The competition is welcome. We need it to continue to drive innovation. At least in America, traditional American brands haven’t put out anything interesting for years. Just the same models being rehashed, but slightly bigger and more fuel efficient.
Except the US will do everything possible to prevent them from being sold domestically, while still pushing their brands globally. This will lead to a further split in what’s available in the US vs ROW.
There is no way they will be able to prevent people from going to Mexico to buy them though. And that’s what is being predicted.
Unless they come up with something that prevents them from getting DoT certification, sadly I can see them doing that. Or as long as they keep citing “national security” you won’t be able to.
Possibly.
Registration of prohibited car models is not allowed. You might be able to import them, but there might be punitively high tariff and it would not be legal to drive
There was literally an article about this being predicted to happen soon in this community a few days ago:
https://www.autoblog.com/2024/06/15/chinese-cars-are-pouring-into-mexico-and-the-u-s-is-worried/
Apparently, the people who actually make the laws aren’t as sure about this as you are.
Yes they will. In Washington State, you have to pay WA sales tax to register a new car you bought in Oregon.
How is making someone pay sales tax stopping them from buying a car in Mexico? Unless they’re going to stop all Mexican cars at the Washington border…
Because the tax for that specific car will be 300%
If you just enter the state with the car? I’m not sure what you’re suggesting. Are Mexicans who drive their car from Mexico City to Seattle expected to pay this 300% tax? Are they going to check the citizenship of every driver?
You can’t drive a car that is unregistered. You can’t register the car in Mexico, get plates, come up here and expect to drive it around. Eventually when you have to register it, you’ll get a bill.
You have a poor understanding of sales tax bud
Tariff *
We’re doing it now to support legacy industry, try to push development of local industry, and while there is a technological change going on. But we’re doing it at huge expense. Do you really think that huge expense will hold up after legacy manufacturers never show up for the race, lose their global market, and the rest of the world advances?
I’m calling it now: Conservative platform for the 2028 election cycle will be to end those protections, to give people more choice, and to let a few billionaires profit
This isn’t protectionism for US companies it’s protectionism for the automotive industry as a whole in the US including manufacturing and sales of foreign brands like Toyota, Hyundai, and BMW. Domestic companies only account for a fraction of cars built and sold here.
The competition is welcome
the 100% tariff enacted recently says otherwise
Hopefully not China has over procedured EVs because government subsidize resulting in poor manufactured cars with a lot malfunctions + safety requirements are very lose in China.
The goal is flood the market, so they competitions can’t sell their cars and eventually lose market share.
