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[–] 3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

No, you cant import it. They dont meet safety standards.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Car manufacturers will meet local safety standards, so a BYD sold in the EU is probably going to be safer than a BYD sold in Mexico

    Here's an example with Peugeot

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    In this case BYD lacks a local factory and their profit margins are significant enough that they don't maintain region-specific frame SKUs IIRC.

    FWIW the Chinese market is one of the biggest for Volvo because Chinese consumers care about (perceived) safety.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Gotta love American "freedom" sometimes. "Oh you can buy any car you want, well except those dirty foreign ones because checks notes they're totally not up to our safety standards." -_-

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  • [+] -10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Except you know, working airbags, seat belts, fuses, a firewall (as in the sheet of metal separating the engine from the passenger compartment), working crumple zones, 5 mph bumpers, rollover protection, stuff like that

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Do you think this is a Ford Pinto?

    Edit: given that you mention crumple zones... A Tesla Cybertruck?

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  • [+] -9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The pinto was 40 years ago, so thats probably accurate. Makes sense china is 40 years behind.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    However, you can import many kei cars and trucks and people are doing it because they're super cheap.

    https://www.eezyimport.com/importing-the-essence-of-japan-a-guide-to-bringing-kei-trucks-and-cars-to-the-usa/

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    They're almost exclusively being imported as antique vehicles. I don't think you're going to find a cheap, useful, 25-year old Chinese EV, but all the power to you!

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  • [+] -7 points 2 years ago (2 children)
  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    None of those are Chinese EVs. I was pointing out that the "anique import loophole" doesn't apply to Chinese EVs (at least for another couple decades).

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Sorry, missed the EV part. True, although there is a Japanese kei EV.

    Not sure if you can import it or what the price is though.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Sakura

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I think you missed the point again. That's only 2 years old. They need to be 25+ to be easily imported into the US. Otherwise you'll pay tariffs and they'd be subjected to the same safety tests required for new vehicles sold in America. It's only because they're 25+ years old that they aren't subjected to the standard rules on imports.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    What if we elect Trump and he gets rid of safety standards, could we import it then?

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