While the US and EU are putting up barriers to Chinese cars, Australians are buying them at record levels
The rapid rise of Chinese electric vehicles has been met with resistance in the US and Europe. So why are Australians buying them at record levels?
Tell me you have no domestic automotive manufacturing without telling me you have almost no automotive manufacturing.
Why do you think that is exactly? Canada had a thriving automotive industry before the US chicken tax and tariffs killed it off.
Canada has automotive manufacturing. Charger and Challenger in Bramalea, Honda in Alliston, GM in Oshawa, Ford engines in Windsor, Stellantis vans and I believe EVs soon in Windsor, Brightdrop EV cargo vans for GM in Ingersoll, Toyota and Lexus in Cambridge and Woodstock… and I fail to see what that has to do with anything .
Now what manufacturing does Australia have? None. So they have no reason to erect tariffs. Thus it's an entirely free market, where Chinese EVs can prosper, exactly what is not happening in the US.
