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Re:The Size of BYD's Factory by seanmcdirmid on Sunday November 24, 2024 @09:33PM (#42232693)
I doubt the Americans will let them do that so easily.
Re:The Size of BYD's Factory by phil21 on Monday November 25, 2024 @12:38AM (#42233553)
They already are. Just one tiny well-explained example, although it's utterly rampant:

https://www.npr.org/2024/08/23/1197961495/the-trade-fraud-de...

No bribery required though, at least in most cases.

Re:The Size of BYD's Factory by seanmcdirmid on Monday November 25, 2024 @12:42AM (#42233572)
They tried stockpiling aluminum in Mexico during the Trump ban and that was shutdown quickly. I guess they just have to be more convoluted about it. I wonder if Trump will do something like “tariff China and any country that doesn’t tariff China itself (transitive)”, but it feels like it might be futile to do that.
Re:The Size of BYD's Factory by torginus on Monday November 25, 2024 @06:39AM (#42235402)
The alternative is having empty shelves in stores.
Re:The Size of BYD's Factory by tzs on Monday November 25, 2024 @09:39AM (#42236638)
So they will have to bribe officials in Vietnam or Mexico and bribe officials in the US.
Re:The Size of BYD's Factory by flyingpenguin on Monday November 25, 2024 @10:40AM (#42237153)
A quick google search of "BYD Mexico" tells me it is already starting.
Re:The Size of BYD's Factory by seanmcdirmid on Monday November 25, 2024 @11:47PM (#42242682)
BYD can build cars in Mexico, they already build buses in SoCal, that’s not an issue. The question is if tariffs are going to apply just to final assembly and will they be easy to avoid by assembling elsewhere.