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Re:BYD doubles its Brazil market share to 9.7% a year after ... by triceratops on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @02:39PM (#50370483)
That link says the ban comes into effect for model year 2027. And it applies to car software and hardware from China. The cars themselves are fine.
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Re:BYD doubles its Brazil market share to 9.7% a year after ... by petcat on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @02:40PM (#50370498)
China is not going to sell a dumbcar in USA. The software and comms hardware ban is an effective ban of Chinese cars.
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Re:BYD doubles its Brazil market share to 9.7% a year after ... by triceratops on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @02:44PM (#50370537)
If there were no tariffs, they could import a car without Chinese electronics on-board and install approved gear in it before selling it.
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