megaThan0S@alien.topB to Electric Vehicles@gearhead.townEnglish · 1 year agoWhy isn’t BYD in the US yet?message-squaremessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhy isn’t BYD in the US yet?megaThan0S@alien.topB to Electric Vehicles@gearhead.townEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square69fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresureal42@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoToyota and Nissan were both actually doing better than any of the big 3 in truck sales in the US. Look up the chicken tax. The big 3 couldn’t compete, so they got the government to step in
minus-squareIndividual-Nebula927@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAnd yet despite having production in the US (no chicken tax), they are way behind GM, Ford, and Ram. They sell hardly any by comparison.
minus-squaresureal42@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoCause and effect, chicken tax plus big 3 propaganda caused the effect of people not buying their trucks. It’s really simple…
Toyota and Nissan were both actually doing better than any of the big 3 in truck sales in the US. Look up the chicken tax. The big 3 couldn’t compete, so they got the government to step in
And yet despite having production in the US (no chicken tax), they are way behind GM, Ford, and Ram. They sell hardly any by comparison.
Cause and effect, chicken tax plus big 3 propaganda caused the effect of people not buying their trucks. It’s really simple…