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peppertree

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24. A common sentiment around the world, in fact
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 09:26 PM
12 hrs ago

Take Argentina - where Trump's Mini-me, Javier Milei, parades non-stop as the "most anti-Chinese human alive today" (though the 'human' part is still up for debate).

Electric vehicle sales are finally starting to take off there. And BYD - which sold its first car in Argentina only last September, made up 72% of the 533 EVs sold there this January.

JMEV - another Chinese firm - made up 5% (GM was #2, at 7%).

And Tesla? One.

Not 1%....one car.

And the trend is only intensifying in BYD's favor: https://www.mendocinobeacon.com/2026/01/21/argentina-chinese-evs-arrival/

Their carma ran over Milei's dogma, you might say.

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I'm good with this. Enough bullshit already. Klarkashton 20 hrs ago #1
These MAGA motherfuckers only want to fucking increase tariffs to fuck us all up. Piss on those fucking MAGA turds. SoFlaBro 20 hrs ago #2
Didn't they see how we treated the Japanese and South Korean auto workers in Georgia? Deuxcents 20 hrs ago #3
Maybe they should have had work visa's? EX500rider 20 hrs ago #7
There were three Japanese workers who were caught up in that bullshit RazorbackExpat 1 hr ago #38
I think we should be able to choose what we want to buy. It's call the free market walkingman 20 hrs ago #4
As long as they meet or exceed US safety standards, then good. flvegan 20 hrs ago #5
We've given US auto companies so many chances and bailouts. SunSeeker 20 hrs ago #6
Ford was the only one NOT to take a bailout. tazcat 13 hrs ago #16
I know, but Ford has leaned on protectionist policies like all of the other American car manufacturers. SunSeeker 12 hrs ago #23
I dont get the constant bashing of US auto quality. Callie1979 13 hrs ago #17
It's all relative. SunSeeker 13 hrs ago #22
As someone who works for one of the big three radicalleft 4 hrs ago #32
I'd love to get a Chinese EV Jerry2144 19 hrs ago #8
Wait till Toyota gets their solid state batteries to market Callie1979 13 hrs ago #18
I would like to buy a BYD RainCaster 18 hrs ago #9
A common sentiment around the world, in fact peppertree 12 hrs ago #24
I'm currently in Rwanda and ... SomewhereInTheMiddle 3 hrs ago #35
so the UAW is gonna work for china level slave wages to keep car prices down? msongs 15 hrs ago #10
I don't think so and hope they organize them for a living wage. multigraincracker 10 hrs ago #29
Pay the rRump family enough money and you can get what you want....nt mitch96 14 hrs ago #11
And by "fairly soon" your mean 5 to 10 years? mountain grammy 14 hrs ago #12
By then, self-driving cars might be fully mainstream and perfected Polybius 13 hrs ago #14
Sounds good!👍 mountain grammy 12 hrs ago #25
I cringe when I see the words "Made in China" on anything. Dr. T 13 hrs ago #13
A BYD would be interesting. BidenRocks 13 hrs ago #15
I dont know, I see a LOT of "ego vehicles" on the roads today. Callie1979 13 hrs ago #20
If it's the same cars they're planning on selling in Canada aggiesal 13 hrs ago #19
Most Chinese-manufactured vehicles do not meet U.S. federal safety standards Mosby 13 hrs ago #21
I'm guessing that and anticipated tariffs is why you can't go to a showroom and buy one today. Ilikepurple 11 hrs ago #26
Neither do the ones built by Musk. multigraincracker 10 hrs ago #30
I remember a month ago watching a video about Russians having no options but China vehicles and nightmare stories about yaesu 11 hrs ago #27
US legacy automakers rolled over Miguelito Loveless 11 hrs ago #28
NO THEY DID NOT! radicalleft 4 hrs ago #33
EV adoption was increasing double digit Miguelito Loveless 3 hrs ago #34
Look how well English exceptionalism worked out for them. hunter 6 hrs ago #31
US automakers have had their chance. Lots of people want small, energy-efficient vehicles. Vinca 2 hrs ago #36
competition is the only thing that forces quality angrycaveman 1 hr ago #37
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