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Biden really, really doesn’t want China to flood the US with cheap EVs (www.theverge.com)
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[–] 22 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

The Volvo EX30 is based on a Geely platform, made in China, and does well in the EU (won several Car of the Year awards).

MG (SAIC/Roewe) also has no trouble selling in the EU.

Chinese manufacturers can make regulatory-conforming cars when the market demands it of them. If the market wants cheap and doesn't demand safety, they can do that too.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    That's not %100, the EX30 is still engineered and developed in Switzerland and pretty much everything MG wise, was and still, is developed in the UK..yes both are owned by Chinese companies, but it doesn't mean the products are solely Chinese. You are correct they can build cars that are designed to conform to western markets with much stricter regulations, but I don't think they're going to do so without significant input from branches in these countries.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    Then the cheap EV's doesn't matter if they are not legal.

    And the Volvo was not based on Geely. It was the other way around. They bought Volvo for this purpose exactly.

    But I hope they will make better EV's for the world. EV's are generally just better cars, and it's a clear road to less noise and toxic pollution.

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