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Americans Are Open To Cheap Chinese Cars. That’s 'Scary' For The Rest Of The Auto Industry

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No thank you. Made in fucking CCP run China is not the same as the 1980's high quality Japanese cars and motorcycles. Furthermore, the Chinese will face patent infringements that will block importation to the 1st World, with exception to Volvo.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Shush. Let the auto industry think that we all want cheap Chinese crap so they all make affordable EVs

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

PSA Group already does, but all sell in the US is the stupid FIAT 500E

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'll pass lol

I'd like an affordable EV that doesn't look like a Playmobil car

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well I wanted the Citroen EC3

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Hadn't seen that one before, not too shabby. Looks way better than the fiat ev

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

LOL...indeed, +1 and boost,

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Japanese made products used to be bad too. They even make a joke about in the "Back to the Future" movie.