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g947oyesterday at 10:01 PM3 repliesview on HN

US manufacturers are going to be ok as long as there are policies banning foreign cars and there are tariffs, which is going to be true for a long time.

And somehow US consumers feel comfortable paying more for worse cars.


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senti_sentientyesterday at 10:15 PM

I had family friends visiting Australia from USA and they were surprised by the sheer number and varieties of Chinese cars on our roads. I too have a BYD Dolphin and Shark, they loved them and felt they’re missing out big time on this. Mind you we have lots of Teslas on the roads as well, but they are bleeding their lead.

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polishdude20today at 2:07 AM

Man, living in Canada, I wish we were allowed to import Chinese cars. If America is putting tariffs on us and threatening our sovereignty, that's all the more reason to divest from American made cars.

cyberaxyesterday at 10:28 PM

This can't last indefinitely. At some point, the contrast between the US-made and Chinese-made cars will become too great to ignore.

We saw that during the 80-s, with the Japanese cars.

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