[rdm_blackhole]

> if you ignore the massive subsidies

The EU subsides their car makers just the same. Part of Renault belonged to the French government for the longest time and all the governments are providing incentives to drive the sales of new cars.

See the cash for clunkers program that was running for years after the 2008 crisis.

Using tax payer money to artificially reduce the cost of a new car, If that is not a subsidy, then what is it?

[ossobuco]

It's always the same: rules for thee, not for me. Most of the accusations western countries make are just projections in reality.