Latest Breaking News

flvegan

(66,063 posts)

5. As long as they meet or exceed US safety standards, then good.

Sun Feb 15, 2026, 01:36 PM

Sunday

No shortcuts. No small family trying to save some money should be flattened by Johnny McBroDozer who is busy texting his cousin about what they should name their next child.

I can also see the Big 3 (Ford, GM, Stellantis) somehow "insisting" (re: paying off congressidiots) that they be imported and rebranded as their own products, adding 25% to the cost with zero actual input nor benefit. That's the shitty timeline we've been on and will continue to be on.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

4 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

IrishAfricanAmerican tazcat RoseTrellis Ursus Rex

60 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Chinese automakers want to come to US. They could be here fairly soon [View all] NickB79 Sunday OP

I'm good with this. Enough bullshit already. Klarkashton Sunday #1

These MAGA motherfuckers only want to fucking increase tariffs to fuck us all up. Piss on those fucking MAGA turds. SoFlaBro Sunday #2

Didn't they see how we treated the Japanese and South Korean auto workers in Georgia? Deuxcents Sunday #3

Maybe they should have had work visa's? EX500rider Sunday #7

There were three Japanese workers who were caught up in that bullshit RazorbackExpat Monday #38

I think we should be able to choose what we want to buy. It's call the free market walkingman Sunday #4

US labor can't compete. RoseTrellis Yesterday #51

Totally agree with the wage issues being a major obstacle. It reminds me of the 60s when walkingman Yesterday #53

As long as they meet or exceed US safety standards, then good. flvegan Sunday #5

We've given US auto companies so many chances and bailouts. SunSeeker Sunday #6

Ford was the only one NOT to take a bailout. tazcat Sunday #16

I know, but Ford has leaned on protectionist policies like all of the other American car manufacturers. SunSeeker Sunday #23

I dont get the constant bashing of US auto quality. Callie1979 Sunday #17

It's all relative. SunSeeker Sunday #22

Abandoning the smaller car mkt has pissed me off too. I prefer 2 door coupes. Callie1979 Monday #40

As someone who works for one of the big three radicalleft Monday #32

It's not the workers' fault, it's the CEOs' fault. The CEOs cut back on quality control to save $$. SunSeeker Monday #41

Yeah Bill Ford Jr. doesn't know anything about cars radicalleft Yesterday #49

What makes you think nepo babies are competent? Come on. SunSeeker Yesterday #54

JFC...I work for him radicalleft 15 hrs ago #59

Ask Mr. Passion why he killed off Ford cars and small SUVs. SunSeeker 10 hrs ago #60

I'd love to get a Chinese EV Jerry2144 Sunday #8

Wait till Toyota gets their solid state batteries to market Callie1979 Sunday #18

I would like to buy a BYD RainCaster Sunday #9

A common sentiment around the world, in fact peppertree Sunday #24

I'm currently in Rwanda and ... SomewhereInTheMiddle Monday #35

My wife's 40+ year old Toyota is now owned by a neighbor who is still driving it daily. hunter Monday #39

Toyotas are everywhere here in Rwanda SomewhereInTheMiddle Yesterday #45

+1. Toyota was practically the official vehicle of ISIS - because they didn't want to be stranded in the desert dalton99a Yesterday #48

When I first started seeing those familiar white Toyota pickups everywhere in Africa ... SomewhereInTheMiddle 20 hrs ago #58

so the UAW is gonna work for china level slave wages to keep car prices down? msongs Sunday #10

I don't think so and hope they organize them for a living wage. multigraincracker Sunday #29

Pay the rRump family enough money and you can get what you want....nt mitch96 Sunday #11

And by "fairly soon" your mean 5 to 10 years? mountain grammy Sunday #12

By then, self-driving cars might be fully mainstream and perfected Polybius Sunday #14

Sounds good!👍 mountain grammy Sunday #25

I cringe when I see the words "Made in China" on anything. Dr. T Sunday #13

A BYD would be interesting. BidenRocks Sunday #15

I dont know, I see a LOT of "ego vehicles" on the roads today. Callie1979 Sunday #20

If it's the same cars they're planning on selling in Canada aggiesal Sunday #19

Most Chinese-manufactured vehicles do not meet U.S. federal safety standards Mosby Sunday #21

I'm guessing that and anticipated tariffs is why you can't go to a showroom and buy one today. Ilikepurple Sunday #26

Neither do the ones built by Musk. multigraincracker Sunday #30

"Unsafe at any speed. Death traps." Opinion or any data for that? EX500rider Yesterday #52

I remember a month ago watching a video about Russians having no options but China vehicles and nightmare stories about yaesu Sunday #27

US legacy automakers rolled over Miguelito Loveless Sunday #28

NO THEY DID NOT! radicalleft Monday #33

EV adoption was increasing double digit Miguelito Loveless Monday #34

US EV sales growth plateaued in 2023. SunSeeker Yesterday #44

Again auto dealers Miguelito Loveless Yesterday #46

Biden's Infrastructure Act would have greatly expanded charging infrastructure. Trump killed that. SunSeeker Yesterday #55

Yup, America is too spread out for EVs, with insufficient infrastructure. SunSeeker Yesterday #43

Look how well English exceptionalism worked out for them. hunter Monday #31

US automakers have had their chance. Lots of people want small, energy-efficient vehicles. Vinca Monday #36

competition is the only thing that forces quality angrycaveman Monday #37

I remember the racist undertones in the 1970s, calling Japanese cars "rice burners." SunSeeker Yesterday #42

Before Japanese cars it was Volkswagens. hunter Yesterday #47

My father bought his first VW new in Germany in 1950's for a couple hundred dollars. thought crime Yesterday #57

I feel like the Democratic party is transforming into the free market capitalists we once loathed. pcdb Yesterday #50

Democrats are not against all tariffs. SunSeeker Yesterday #56