Onii-Chan,
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We have a shitload of Chinese cars on the roads here in Australia, and you see them pop up for sale only a few years after being bought brand new at extreme discounts for a reason; they're cheaply built pieces of shit that aren't reliable and lure buyers in with fancy aesthetics and tech. I drive a 2010 Japanese import Toyota Crown, and it'll outlast any of these Chinese made cars.

China is trying to get a foothold in the west, and they're using cheap vehicles as part of that strategy during a cost of living crisis. It's a smart strategy, admittedly, because the downsides won't be apparent to the average person for a long time. The US really should be helping reduce the price tag on domestically produced cars if they want to stem the flow of Chinese EV's hitting the roads, but the government and automakers seem to be averse to that. People without money are going to pick what they can afford, for better or for worse...

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