Why They Don’t Want You Driving a Chinese Car

2026-05-13 13:21 UTC

cross-posted from: news.abolish.capital/post/49178 I took my first ride in a Chinese car recently. Not in the U.S., of course, since sky-high tariffs have made them almost impossible to import. I was visiting family in the U.K., and we rented a BYD Sealion SUV. And let me tell you: I saw immediately why American car companies are desperate to have these things kept out of this country. It was elegantly designed, incredibly comfortable, and a smooth ride. From blog via This RSS Feed.

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@Reygle@lemmy.world 2026-05-13 13:57

I’m in IT and personally I’d genuinely like to see a “grey hat” examination of the internet traffic they send/receive before I’m ready to listen to a car reviewer giving reviews on how nice the seats are or charging is. The fact that I work in IT is also why my home is secured with security doors and deadbolts.

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@frongt@lemmy.zip 2026-05-13 13:39

They’re cheap because BYD received about $1.86 billion dollars in government subsidies last year. Like in other sectors, they flood the market with cheap goods to put competitors out of business. Then they’re the only car company in town and they have you by the balls.

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@Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 2026-05-14 15:44

I’ll stick with Hyundai for now but if BYD becomes available in Canada, I wouldn’t mind giving it a try.

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@AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 2026-05-15 12:26

If only U.S. companies could innovate and reinvest instead of spending billions on stock buybacks to drive up share price. Big 3 apparently authorized $5 billion in buybacks in 2022/2023.

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