Because they are all spies.

I'd assume they don't meet our safety standards.

TXAG 05 said:

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I'd assume they don't meet our safety standards.

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Safety standards and possibly emissions requirements

Auto industry lobbyists
US safety standards
US emissions requirements
Lack of dealer network infrastructure
High tariffs
Lack of interest due to poor perception by US consumers

Honestly, you don't want a Chinese car. They're cheap because they're cheaply made. They make some really attractive vehicles, but cheap plastics, cheap paint, cheap electronics, and minimal quality control will make a Chinese car with 75k miles feel like a Japanese car with 200k+ miles. They degrade very quickly. We talk about modern vehicles being disposable, but Chinese vehicles are literally intended to be disposable. The data my company keeps on its rental fleet backs all this up, and my own personal experience driving or riding in GAC, Chery, BYD, Jetour, and Geely confirm it.

Because it would destroy US car companies. Seems pretty obvious, no?

China has 200+ car companies all backed by the CCP. The EU has a current problem with China dumping their cars into their market because China can't consume their own supply, domestically.

If you allow Chinese cars into our market, you will have vehicles at prices that severely undercut all other car companies. Never mind the risk of spyware and malware that will absolutely.be built into these cars. I would never own one no matter how cheap or "good" they are.

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easttexasaggie04 said:

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I guess my question was why were the Chinese allowed to destroy so many other US markets but automobile industry is off limits? Do auto makers just have better lobbyists?

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That is the primary reason IMO. Look how regulated vehicles are with endless safety requirement and rules at the federal level and then things like dealership regulations (TX) at the state level.

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Would anybody believe any safety test data from china?

Because