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_sentient 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

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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AnotherGoodName 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Those 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.

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		True true… isn’t the LFP battery pack in model 3 and and Y supplied by BYD as well?

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polishdude20 29 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

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.

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cyberax 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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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expedition32 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Don't Americans like big pickup trucks? Nobody else really drives those in large numbers.

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rootusrootus 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Yes 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.

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		The Ford Lightning has been discontinued.