A group representing nearly all major automakers on Monday, Nov. 2 urged U.S. lawmakers to pass a permanent ban on Chinese vehicles when they return next week for a quick session after the midterm congressional elections.
In September, the Senate sponsors of the bipartisan effort to ban Chinese vehicles agreed to delay an effort to fast-track the bill until November despite overwhelming support.
Some congressional aides and auto lobbyists think if Democrats win control of Congress there may not be enough time to approve the Chinese vehicle ban before this session ends in December.
Except for the Ford CEO who is refusing to give up his Xiaomi SU7. Because in his words, ‘the best car he’s ever driven’.
Another US fail where they have been passed by the rest of the world. But by all means, keep building giant gas gusslers. It’s not like fuel is expensive or anything.
They can’t make cars under $20000 and only Slate can potentially make an EV under $25000. They can’t handle higher fuel economy standards. They can’t figure out how to sell anything other than trucks.
So why do they need to ban cars that they have no appetite to build?
you answered your own question, they cant compete
No, they can compete, they just refuse to and chose to go the regulatory capture route insteae.
They really can’t actually compete. The upfront costs to make a factory and assembly line and all that automation {or human labor) is astronomically higher in price and slower in build in the US, compared to China. There really is no way the US can compete with China on pricing in manufacturing vehicles.
Which is why it should just be left to die off instead of propping up the industry that moved half their plants to Mexico, anyhow.
My 2¢ on Slate: if $25k is meant to be cheap they missed the mark. I’d have one for $15k, maybe.
I know the whole sector is inflated in the US, but that’s also why bringing in Chinese EVs is not a bad idea.
only Slate can potentially make an EV under $25000
by assembling it from Chinese parts.
Because they’re fat cats that need to rig the game to get people to accept how awful they are, when they’re the only choice.
You know what they say: “if you can’t beat 'em, pay the government to beat 'em.”
I really want one. This isn’t right.
Yay the power of the free market! Capitalism survival of the fittest… oh wait.
I get what you’re saying, but capitalism and free markets are different things.
Fuck off, maybe should have spent all that lobbying money to prop up a dying industry on innovating your product, may you all join Kodak & Blockbuster down the road to obscurity.
Easier to ban than innovate.
CEOs aren’t innovators. MBAs aren’t engineers. We’ve got highly complicated companies run by people who can’t print to pdf.
Our system is built to enable and promote abusers, they don’t make for good decision makers. They’re good at making cruel decisions and that makes the line go up, that’s why they’re in charge. They will still make terrible decisions though.
Because fuck the consumers who just want a cheap reliable car and not a $100k f-900 maga truck.
you want an economical, practical, reliable car that you’re happy with and that will develop brand loyalty?
too bad, best I can do is something that has a touchscreen cockpit you won’t be able to use in sunlight and without taking your eyes off the road, headlights that will blind oncoming traffic at all times but especially some of the most dangerous times, and reliability that will have you back in the dealership every few months for issues that are overly complicated to fix!
Politicians don’t talk about free markets anymore.
It really doesn’t get more invisible hand of the market than this.
Sure right after the tesla ban
Now the Democrats have got control in Jan where does this go now?
Same direction? Why would it change?
