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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 so
by g947o 10mo ago
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.
- senti_sentient 10mo agoI 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.
- AnotherGoodName 10mo agoThose Teslas in Australia are Chinese made too of course as are the majority of Teslas globally. USA made really doesn’t exist at all in Australia. It’s merely USA branded. Even the Ford Ranger that’s sold in Australia is made in Thailand.
- senti_sentient 10mo agoTrue true… isn’t the LFP battery pack in model 3 and and Y supplied by BYD as well?
- archagon 10mo agoHow’s the charging infrastructure these days?
- senti_sentient 10mo agoIt’s improving in Australia, but no where near where it needs to be.
- cyberax 10mo agoThis 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.
- expedition32 10mo agoDon't Americans like big pickup trucks? Nobody else really drives those in large numbers.
- rootusrootus 10mo agoYes we do. We have nice big wide roads. Heck, my European immigrant friends love trucks more than natives, in my experience. If you have the space for them, there are some very appealing attributes. My Lightning will carry anything I want, tow big trailers, has huge interior space for the family, will outrun most cars (even many 'fast' ones), and is more fuel efficient than a [non-plugin] Prius. I wouldn't want to own it in a very dense city, but there are only a couple of those in the US. Most US cities even at their densest locations are fine with a half ton.
- vortext 10mo agoThe Ford Lightning has been discontinued.
- VladVladikoff 10mo agoThat’s not even the worst part. Imagine owning a car that has $7000 DRM tail light units if you need to replace one?
- rootusrootus 10mo ago> $7000 DRM tail light units What car has that? Please do not spread misinformation. The Lightning taillights are expensive, a couple grand directly from Ford, primarily because of the integrated blind spot radar. That is the part that needs to be re-paired to the truck if you replace it, the taillights themselves are same as they ever were. Most of the time when someone breaks a taillight they just grab one from eBay and swap over the BLIS because it wasn't damaged. Also, expensive taillights and headlights are 1) not unique to the Lightning, and 2) not unique to Ford.
- polishdude20 10mo agoMan, 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.
- ethagnawl 10mo ago> And somehow US consumers feel comfortable paying more for worse cars. It's baffling and a complete self goal. The GMC dealership near me is spilling full-size++ pick-ups and enormous Suburban/Tahoe/whatevers out of it's lot and onto the grass. The average sticker is ~$48K/~$750 per month and, depending on driving habits, it can cost hundreds of dollars per week to run these vehicles. That's to say nothing of insurance, maintenance and the cost of replacing those monster truck tires every 2-3 years. Compare all that to a BYD you could realistically buy outright for $10-15K and charge in your driveway every night.