China's ultimate goal is complete vertical integration from extracting metal and minerals out of the ground to handing customers the keys. China wants to dominate every part of auto manufacturing and they are making major headway. China today mines or processes most of the metal, ore and rare earth materials needed to build cars. They make three times as many cars as we do. Three times. In 2025 they exported 6.8 million vehicles, up from just 1 million in 2020. (10:19–10:28)
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Asserts that China dominates the mining and processing of materials for car manufacturing.
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