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The companies are subject to the whims of the government and have a habit of overproducing, leading to oversupply and falling profits.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Both the U.S. and Europe have accused China of overproducing electric cars and dumping them in overseas markets.

From Seattle Times • May 14, 2024

In our view, recycling is not a get-out-of-jail-free card for overproducing and consuming goods, and it is time that the U.S. stopped treating it as such.

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2023

"The more that consumers, government and other industry stakeholders put pressure on fashion companies that are overproducing disposable fashion, the more they will be encouraged to change for the better."

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2023

The Americans have been overproducing, and they mean to dump.

From In the Days of the Comet by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)