The threat of Chinese EVs is very real, with one consulting firm calling it a "rude awakening" for legacy car companies.
  • NateNate60@lemmy.worldEnglish
    261·
    5 months ago

    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.

    • ramble81@lemm.eeEnglish
      131·
      5 months ago

      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.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
        5·
        5 months ago

        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.

        • ramble81@lemm.eeEnglish
          8·
          5 months ago

          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.

        • 555@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          5 months ago

          Yes they will. In Washington State, you have to pay WA sales tax to register a new car you bought in Oregon.

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
            21·
            5 months ago

            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…

              • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
                21·
                5 months ago

                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?

                • 555@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  7·
                  5 months ago

                  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.

        • NateNate60@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          5 months ago

          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

        • eldaviEnglish
          1·
          5 months ago

          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.

      • AA5B@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        5 months ago

        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

      • ShepherdPie@midwest.socialEnglish
        13·
        5 months ago

        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.

      • LordKitsuna@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        5 months ago

        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

    • eldaviEnglish
      1·
      5 months ago

      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.

  • Jin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    116·
    5 months ago

    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.

  • Treczoks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    5 months ago

    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.