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The worry is that it will kill local competition.

It’s a free market in the US. I should be able to buy a Chinese car for $10k if I want too. If Ford can’t stay afloat, sucks to be ford.

I see no pasted article link in this conversation thread.

And the reason why people are talking about it is because the fed is proposing tariffs on these cars, In addition to whatever state tax.

Let’s that the car is $10k imported. The fed charges a 100% tariff (suggested by Biden actually) so that gets passed to the consumer. Now the car is $20k, plus whatever sales tax you pay locally.

The reason people are talking about it is because this only benefits the local car manufacturers who won’t make a cheap car.

Confidently incorrect.

You cannot register a car in New York without living there to avoid paying sales tax in the state you live in. Most states require you to pay sales tax based on your residency and where the vehicle will be primarily used. Additionally, registering a car in a state where you do not reside can be considered fraudulent and may lead to penalties.

Registering a car in Mexico also requires residency.

I understand the loopholes you are trying to find, but I promise you the penalties for getting caught will be worse than paying the tax.

Please don’t let my comments suggest that I support a large tax on these Chinese vehicles. I think everything is way too expensive and we need some competition.

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.

Because the tax for that specific car will be 300%

Yes they will. In Washington State, you have to pay WA sales tax to register a new car you bought in Oregon.

Lemmy fake commies aren’t actually interested in reality.

Yeah I’d like to see them justify that

Don’t walk across the desert in 125° and maybe you won’t die. You cannot fix dumb religious people