Chinese analysts expect cars from China to eventually go on sale in the United States, despite the current tariffs and technology rules that block direct entry.
Yale Zhang, managing director at the consultancy Automotive Foresight in Shanghai, is well-versed in the Chinese auto industry and the tariffs that keep its cars out of the USA.
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He believes Americans will force politicians to let Chinese cars in sooner rather than later.
Mexicans and Canadians with access to more affordable Chinese EVs could help sway them, too.
“[US carmakers] would face complaints from consumers who are supposed to enjoy affordable smart EVs [made by Chinese companies],” Zhang told the South China Morning Post.
Mexico already has access to Chinese cars and benefits from their lower prices.
Canada is also opening up to selling Chinese cars after the start of a trade war with the USA.
Tariffs and the Road Ahead
Washington sees Chinese vehicles as both an economic and a national-security concern. Chinese-built EVs face a 100 percent tariff, and connected-car rules make direct entry harder.
A Chinese badge on an American dealer lot is not exactly around the corner.
Plenty of new cars are wildly expensive, and affordable EVs remain even harder to find.
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Ford CEO Jim Farley recently told employees that Chinese automakers could enter the U. S.
within five to 10 years.
