• hark@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    I’m told that Americans only want big expensive cars but for some reason the government felt the need to slap 100% tariffs on small inexpensive Chinese cars.

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      7 days ago

      Because Chinese cars are priced at a loss to corner the market and put competition out of business.

      Meanwhile VW and other manufacturers make smaller more affordable cars, but they don’t sell them here.

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        6 days ago

        That’s because the goal isn’t to sell you a car, it’s to saddle you with a $50K debt obligation they get to sell off.

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          6 days ago

          Exactly. If they were incentivised to encourage the best vehicle for the customer they’d be talking most people into a subcompact or minivan