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Ilikepurple

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26. I'm guessing that and anticipated tariffs is why you can't go to a showroom and buy one today.
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 10:06 PM
18 hrs ago

But, Chinese automobile manufacturing is not a static proposition and neither are NHTSA rules or perhaps the existence of NHTSA itself in the Trump era. I’m not sure what your response is actually to? If you are suggesting that someone doesn’t buy a Chinese car from let’s say Europe and hope to register it here, then I agree that it would be very expensive to import and to modify to pass regulations. If you are asserting, tariffs or import bans aside, that Chinese automobile manufacturers couldn’t bring cars that pass US regulations after showing success in passing different but demand Euro regulations, I’d have to disagree, especially as they gear up to ent we the Canadian market.

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I'm good with this. Enough bullshit already. Klarkashton Yesterday #1
These MAGA motherfuckers only want to fucking increase tariffs to fuck us all up. Piss on those fucking MAGA turds. SoFlaBro Yesterday #2
Didn't they see how we treated the Japanese and South Korean auto workers in Georgia? Deuxcents Yesterday #3
Maybe they should have had work visa's? EX500rider Yesterday #7
There were three Japanese workers who were caught up in that bullshit RazorbackExpat 7 hrs ago #38
I think we should be able to choose what we want to buy. It's call the free market walkingman Yesterday #4
As long as they meet or exceed US safety standards, then good. flvegan Yesterday #5
We've given US auto companies so many chances and bailouts. SunSeeker Yesterday #6
Ford was the only one NOT to take a bailout. tazcat 20 hrs ago #16
I know, but Ford has leaned on protectionist policies like all of the other American car manufacturers. SunSeeker 19 hrs ago #23
I dont get the constant bashing of US auto quality. Callie1979 20 hrs ago #17
It's all relative. SunSeeker 19 hrs ago #22
As someone who works for one of the big three radicalleft 10 hrs ago #32
I'd love to get a Chinese EV Jerry2144 Yesterday #8
Wait till Toyota gets their solid state batteries to market Callie1979 20 hrs ago #18
I would like to buy a BYD RainCaster Yesterday #9
A common sentiment around the world, in fact peppertree 19 hrs ago #24
I'm currently in Rwanda and ... SomewhereInTheMiddle 10 hrs ago #35
My wife's 40+ year old Toyota is now owned by a neighbor who is still driving it daily. hunter 4 hrs ago #39
so the UAW is gonna work for china level slave wages to keep car prices down? msongs 22 hrs ago #10
I don't think so and hope they organize them for a living wage. multigraincracker 16 hrs ago #29
Pay the rRump family enough money and you can get what you want....nt mitch96 21 hrs ago #11
And by "fairly soon" your mean 5 to 10 years? mountain grammy 20 hrs ago #12
By then, self-driving cars might be fully mainstream and perfected Polybius 20 hrs ago #14
Sounds good!👍 mountain grammy 19 hrs ago #25
I cringe when I see the words "Made in China" on anything. Dr. T 20 hrs ago #13
A BYD would be interesting. BidenRocks 20 hrs ago #15
I dont know, I see a LOT of "ego vehicles" on the roads today. Callie1979 19 hrs ago #20
If it's the same cars they're planning on selling in Canada aggiesal 20 hrs ago #19
Most Chinese-manufactured vehicles do not meet U.S. federal safety standards Mosby 19 hrs ago #21
I'm guessing that and anticipated tariffs is why you can't go to a showroom and buy one today. Ilikepurple 18 hrs ago #26
Neither do the ones built by Musk. multigraincracker 16 hrs ago #30
I remember a month ago watching a video about Russians having no options but China vehicles and nightmare stories about yaesu 18 hrs ago #27
US legacy automakers rolled over Miguelito Loveless 18 hrs ago #28
NO THEY DID NOT! radicalleft 10 hrs ago #33
EV adoption was increasing double digit Miguelito Loveless 10 hrs ago #34
Look how well English exceptionalism worked out for them. hunter 13 hrs ago #31
US automakers have had their chance. Lots of people want small, energy-efficient vehicles. Vinca 9 hrs ago #36
competition is the only thing that forces quality angrycaveman 8 hrs ago #37
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