The competition is welcome. We need it to continue to drive innovation. At least in America, traditional American brands haven’t put out anything interesting for years. Just the same models being rehashed, but slightly bigger and more fuel efficient.
The competition is welcome
the 100% tariff enacted recently says otherwise
Well, that apparently means the government that did that doesn’t agree with me.
Even at 100% the Chinese EVs can be sold cheaper here they will leak in slowly. Chinese EV goes for as little as $12k sooo even at 100% thats cheaper as the lowest cost EV here are almost 3x that
Except the US will do everything possible to prevent them from being sold domestically, while still pushing their brands globally. This will lead to a further split in what’s available in the US vs ROW.
This isn’t protectionism for US companies it’s protectionism for the automotive industry as a whole in the US including manufacturing and sales of foreign brands like Toyota, Hyundai, and BMW. Domestic companies only account for a fraction of cars built and sold here.
There is no way they will be able to prevent people from going to Mexico to buy them though. And that’s what is being predicted.
Registration of prohibited car models is not allowed. You might be able to import them, but there might be punitively high tariff and it would not be legal to drive
There was literally an article about this being predicted to happen soon in this community a few days ago:
https://www.autoblog.com/2024/06/15/chinese-cars-are-pouring-into-mexico-and-the-u-s-is-worried/
Apparently, the people who actually make the laws aren’t as sure about this as you are.
Unless they come up with something that prevents them from getting DoT certification, sadly I can see them doing that. Or as long as they keep citing “national security” you won’t be able to.
Possibly.
Yes they will. In Washington State, you have to pay WA sales tax to register a new car you bought in Oregon.
How is making someone pay sales tax stopping them from buying a car in Mexico? Unless they’re going to stop all Mexican cars at the Washington border…
Because the tax for that specific car will be 300%
If you just enter the state with the car? I’m not sure what you’re suggesting. Are Mexicans who drive their car from Mexico City to Seattle expected to pay this 300% tax? Are they going to check the citizenship of every driver?
You can’t drive a car that is unregistered. You can’t register the car in Mexico, get plates, come up here and expect to drive it around. Eventually when you have to register it, you’ll get a bill.
You have a poor understanding of sales tax bud
Tariff *
you won’t be able to register it anywhere in the united states; which means that you won’t be legally allowed to drive it unless you garage it every night at a mexican address.
You think people with cars registered in Mexico have to go back to Mexico every night?
Mexicans can’t drive their cars further into the United States than a 12-hour drive? You really think that?
it’s required to by law; only presidents are allowed to break the law. lol
Please do show me the law that Mexicans have to return their car to Mexico every night. I would like to see this law.
We’re doing it now to support legacy industry, try to push development of local industry, and while there is a technological change going on. But we’re doing it at huge expense. Do you really think that huge expense will hold up after legacy manufacturers never show up for the race, lose their global market, and the rest of the world advances?
I’m calling it now: Conservative platform for the 2028 election cycle will be to end those protections, to give people more choice, and to let a few billionaires profit
they’re blocked in the united states and canada due to a 100% tariff and also mostly blocked in western europe using tariffs other protectionist means; there will be no innovation for you nor anyone that speak english natively.
English-speaking Africans: guess I’ll die
Hopefully not.
China has over procedured EVs because government subsidize resulting in poor manufactured cars with a lot malfunctions + safety requirements are very lose in China.
The goal is to flood the market, so they competitions can’t sell their cars and eventually lose market share.
The problem with that statement is they aren’t shitty cars. They’re a generation ahead of US tech and way cheaper.
I’d drive a BYD if I could get my hands on one.
Might be cheap, but they are not ahead in tech. Especially when use their own semiconductors 😂
You should watch the flood of videos from China about Chinese EVs.
Recommend this YouTuber that share those videos
Hidden - China’s Flagship EVs are Exploding in Huge Numbers
BYD’s Blade Battery is Catching Fire all over China!
Why China Can’t Censor and is Panicking about this EV Disaster
Well, this is the fault of the western car brands. They fough transition to EVs with tooth and nail. They wanted to keep fossil fuel cars at all costs. And now they either have nothing at all, or they have to scramble to keep up.
The rest of the world needs to match Chinas wages if they want to sell more shitty cars.
GM did a stock buy back last month of 6 billion dollars.
What are chinas wages? My understanding are they have low wages so they can pump out cheap products?
