For the average price of a car in the US, you could buy 5 new Chinese EVs

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/average-price-car-us-you-could-buy-5-new-chinese-evs-2026-04-28/

by bushwart • 2 months ago

8 5 2 months ago

sda2• 2 months ago

until you get slapped with tariffs at the border, then it's 2-3.

Recurecur• 2 months ago

How much of these low prices is a result of the Chinese government subsidizing these companies to unfairly compete with established brands? Although, I will grant that having workers available at nearly zero cost is also an advantage.

I’ll be interested to see how the quality of these compares over time with Tesla etc…

_aavaa_• 2 months ago

This argument gets brought up all the time. The US heavily subsidizes (directly, indirectly, and through tariffs) its local auto manufacturers.

This is the same scare as when the German cars came, and the Japanese, and the Korean.

Simplifies overview: https://youtube.com/watch?v=UhhZu0ZHdw4

YVoyiatzis• 2 months ago

A fraction of what its cost is for subsidizing other countries.

m463• 2 months ago

The only think I wonder about is safety.

A lot of foreign cars can't be imported because of crashworthiness and other safety problems.

Would these vehicles be safe in an accident?

(I wonder about some cars we already import like smart for two or fiat 500)

For the average price of a car in the US, you could buy 5 new Chinese EVs

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