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flvegan

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5. As long as they meet or exceed US safety standards, then good.

Reply to NickB79 (Original post)

Sun Feb 15, 2026, 01:36 PM

15 hrs ago

No shortcuts. No small family trying to save some money should be flattened by Johnny McBroDozer who is busy texting his cousin about what they should name their next child.

I can also see the Big 3 (Ford, GM, Stellantis) somehow "insisting" (re: paying off congressidiots) that they be imported and rebranded as their own products, adding 25% to the cost with zero actual input nor benefit. That's the shitty timeline we've been on and will continue to be on.

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Chinese automakers want to come to US. They could be here fairly soon [View all] NickB79 16 hrs ago OP

I'm good with this. Enough bullshit already. Klarkashton 16 hrs ago #1

These MAGA motherfuckers only want to fucking increase tariffs to fuck us all up. Piss on those fucking MAGA turds. SoFlaBro 16 hrs ago #2

Didn't they see how we treated the Japanese and South Korean auto workers in Georgia? Deuxcents 16 hrs ago #3

Maybe they should have had work visa's? EX500rider 15 hrs ago #7

I think we should be able to choose what we want to buy. It's call the free market walkingman 16 hrs ago #4

As long as they meet or exceed US safety standards, then good. flvegan 15 hrs ago #5

We've given US auto companies so many chances and bailouts. SunSeeker 15 hrs ago #6

Ford was the only one NOT to take a bailout. tazcat 8 hrs ago #16

I know, but Ford has leaned on protectionist policies like all of the other American car manufacturers. SunSeeker 8 hrs ago #23

I dont get the constant bashing of US auto quality. Callie1979 8 hrs ago #17

It's all relative. SunSeeker 8 hrs ago #22

I'd love to get a Chinese EV Jerry2144 15 hrs ago #8

Wait till Toyota gets their solid state batteries to market Callie1979 8 hrs ago #18

I would like to buy a BYD RainCaster 13 hrs ago #9

A common sentiment around the world, in fact peppertree 7 hrs ago #24

so the UAW is gonna work for china level slave wages to keep car prices down? msongs 11 hrs ago #10

I don't think so and hope they organize them for a living wage. multigraincracker 5 hrs ago #29

Pay the rRump family enough money and you can get what you want....nt mitch96 10 hrs ago #11

And by "fairly soon" your mean 5 to 10 years? mountain grammy 9 hrs ago #12

By then, self-driving cars might be fully mainstream and perfected Polybius 8 hrs ago #14

Sounds good!👍 mountain grammy 7 hrs ago #25

I cringe when I see the words "Made in China" on anything. Dr. T 9 hrs ago #13

A BYD would be interesting. BidenRocks 8 hrs ago #15

I dont know, I see a LOT of "ego vehicles" on the roads today. Callie1979 8 hrs ago #20

If it's the same cars they're planning on selling in Canada aggiesal 8 hrs ago #19

Most Chinese-manufactured vehicles do not meet U.S. federal safety standards Mosby 8 hrs ago #21

I'm guessing that and anticipated tariffs is why you can't go to a showroom and buy one today. Ilikepurple 7 hrs ago #26

Neither do the ones built by Musk. multigraincracker 5 hrs ago #30

I remember a month ago watching a video about Russians having no options but China vehicles and nightmare stories about yaesu 7 hrs ago #27

US legacy automakers rolled over Miguelito Loveless 6 hrs ago #28

Look how well English exceptionalism worked out for them. hunter 1 hr ago #31