it's unused, it's just a waste of resources.

[@anti-matter5874]

So true if they don't want to give them away just sell them for cheap.

[@buscentral900]

Thanks captain obvious

[@Huskie]

this is the problem with capitalism

[@fdk7014]

@@Huskie Government paying you to waste resources is not capitalism!

[@Huskie]

@@fdk7014 that's weird. why did the US government pay farmers to destroy their crops?

[@cesariojpn]

Much like the bike sharing, surprised the surplus cars weren't exported to other countries like Africa or South America.

[@dumdumbrown4225]

Africa isn’t a country you dolt - it’s a huge continent one and a half times the size of North America and several countries in it manufacture cars now. South America’s a continent with many countries too, and cars are manufactured there as well.

[@TheFreshSpam]

North worth the cost of shipping. They are scrap value considering the amount of them and the logistics needed to transport and also liaise and sell them is too much. It's easier to let rust and let environmental services clean it

[@seawolf7610]

@@dumdumbrown4225 You should change your username to dumb dumb brown.

[@druegnor1703]

~The OP just forgot to include the word 'in' the sentence and the internet troll already come bashing..on other notes..these vehicles are not durable enough for Africa and South America most likely..that's why there is no demand for it (or smugling it unlike Toyota pickup truck)

[@adamjee.electronics]

These are energy vehicles with batteries. Batteries wont work now after 2-3 years. These vehicles only have scrap value

[@rel2relrel600]

It's called overstock to increase the demand and to increase the under price!

[@jemimychannel7893]

I dont have any cars to send my parents to clinic but by watching this really heartbreaking

[@americanrambler4972]

If I understand the China car rules, once a car reaches a maximum of 15 years old and 600,000 kilometers (372,000 miles) it’s a mandatory scrapping. To put that into perspective, the vast majority of cars and small trucks in the west have been retired and left the road for salvage in the west. However, that is only about about 1/2 to 1/3 the mileage reached by heavy duty commercial vehicles where it’s not uncommon for commercial vehicles to exceed 1,600,000 kilometers (1,000,000) miles. And a large number of privately owned cars and small trucks exceed 25-40 years old in good operating, functional, mechanical and good cosmetic condition. I have a fully licensed, insured functional unrestored original condition pickup that’s over 30 years old sitting in my driveway right now. Its paint is now quite weather beaten and worn, (now referred to as patina) but still looks quit decent and acceptable.

[@vanderumd11]

This is how you push innovation. New new new

[@HateTheIRS]

Bro if I were you I would take a look and inspect the drivetrain/gear shifter, especially if your vehicle has a lot of rust. My dads old truck, 18 years now, been sitting in the driveway for 3 years, rusted out. 325,000 milee Was doing a test drive a couple weeks ago, every month to keep the fluids circulating through the engine, my gear shifter popped off, and my truck was stuck in drive. Luckily my friend who’s a mechanic was with me and he got under the vehicle, and clicked the lever back in place so I could park it. But I’m not gonna drive it again, until I fix the rust problem.

[@americanrambler4972]

@@HateTheIRS my 89 ford pickup has virtually zero rust underneath it. The the only rust showing is where the paint has been scratched or rubbed off. And it’s only minor surface rust. Not cancer rust. This truck was built with a lot of galvanized coated sheet metal in the body panels, especially the pickup bed. And it has been maintained. The only repairs it needs are the gear drive on the drivers power window motor and the a/c system no longer works. It still has the original R-12 refrigerant system and I have not yet chosen to spend the money to upgrade it and repair it. I have the parts needed to fix the power window. Just have not removed the door card yet to gain access the window motor to remove and repair it. It’s still a very good truck overall.

[@HateTheIRS]

@@americanrambler4972 good for you man. Maybe you can restore it one day. I live in New York, upstate, so the rust here is horrible.

[@gaberansom7666]

@@HateTheIRS maybe his was garaged and he lives somewhere where the roads aren't salted he said his truck ran good not your dad's

[@JavoCover]

In Chile all vehicles above 3yo must pass an annual inspection that costs USD$12 (public transportation every 6 months). It is a basic inspection but it checks among other things brakes, suspension and general condition of chassis (rust). There are bribes everywhere but my 30 yo car has never had a problem as I maintain it well. We have no age or KM restrictions to drive a vehicle on public roads. But the price of the yearly road permit to actually drive on public roads cost a lot for new vehicles (selling price) and the type of it. My little 30yo compact sedan is about USD$30 but a mid-sized 5yo SUV is around USD$250, a 2015 Ferrari is around USD$4.000

[@MrWiseinheart]

How much money do people make on a average in a year in Chile?

[@bmedero]

The left won in Chile so it will sink back to be just another third world faild country

[@graywolf2694]

Only thing I love about my state, you got the money for the registration and insurance?, you can drive it. Registration is just a yearly "tax" they don't do any kind of inspection for it, they do have inspections but it's easy to pass it, no lights on ,on dash you pass.

[@mr.darknight416]

Here in sweden we also have to pass a annual check up on cars who are older than 5 years. And it costs around 30$ which is nothing here, but they check almost everything about the car.

[@JavoCover]

@@bmedero It was very unfortunate and we as any other country in the world, were victims of mass media propaganda.

[@nik3701]

Yet in Australia you have to wait a good 6 months for a new car to be sent from the factory, if these cars are genuinely cheap, could be a new market for daily drives under $10k with no factory supply issues

[@archygrey9093]

My dad had to wait more than a year to get his Landcruiser, people are literally paying more than new car prices for 3 year old Landcruisers simply because they cannot afford to wait a year or more for a new one.

[@0xsergy]

Bmw front end, corolla rear. Dunno if you want one of these.

[@aurorapaisley7453]

@@0xsergy Gives me the same energy of an iPhone with a playstore

[@legsofsteel1]

I think I will stick to my 30 year old Landcruiser diesel.

[@waynehewett4017]

6 months for a new vehicle I'm Australia Good luck with that Most waiting times now are 9 months or more It's 3 and half years waiting time for the land cruiser 300 if your lucky Yet a thoses new cars in China are just rusting away ,what a waste of resources

[@Yesnaught]

There's new car "graveyards" like this elsewhere in the world (I think there's some in the US), but none I know of being maintained with active, yearly warrants of fitness.

[@BladeTheWatcher]

LOL, this looks like the residential buildings built solely for investment purposes - some things weren't built or installed at all, as nobody was meant to live there. Serious, serious waste of resources, not to mention misuse of investment and subsidies.

[@shturm602]

Reminds me of the East German joke that the 601 model number of the Trabant stood for 60 cars at the dealership but only 1 buyer

[@jackalenterprisesofohio]

You mean 60 buyers but only one car. But I wish I had a Trabant 601 deluxe With its two stroke engine and....ummmm.....car doors and uhhhh......windshield.....Its my dream car...........for some reason......

[@dumdumbrown4225]

In Australia’s most populous state of NSW, motorcycles & cars must pass an annual inspection before you can renew registration for a given year. Given the health taxes on cigarettes, two 50s packs now cost around the same as a car inspection 🤣

[@seniorsergeanttomcroydon6401]

Whereas in China they Max out cancers caused by pollution.

[@liberty0758]

I'm in Victoria and we don't have such a thing here. It's kinda bullshit that it's a requirement for cars older than 5 years, given all the other costs of living. Not everyone can afford a new car every 5 years.

[@dumdumbrown4225]

@@liberty0758 you’re right - I used to live in Ashburton …rego was also much cheaper in VIC - I kept mine after I moved until I sold my car. The ACT is even more expensive per year than NSW. However, used cars in general are cheaper in NSW than in VIC.

[@dumdumbrown4225]

@@jerryatrick6127 in QLD you also have state ambo insurance …good stuff mate 👍🏽

[@dumdumbrown4225]

@@seniorsergeanttomcroydon6401 I reckon living in Beijing would rout your lungs in a year or two

[@Tomhonks]

I live in Ireland and we have an annual car inspection.For private vehicles it’s called The N.C.T. It’s done at a test centre by a company contracted to the government. Every car over five is inspected every two years and once the vehicle reaches ten it’s annually at a cost of €55. Reasonable enough for someone to rigorously examine your car but My commercial vehicle is annually too and that costs €110.Commercial vehicle tests are carried out by private garages.Pretty sure it’s the same in the UK except private garages are certified to carry out inspection for both private and commercial vehicles. It is Pretty annoying to adhere to especially if you have more then one vehicle. It’s pretty strict but I suppose we have a lot less tyre blowouts,brake failure and other preventable types of accidents .less pollution should also get a mention. Also we had a bit of a bribery scandal a few years back with the nct so no judgement here.

[@camelottz]

I've seen first hand some of the vehicles that have "passed" the NCT - they shouldn't have been anywhere near the road. Corruption is endemic.

[@cdl0]

In the UK, the compulsory annual test, applicable for all vehicles over three years old, is called an MoT. In 2021, the maximum fee for a car is £54.85 and £29.65 for a standard motorcycle. The test is very rigorous, takes about three hours for a car, and performed by authorised private garages. Vehicles must be presented in a reasonably clean state, not for cosmetic reasons, but purely to facilitate inspection. When a test is done in a period up to one month before the expiry date, then the validity is extended to one year after this date. Heritage and historic vehicles over 40 years old that are unmodified are exempt; however, they must be maintained in a roadworthy condition. Agricultural tractors are also exempt. Full details are available on the gov.uk website.

[@sirBrouwer]

it's the same here in the Netherlands. however often a garage will do the APK (NCT) for free if you include ether the small or large maintenance repair. (year A people do the small and year B the large).

[@waterheaterservices]

Tyrants should be inspected and scrapped regularly

[@brentrobot585]

Hah, its a godamn waste. A car should last at least 10 years before needing any major repairs. This is just more government bullshit that steals your time and money.

[@paperbeam]

Would they be open for sales and shipping?

[@africanqueenmo]

Fabulous reporting

[@jackfrost149]

Thank you for another great video. A country built on corruption and debt. What is the long term prognosis??

[@graemesydney38]

Corruption kills nations.

[@sinjin8576]

Are you implying theres a country *not* built on corruption and debt?

[@jackfrost149]

@@graemesydney38 I used to travel a lot to India and China in the early 90’s. I would often make a comment then that they would both be great countries on the world stage in the future, with corruption being a possible big drawback for both if it got out of hand. This has certainly played out in China which is unfortunate for them.

[@jackfrost149]

@@sinjin8576 All countries have a certain level of corruption to varying degrees, but most have nowhere near to the level that has been exposed in China. Possibly the most corrupt country in the world.

[@dumdumbrown4225]

@@jackfrost149 it’ll end up like the USA - it’s already overtaken the USA as the richest …and corruption/debt levels are similar

[@IvelLeCog]

I love how manufacturing a ICE car that isn't used, just to manufacture an electric car that is used, is somehow better for the environment

[@joethetoe35]

Your videos are incredible. Thank you for allowing us to see how the CCP operates and how Chinese people have to go through many of the same burdens as Americans just magnified by the communist party.

[@mattanderson6672]

THANK YOU

[@noside8469]

Imagine the green house effect from making this vehicles and yet not put to good use... What a stupidity

[@beinghuman2034]

There are contries where people can't afford new vehicles hence importing junkyard cars from Europe / US etc .Sad to see resources and money getting wasted like these .

[@imshaunnurse]

@Fyfhfr 1088 they basically buy it from themselves and write the profit up even though it shouldn't be there. It's actually them buying their own shit

[@ggoddkkiller1342]

China should produce single-use cars and double it's GDP!! This is just so wrong for both environment and people...

[@SilvaDreams]

How would that change from what they produce already?

[@fdk7014]

@@SilvaDreams A single use car is at least used once

[@paulstubbs7678]

I used to joke about them bringing out a car with a sealed petrol tank...... you've done better.

[@williss1192]

This is the first time I’ve seen a Chinese person question it’s integrity. I always thought giving cigarette packs was a form of respect but in the end it’s just bribery. Bribe the Chefs, Security Guards, Doctors, it’s all common in Chinese Society and needs to change. It just creates nepotism and corruption.. I can’t blame the guy for wrecking that car.

[@CutePuppy520]

All salute to the guy who smashed up his car just because he was pissed about the government official who only let those who bribed pass the vehicle inspections. Hope he’s ok and not locked up In some dark cell somewhere

[@Briguy1027]

Wow, so sad how people take advantage of the system like that.

[@2183Spectre]

can we just stop to admire how quick the girl at 8:52 is flipping through bills...

[@waterheaterservices]

I gotta go look now

[@felix920]

meanwhile in Europe and USA kids are screaming "we must save the planet!!"

[@addgame7961]

The last thing they want is to be called racist by the Chinese.

[@prasannadhopate8513]

Yeah! With couple of BMWs & Mercs parked in the driveway of their palatial mansions.

[@m2heavyindustries378]

ok boomers

[@benghazi4216]

Yeah, intelligence really drops of with age it seems.... You really have a hard time connecting your brain cells aren't you?

[@michelestraface98]

from terracotta army to abandoned van army

[@pedrocollazo7400]

I would love to have 1 of those Toyota Corolla looking ones

[@coshyno]

mandatory scrapping of a car is evil and unfair. Good thing the US has kept a lot of its historical cars, they are better looking and made of better quality. I refuse to drive a modern car, I drive a 1960's car all year and it is way more reliable then modern rust buckets.

[@nommchompsky]

Xi Jinping might be the worlds most boring speaker. How did someone who is so dull in every way become a dictator? Normally they're pretty charismatic

[@sthembisomthembu395]

Dull like your US president?

[@nommchompsky]

@@sthembisomthembu395 not everyone who thinks Xi Jinping sucks is American. And just so we're clear, Xi Jinping is complete garbage

[@jeromebarry1741]

The system does provide massive opportunities at the local level for local bureaucrats to demand vast quantity of small bribes.

[@Waverlyduli]

Jerome Barry They say the Chinese government jobs are popular because it's impossible to get fired from one and though the base salary is nothing special the opportunity to salary supplement on the sly makes it very desirable. Businesses simply factor in the bribes as the cost of running a business, from removing the deliberate inertial force on one of your applications to getting one over a competitor by tipping the right official, it's all part of the 'unofficial' economy. If you're foreign you need good guidance because bribing the wrong parasite is not only a waste of money but can result in an ongoing financial burden, regardless. Some say it's not quite as bad as it used to be but I'd need to see that for myself.

[@bog4240]

@@Waverlyduli That's just how it is in third worlds. Say, compare to Europe where you have to pay a higher official tax, third world with lower taxation has an added fee, which is the unofficial tax. It's a very common practice.

[@Waverlyduli]

@@bog4240 Bribes are not tax. There are fundamental differences in their impact on economies. Taxes can be redirected to alleviate poverty or to invest in infrastructure or productive parts of the economy as intelligent policy dictates. Extensive research has shown that corruption or dirty money can't be spent in the usual way because of fear of being caught. Consequently, it is often smuggled or taken out of the country to buy property in other countries, stupid luxury goods, or hidden under the floor, etc. Consequently, dirty money tends not to be reinvested in productive ways (like starting a company, or factory that employs workers in that same economy and country from where it was taken. Therefore, it is truely wasted and makes an economy less productive and wealthy. So, there are both strong economic and moral reason to reduce corruption and bribes in economies. There are also other good economic reasons why corrupt money is less efficient than taxes.

[@kitsinu1]

It is worse than that. In the CCP, you need a patron to protect you from other CCP members because the CCP is very cut-throat. You obtain a patron by providing him with money in exchange for his protection. So, any manager in the CCP is going to get bribe money from people that deal with him, and from his subordinates simply out of the need to protect himself. Failing to take bribes means you have no protection from higher up, and your job is available to anyone who does have patronage that wants it. Only the lowest level members of the CCP can afford to be honest.

[@bog4240]

@@Waverlyduli I was looking at it from a business owner's standpoint. Honestly, it doesn't even matter if we pay tax because our third world government is so corrupt it would have the same result as flat out bribing them. It's disgusting how corrupt they can be, but when the annual minimum wage is 3000 usd, and you would need upwards of 1 million to garner yourself a decent seat in a public office, the anti corruption unit in my country should theoretically be fishing in an overpopulated pond. No idea why they're not rolling in "fish".

[@leonardgrant6876]

During the communism in my own country 1948 - 1989, this kind of situation was happening. Basically, the government started something and it was not finished or if it was finished it was not used, which means buildings equipment and so forward were left unused. Not surprised at all.

[@waterheaterservices]

Let's see what glorious revolutionary things our Great Helmsman, Chairman Bei Jing Biden, and The Party, can do to the USA.

[@paulstubbs7678]

@@waterheaterservices The land where GM is the leader in the EV industry ... while producing near zero EV's

[@mikenekosama4426]

@@paulstubbs7678 You have to have the batteries before you can build the EVs. Not only is it problematic to procure certain types of batteries right now, but the battery technology is constantly changing.

[@spankymcflych]

Holy crap, I drive around 100k km every year in my work truck and expect it to make it to 600k before it starts to wear out. Why would you deliberately destroy a perfectly good vehicle at 100k?

[@cchavezjr7]

Because they're Chinese made

[@tynubernard]

Wtf truck you have,FlintStone truck

[@the_kombinator]

My Sonata and Corolla combined are at 600,000 KM. They still work decently.

[@123parkhurst]

one thing i like about chinese workers is there uniforms are allways so clean like they not seen a day of work and gets replaced everyday

[@jeremybonington-jagworth9991]

Subsidy farming The only "sustainable" aspect of "green" policies!

[@michaeldesilvio221]

Here in America we've got thousands of abandoned new cars. Just about every abandoned airport has become a new car junk yard.

[@1014p]

Yet they could just drop the price and sell em off.

[@jackalenterprisesofohio]

@@1014p yeah, just imagine how much land we could get back for development if they lowered the price on those abandoned airports.

[@adityaarora5847]

Something seems off, those cars have been there for 3 years but none of them have water marks from rains or even dust collected on them. Doesn't it rain in that area? There are plants and trees that means it does rain there. 3 years? They sure should have collected dust.

[@starburst98]

It is just low quality video, they are covered in dust on the outside.

[@L16htW4rr10r]

Either it was put there recently or someone actually took time to clean all of them

[@0xsergy]

If they're parked on farmland I assume it's an area with less rainfall. Otherwise losing the farmland would be a double hit ontop of useless cars.

[@shashirekhakamle4655]

Wrong! They sent carona virus n then their economy when down...so dumped these cars.

[@sample1306]

Probably it's a temporary yard for large car distributor. They are probably bought in anticipation of higher sales during festival,etc.

[@edstewart367]

A small car does not weigh 2.5 Tons. I had a 1971 Chrysler Newport, all metal, it was longer than a Chevy suburban and just as wide, it was a land yacht. It weighed 4000 lbs, or two tons. A small car only has about 1500 Lbs of metal in these days. Lots of plastic,

[@bad_uncle]

Electric cars weigh more than ICE powered.

[@dsizzle49]

I love this channel

[@bradmoberly6164]

And I thought we had some stupid regulations in the usa.

[@timothybracken1728]

This channel is fucking gold , learned so much about China love it!

[@mecamaster]

Man got in here quick but what in the fk 10 years or 100,000km is so absurd that's not even a good warranty period. Whats the reason for the scrapping? is it just to support the car making company? I drove a little eco car from the 90s that has 600,000 MILES on why cant a chinise car go just as far?

[@theilliad4298]

China is a weird, goofy hell-world. Nothing makes sense

[@electrogestapo]

I would not expect a Chinese brand car to even get that far.

[@SilvaDreams]

Chinese cars run until they break and then they just toss them, which happens quite often because.. Well it's chinese made.

[@wolfy1987]

Was thinking the same. My car is 20 years old and getting pretty close to 200k. Not uncommon for trucks in America to last even longer than that. I've seen them with 300 or 400k on the odometer. Heck, in my state if you have a car that is 20+ years old that you don't drive much you can register it as a historic vehicle and you never have to take it through inspection.

[@jackiestowe6987]

The Chinese make them to fail. They think it’s job security. What a waste. The world needs to take heed. We are asking other nations to “do the ecological thing”, which cost money to do and the Chinese are doing this. All the “green cars” are dirty energy. Mining destroys the land. There has to be massive amounts of fresh water to manufacture the parts needed, there has to have great waste water treatment plants to keep the hard metal and toxins out or it will destroy the ground water. Then u have to be able to ecologically dispose of the batteries because they are toxic and can destroy the land and ground water. Green energy is dirty energy, it is not substantial energy. What source is the electricity coming from, more coal burning plants? The only ones who want u to go “green” are the people who are going to get rich off of it. Say no to the “green monster”.

[@cenfraceeprivatelimited4863]

"My test failed. So I bribed the inspector with two packs of cigarettes. I'm smashing my own car now because I'm angry!?" - That makes zero sense.

[@benghazi4216]

It makes perfect sense, if you stop being so wrapped up in your own egoism.

[@steveswhirld]

i do it all the time ,it teaches the inspectors a lesson ,they all learned that they will get two packs of cigarettes for failing my car ..i seen it work on lab rats n monkeys too

[@markrowland1366]

I managed a new car compound in Australia twenty years back. One Nissan van stood there for three years. We had year old Italian and French sports cars. The others were spill over from a Ford builder. New cars then could stand five years with a thirty minute tidy up. They had no stone chips underneath so no rust could begin. They were good cars still.

[@mr.x9566]

I would LOVE to see any of those vehicles get even ONE star on a Euro NCAP test. I've felt kitchen foil thats more sturdy.

[@the_kombinator]

They are quite bad. Look up a video from a copycat Daewoo Matiz (which already isn't super safe) and compare it to the Chery QQ. If you fart on that car, it'll fall apart.

[@Rod_Knee]

Utter insanity. Those electric vehicle could be used for local transport and delivery. Instead, they rot in a field.

[@mynameispremo]

Saving the environment through regulation seems to promote environmental damage due to unenforceable regulations.

[@oscarsusan3834]

Environmental is a noble idea. As long as consumerism rules at any cost, it’s all for naught. Good to pandas in cages.orang-utans as pets, pit bulls as whatever that supposed to represent.

[@AceGigalo]

What part of this was meant to save the environment?

[@bbrebozo6417]

It’s not unenforceable regulation. It’s just plain regulation. Some government numskull makes a rule intended to be beneficial, enforces it and some cleaver guy finds a way to exploit the stupid rule to profit. That’s how Franzese became the jet set Don. Swindling New York out of their gas tax and exploiting government programs to make homes more energy efficient.

[@lettucesalad3560]

Those cars remind me of the brains of CCP officials

[@joelvivo2649]

Im afraid these cars will eventually find its way to the Philippines,

[@chandrashekareluri]

WHY cant they sell this cars in India and Pakistan for low cost

[@fredlacroix6865]

america investing 401k in china bonds is a huge mistake

[@KanishQQuotes]

India has finally introduced scrapping policy India updated emission norms so cars older than 15 years are being forced to discontinue but it is required to be recycled.

[@bluemystic5980]

can u explain more about it

[@JMR72286]

Looks like shortages were actually planned. Tire shortage. In yards. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ I don't feel bad for any of the crises going on. I blame the government and the parasites of people. Theres no good reason why all this is happening and all of it can be fixed and or reversed.

[@Shadobanned4life]

This is a shame and a disgrace. All that work that went into making those vehicles,all for nothing. Very strange and pretty sad.

[@Terrestrial..1]

Even when vehicles can't be sold on the local market the factory needs to keep running, so they put these here. Or ship them to NZ lol.

[@saib8039]

Winnie the Pooh lol

[@cpgone]

............pooh has cool hair

[@kingofrivia1248]

This really doesnt make sense to me. When you wanna cheat the system you own just make up numbers

[@curtisalex456]

It is China, man, nothing makes sense!!!😊😊

[@tmgasia]

coz all dictatorships have the innate need to hide reality...

[@MrPir84free]

"here's a form" ; "here's how to fill out the form to collect the government's money " .. with zero checking by anyone to ensure that the vehicles were bought and used by anyone let alone to verify that any mileage reported was actual miles not made completely up. I imagine it's pretty easy- once you form the shell companies which on paper appear legit. car manufacturer makes vehicles.. Shell company buys the vehicles. Shell company forges the paperwork showing the amount of use that brings back the most money without bringing a mandatory audit; and I would not be surprised that if you stack a pile of cash onto those forms as you hand it to the government official, the forms get rubber stamped right quick. The officials get their cut right up front..

[@harrickvharrick3957]

The red car with the green circle on it (7:44) seems to be one from Greenwheels, that is operating in Europe as well (and has not dumped any cars here)! They engage in a form of car sharing, with easily accessible cars that have their own fixed parking spots throughout cities and can be used for a low price paid per ride. EDIT on closer inspection, they are not from that company. The logo is different, turns out on those it looks like a location tag.

[@kimbalcalkins6672]

We took the AMTRAK north out of Martinez,CA and saw immense fields of parked trucks!

[@ktng3176]

Over-produced lol - just like the way developers keep building and building skyscrapers and high rise apartments/condominiums to house "D Ghost"

[@horsebee1]

Here is the very reason for the saying "the West does not understand the East and the East does not understand the West" If such simple bribery is rife then those in charge are looking the other way and if that were to happen in most Western countries there would be a public outcry and yet it seems to be commonplace in the east.

[@hyuuganatsume2621]

Kinda a waste.. my dad still have his old Toyota Starlet from 1990s.. Working great and have been change from manual to auto

[@carr0302]

What an awful gov

[@tmgasia]

yes... very awful indeed... and it's awful how many "western" leaders will look the other way when it suits their fancy... it's amazing what people will do to get cheap tea/coffee/chocolates/etc etc, that's why we need to be more discerning with how we spend our money, invest more, diversify and make sure you have a portion of your portfolio in small start ups. Indulge less, and hold keep holding your elected leaders responsible, don't allow too many "career" politicians to hold power.

[@SingleDadLyfe]

As a single father I could use one of those😔

[@waynehewett4017]

There would be tens of thousands of people who could put thoses cats to good use just rusting away But it all boils down to money and scams in China

[@raejae3755]

These cars go along with all the empty cities….

[@goneutt]

Well, they’re just ahead of the curve having electric cars nobody drive in a country without enough electricity

[@upperechelon9776]

This is why you can only ever invest in countries with a stable system of checks and balances.

[@ThailandTerry2024]

And to think there’s a world wide shortage of microchips …

[@Verfolnir]

Well... This explains a lot about the how the Terracotta Army came to be. Just add dust.

[@tookay4ever]

Ford does this too… if you look in Detroit there are lots just like this where they got upwards of 10-15k cars that some are nearly 4-5 years old. I saw one that was a 2015 and it’s 2022 now and still sitting there with a new sticker on the back window. I’m guessing they just count it as a sale but let it sit there and if a person doesn’t end up needing it, they hold it until it can be scrapped. It’s not out of the ordinary but this amount of cars WITH license plates is an illegal act here in the US. That’s Manufacturing fraud. Make more to make it seem like their company is most needed when in fact half their cars don’t even get used.