When it comes to new car producers there's always yhe "quality" question. We saw that with Japenese cars in the 70s (turns out quality was high) and some of th

When it comes to new car producers there's always yhe "quality" question. We saw that with Japenese cars in the 70s (turns out quality was high) and some of the most valued brands now are Japenese (Honda, Nissan, Toyota etc.) Then it was the Korean turn. Cheap right, so low quality? Turns out Kia, Hyundai, Daihatsu etc are nice cars. Sure, there are a few early iterations that needed improvement, but in each case those quickly got ironed out. And Chinese cars are far past the "early" stage. They're genuinely good cars for very competitive prices. When it comes to EVs They're ahead in quality. BYD particularly seems to come with a very good reputation. Sure, the US is obsessed with large SUVs. But the rest of the world isn't. US car makers are not making cars that the rest of the world wants, and the export market is closing. (I'd count Ford as something of an exception here, they still produce small cars for foreign markets, but they're cutting corners on quality and reputation is falling...)