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Americans Are Open To Cheap Chinese Cars. That’s 'Scary' For The Rest Of The Auto Industry (insideevs.com)
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Americans Are Open To Cheap Chinese Cars. That’s 'Scary' For The Rest Of The Auto Industry

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[–] 19 points 2 years ago (3 children)

They should do what meta did and lobby for a competition ban. Oh wait I am positive they are already.

Yes I want a cheap EV. I don't need all that infotainment garbage, I don't need to have a machine too big to park. I want a small fuel efficient car that just works and just works off electricity instead of gas. Not freaken hard

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    There are already huge arbitrary tariffs on these. That's why you can't get one in the US. The manufacturers don't even bother with our bullshit market.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That almost feels like a challenge. Probably going to have to replace my car in a decade or so (yes it is a Honda) so got plenty of time to figure out how to import an EV.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago*

    They're bound to come to the US eventually, certainly within the decade. Chinese auto makers have their hands full with Europe now, but they'll jump through a few hoops for the chance to squash the US market, too. Hopefully right on time for my next car, as well.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Cheap doesn’t have to mean stripped of all features. That’s just the way that American automakers have done market segmentation. The cheap Chinese cars will certainly not be luxury models, but they will have infotainment and a few bells and whistles (or, gimmicks).

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago

    For many chinese devices you get infotainment cheaper, and other extra things. But from my experience they lack in the steel quality compared to Möre refined auto makers. This is just my observation so it isn't necessarily always true.

    Old auto makers are slow to roll out changes that actually are cheap and easy to implement, status quo and all that

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