Automotive and trade experts say the increased tariffs are a near-term protectionism act that may delay but not stop Chinese EVs from coming to the U.S.
Additional context on why foreign small trucks are not present in the American market: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tax (25% tariff on foreign light trucks)
weren’t?
Additional context on why foreign small trucks are not present in the American market: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tax (25% tariff on foreign light trucks)
25% extra on a light truck would still be cheaper than the current monstrosities
must also involve certification like how they have to destroy X of the vehicles in crash testing or something
yeah those trucks do exist here. you seem them on occassion and id say they are even becoming a bit more common
I think as long as it’s more than 25 years old you can import them
ah, so a chinese ev from 1999? yeah, uh, about that
oh I thought we were talking about kei trucks. my bad
oh i responded but didnt see the context i assumed it was about evs because the messages doesnt show the convo chain i just went off the post title