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There’s a lot of hype about Chinese EVs—is any of it true?
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There are few restrictions on car imports into Australia, ever since General Motors (Holden), Ford, and Toyota closed their local manufacturing plants between 2016 and 2017. Chinese EV manufacturers have since flooded the market with inexpensive but impressive cars. My wife and I recently made the EV plunge, purchasing a BYD Sealion 7 for around USD $40k — with a range of approximately 340 miles in ECO mode. The car is luxurious and finished to a standard I’d compare to a BMW. It’s genuinely extraordinary.
I understand the US government’s intent to protect jobs and preserve the domestic auto industry. There’s nothing to protect down here, so I have no qualms about buying Chinese, regardless of rumoured government subsidies. European manufacturers are moving fast to close the gap. My concern for the US is that tariffs may protect jobs in the short term, but if American automakers fall too far behind on the technology curve, they risk becoming marginalised in the global market — and no tariff wall lasts forever.
I understand the US government’s intent to protect jobs and preserve the domestic auto industry. There’s nothing to protect down here, so I have no qualms about buying Chinese, regardless of rumoured government subsidies. European manufacturers are moving fast to close the gap. My concern for the US is that tariffs may protect jobs in the short term, but if American automakers fall too far behind on the technology curve, they risk becoming marginalised in the global market — and no tariff wall lasts forever.
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There are few restrictions on car imports into Australia, ever since General Motors (Holden), Ford, and Toyota closed their local manufacturing plants between 2016 and 2017. Chinese EV manufacturers have since flooded the market with inexpensive but impressive cars. My wife and I recently made the EV plunge, purchasing a BYD Sealion 7, a mid sized SUV, for around USD $40k — with a range of approximately 340 miles in ECO mode. The car is luxurious and finished to a standard I’d compare to a BMW. It’s genuinely extraordinary.
I understand the US government’s intent to protect jobs and preserve the domestic auto industry. There’s nothing to protect down here, so I have no qualms about buying Chinese, regardless of rumoured government subsidies. European manufacturers are moving fast to close the gap. My concern for the US is that tariffs may protect jobs in the short term, but if American automakers fall too far behind on the technology curve, they risk becoming marginalised in the global market — and no tariff wall lasts forever.
I understand the US government’s intent to protect jobs and preserve the domestic auto industry. There’s nothing to protect down here, so I have no qualms about buying Chinese, regardless of rumoured government subsidies. European manufacturers are moving fast to close the gap. My concern for the US is that tariffs may protect jobs in the short term, but if American automakers fall too far behind on the technology curve, they risk becoming marginalised in the global market — and no tariff wall lasts forever.
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