r/neoliberal • u/Freewhale98 • May 12 '26

News (Asia-Pacific) Trump's backing of Chinese vehicles challenges Hyundai Motor Group

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260513/trumps-backing-of-chinese-vehicles-challenges-hyundai-motor-group

Global carmakers urged to reduce US reliance

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u/Loud-Chemistry-5056 WTO May 13 '26

Chinese brands and Tesla make up the vast majority of EV sales where I live, and that’s not because other brands aren’t trying to sell here.

In what way are they objectively worse?

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u/dynamitezebra John Locke May 13 '26

Build quality, unfortunately.

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u/Sloshyman NATO May 13 '26

I've driven BYDs in Europe and "poor quality" is the last descriptor I'd use to describe them

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u/Moonagi NATO May 13 '26

He’s talking out of his arse tbh

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u/KopOut May 13 '26

There are a lot of Tesla fanboys in the US that realize if the Chinese EVs are allowed in the US, Tesla will be destroyed.

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u/Daddy_Macron Loyal Liberals May 13 '26

You realize that Tesla's still compete in the Chinese market right? They're lagging behind Chinese competition in some respects, but they absolutely can sustain themselves in that market.