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[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 24 points 3 months ago (3 children)

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.ee 11 points 3 months ago (3 children)

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.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (4 children)

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.ee 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago
[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

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[–] 555_1@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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...

[–] 555_1@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Because the tax for that specific car will be 300%

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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_1@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (17 children)

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.

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[–] GiveMemes@jlai.lu 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You have a poor understanding of sales tax bud

[–] 555_1@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago
[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (9 children)

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.

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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 0 points 3 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

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[–] demonsword@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The competition is welcome

the 100% tariff enacted recently says otherwise

[–] LordKitsuna@lemmy.world 2 points 3 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

[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Well, that apparently means the government that did that doesn't agree with me.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

English-speaking Africans: guess I'll die

[–] Cyberjin@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

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.world 5 points 3 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.

[–] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The rest of the world needs to match Chinas wages if they want to sell more shitty cars.

[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

GM did a stock buy back last month of 6 billion dollars.

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