▲ 220 ▼ Chinese cars are pouring into Mexico — and the U.S. is worried - Autoblog (www.autoblog.com) submitted 2 years ago by schizoidman@lemmy.ml to c/world@lemmy.world 120 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Lmao this is coming from the same safety organization that approved the Tesla Cybertruck? I'll take my chances with a car that's seen EU approval. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CeeBee@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) https://www.carscoops.com/2024/03/chinese-evs-become-virtually-uninsurable-in-the-uk-says-report/ The reality is that I don't think any EV is "safe" as far as the batteries go permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Miaou@jlai.lu 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's funny because your article states the vehicles are fine. Good job on dropping a link you did not bother clicking yourself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CeeBee@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago This phenomenon is primarily due to fears of high repair costs, lack of technical information, and long lead times for replacement parts. Vehicles that use batteries as structural elements are more prone to being totaled by insurance companies. I think you're missing what I'm saying here. I'm pointing out that Chinese auto makers don't have the same processes as more experienced companies. They're just slinging out cars into foreign markets with almost no extra work. Besides, the article didn't say the cars are "fine", it quoted someone saying that they've seen some cars that would have been fixed quickly if it was a domestic brand because of part availability. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CeeBee@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) https://www.carscoops.com/2024/03/chinese-evs-become-virtually-uninsurable-in-the-uk-says-report/ The reality is that I don't think any EV is "safe" as far as the batteries go permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Miaou@jlai.lu 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's funny because your article states the vehicles are fine. Good job on dropping a link you did not bother clicking yourself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CeeBee@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago This phenomenon is primarily due to fears of high repair costs, lack of technical information, and long lead times for replacement parts. Vehicles that use batteries as structural elements are more prone to being totaled by insurance companies. I think you're missing what I'm saying here. I'm pointing out that Chinese auto makers don't have the same processes as more experienced companies. They're just slinging out cars into foreign markets with almost no extra work. Besides, the article didn't say the cars are "fine", it quoted someone saying that they've seen some cars that would have been fixed quickly if it was a domestic brand because of part availability. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Miaou@jlai.lu 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's funny because your article states the vehicles are fine. Good job on dropping a link you did not bother clicking yourself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] CeeBee@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago This phenomenon is primarily due to fears of high repair costs, lack of technical information, and long lead times for replacement parts. Vehicles that use batteries as structural elements are more prone to being totaled by insurance companies. I think you're missing what I'm saying here. I'm pointing out that Chinese auto makers don't have the same processes as more experienced companies. They're just slinging out cars into foreign markets with almost no extra work. Besides, the article didn't say the cars are "fine", it quoted someone saying that they've seen some cars that would have been fixed quickly if it was a domestic brand because of part availability. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CeeBee@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago This phenomenon is primarily due to fears of high repair costs, lack of technical information, and long lead times for replacement parts. Vehicles that use batteries as structural elements are more prone to being totaled by insurance companies. I think you're missing what I'm saying here. I'm pointing out that Chinese auto makers don't have the same processes as more experienced companies. They're just slinging out cars into foreign markets with almost no extra work. Besides, the article didn't say the cars are "fine", it quoted someone saying that they've seen some cars that would have been fixed quickly if it was a domestic brand because of part availability. permalink fedilink source parent