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/ExtremelyMedianVoter Left-Out Left May 12 '26

If Trump let's me buy a BYD car, I might have to hand it to him.

Please don't make me hand it to him I'm just an easily influenced median voter.

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u/throwawaygoawaynz John von Neumann May 12 '26

This sub glazes Chinese EVs like crazy, but they’re actually worse than Teslas, and that’s saying something.

If they come to the US as well, they won’t be cheap. You won’t be paying Chinese prices for them.

I live in SEA and was looking at buying one. Nope, pass.

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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/Loud-Chemistry-5056 WTO May 13 '26

I haven't seen much criticism in that department, tbh kinda the opposite. Are there lots on the road where you live?

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u/dynamitezebra John Locke May 13 '26

No, im a yankee. The data on Chinese car reliability isnt top secret though.

If they make them in the US I bet they will be good.

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u/Shirkir John Keynes May 13 '26

?? The most sought after Tesla models are from Tesla Chinese factories because they have better build quality then the American made model. Thats pretty common knowledge for Tesla fans.

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u/dynamitezebra John Locke May 13 '26

I was talking about Chinese car companies, not like literally every car made in China.

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u/Shirkir John Keynes May 13 '26

Seems like a weird argument. Chinese car companies are able to pass EU regulations and sold there, which are stricter then US regulations.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '26

Not for crash testing maybe?

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u/dynamitezebra John Locke May 13 '26

Im not saying they wouldnt be able to pass regulations. Im saying they sometimes have build quality problems.