As someone who works in the North American auto industry, I understand my job is currently artificially protected by the 100% tariffs the USA has put on Chinese automobiles that have been in place long before the current POTUS.

As a consumer, however, I would really love to be able to actually afford a new car.

If competition inside China is currently driving prices ridiculously low, just think what could be had on both sides of the Pacific if there were lots of BYD’s here? Even if my cushy gig could be lost in the short term, in the long term we’d all benefit.

  • CriticalResist8@lemmygrad.ml
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    19 days ago

    This is for private import, so one person importing their own car, but I think the rules are mostly the same for dealerships. I did find some cheap BYDs on local websites but I’m not sure if they actually have the car in their possession yet.