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Cars aren't like iPhones, and shipping cars across oceans really only makes sense for luxury vehicles, which is the real reason why Chinese cars aren't availabl
by rrrrrrrrrrrryan 2y ago
Cars aren't like iPhones, and shipping cars across oceans really only makes sense for luxury vehicles, which is the real reason why Chinese cars aren't available in the U.S. yet.
Most non-luxury foreign cars available for sale in the U.S. are actually assembled in factories in Mexico or the United States.
If Ford wanted to sell cars to the E.U. (competitively), they'd design smaller models and manufacture them in Europe. If BYD wants to sell cars in the U.S., they'll built out a plant in Mexico.
- IshKebab 2y agoFord does sell cars in the EU. They're an extremely popular brand in the UK. They just sell normal sized cars, not F150s.
- rrrrrrrrrrrryan 2y agoThen the comment I was replying to was incorrect.
- SauciestGNU 2y agoIt's also kind of interesting, the Euro Ford focus had a a lot of Volvo tech iirc. And the Ka isn't sold in the US at all, but it's a very cool car.