BYD vs Tesla - the numbers don't lie

[Forrest]

I believe Biden blocked China cars being imported into the U.S. on cybersecurity grounds.

[numbered]

Biden blocked China cars because they would instantly dominate and kill the nascent GM and Ford products. It was to give them runway...except shareholders never grant runway.

[kj]

I saw an article interviewing one of the CEOs of a Chinese car company that said they are choosing not to come here because they feel Americans are irrational. Sounds weird, but makes sense to me. Why expend the resources when other places are more predictable? I was in Costa Rica and there were BYDs everywhere, most of them EVs. Some had the whole name spelled out (Build Your Dreams), which was cool.

[Diana]

Yes, our current administration is irrational, making it impossible to predict the market and thus selling here is not feasible. I could say more, but I think you guys have the picture already. As it is, I’m already skating the edge of political (if not a tad over it). Didn’t mean to do so—forgot which side I was on. But the Chinese are nothing if not rational.

[kj]

Diana wrote:
Yes, our current administration is irrational, making it impossible to predict the market and thus selling here is not feasible. I could say more, but I think you guys have the picture already. As it is, I’m already skating the edge of political (if not a tad over it). Didn’t mean to do so—forgot which side I was on. But the Chinese are nothing if not rational.

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[Lux Interior]

Many foreign manufacturers have built factories in the US.

I imagine a Chinese factory would be "resisted" by this administration even if it does bring more manufacturing to the US.

[raz]

Lux Interior wrote:
Many foreign manufacturers have built factories in the US.

I imagine a Chinese factory would be "resisted" by this administration even if it does bring more manufacturing to the US.

Or ... spin it as total capitulation to superb negotiating skills

[vision63]

mattkime wrote:
[quote=Carnos Jax]
Tesla could've been the next Apple.....what a waste of an opportunity.

They're Apple before Steve Jobs came back.

...I'm not sure Elon coming back would have quite the same effect.
Steve wasn't broken. He just disagreed on strategy with Scully and the Board. They fell out over it. Nobody ever hated Steve. Elon is broken.