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Re:TITO: Electric Argentine car by adolfojp on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @07:04PM (#31830119)
The headline claims that the Tito is a 100% Argentine car.

The article states that they failed to develop their own car platform so they decided to sell the car that they already had.

The car that they already had appears to be a Chinese car that you can buy online.

Thus, the claim that the TITO is a 100% Argentine car appears to be a lie.

Re:TITO: Electric Argentine car by mynameisvlad on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @07:30PM (#31830332)
1-2 are facts, sure. What proof is there that the TITO actually is a Chinese car? Your statements hinge on that assumption.
Re:TITO: Electric Argentine car by adolfojp on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @07:37PM (#31830378)
My eyes can tell they're the same.

If you look at the cars without bias you'll agree.

https://argentinareports.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/60dd...

https://argentinareports.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/tito...

https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/MINI-Smart-Electric-C...

The cars are exactly alike in size, shape, proportion, body, etc., except for some minor cosmetic changes in the front grill.

Re:TITO: Electric Argentine car by mynameisvlad on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @11:13PM (#31831629)
What "bias"? I'm not Argentinian, I couldn't care less if they made it or not.

There's clear differences even in the photos you provided. Obviously the front grill, but the lights are also a different shape, with the TITO more angular. The door frame is different, it looks like the TITO has a larger piece of chrome on the part you open. I'm sure there's other differences there if I were to look at different angles of the TITO.

Maybe Sunshine took TITO's design, maybe they're both based on some reference design made by some other company. They both clearly are supposed to be a squished MINI Cooper. Regardless of what happened, "my eyes" are not proof of it.

So, I ask again, what proof do you have that it is the case that TITO took Sunshine's design and/or is just a rebadged car?

Re:TITO: Electric Argentine car by xyzzy123 on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @05:15AM (#31833625)
Check out https://www.chinacarforums.com/threads/mini-evs-in-china.218...

"Design and bodywork: The design was taken from an existing Chinese product. The vehicle parts would be imported from China and the assembly would be done in San Luis. For later, they promise to produce the body parts in kevlar and aluminum material, with the support of a Munro (Buenos Aires) autopartist"

Re:TITO: Electric Argentine car by adolfojp on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @06:45AM (#31834266)
At this point I have to assume that you're not arguing in good faith but for the sake of being argumentative. Have a good day.