Re:BYD quarterly sales beat Tesla for first time
by polartx on Wednesday October 30, 2024 @04:10PM
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Or if the build quality of their vehicles was not up to par with US regulation or the quality standards the US market is accustomed to..which seems very possible given the connotations generally shared domestically around the phrase “made in china”
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Re:BYD quarterly sales beat Tesla for first time
by porphyra on Wednesday October 30, 2024 @04:17PM
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The build quality of Chinese electric cars is generally pretty good.
In the past "made in Germany" used to have derogatory connotations due to German goods being worse than British ones too.
As for regulations, the BYD cars consistently rank very highly on the stringent Euro NCAP tests: https://www.euroncap.com/en/results/byd/seal-u/50187
Re:BYD quarterly sales beat Tesla for first time
by amrocha on Wednesday October 30, 2024 @04:20PM
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Teslas have a reputation for shoddy quality but they’re still sold in the US, i’m sure BYD will be fine
Re:BYD quarterly sales beat Tesla for first time
by bryanlarsen on Wednesday October 30, 2024 @05:06PM
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Chinese made Tesla's are generally acknowledged to be higher quality than American Tesla's.
Re:BYD quarterly sales beat Tesla for first time
by onlyrealcuzzo on Wednesday October 30, 2024 @04:30PM
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"Made in China" in the US typically means "made cheaply" - which, if you look at what people buy, is actually what people typically want.
You get what you pay for.
In the case of electric cars, China has their own domestic market that actually wants to drive a decent car, and so they are building for that.
BYD cars aren't particularly "cheap" in the way a "Made in China" spatula is.