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Horseshit! Detroit can't compete, so they want to ban products better than the junk they are rolling out! I'll take one of those BYD's!

Here is an idea for theUS car makers: start making affordable, modern EV's that correspond to consummer wishes and needs and maybe you wouldn't be so frightened by a little competition - there will still be a demand for your Massive gas guzzling monstrosities , they're just not for everyone

The idea thag administration claiming they want to protect anybody (who isn't a billionaire) is pretty comical

I want the 1st EV I buy to be a new BYD under $20k.

And this is prolog to the bailouts of frontier AI model companies when openweight models, many coming from China, crush their exorbitant evaluations. There will be a Fed rescue plan for these companies and the real estate grifters building out unneeded data centers

Can we talk about flock cameras first!

Enters the building

As if our phones can’t be hacked

If you think Korean and Japanese cars protect your privacy you're gonna have a bad time.

Yet tesla is fine?

They are not cheap, they are inexpensive by comparison, probably heavily subsidised but what's the issue

All of the bad outcomes of capitalism and none of the good

I trust BYD over Tesla and the swasticar!

They’d be better banning Alex, Siri and the other digital assistants that actively spy on consumers.

Cause the Teslas don’t communicate with the mothership.

American manufacturers: “Spying for me but not for thee!”

"Protect Consumer Privacy" my ass. Protect corporations putting out inferior products at outrageous prices is more like it. If BYD is allowed in U.S., it would kill U.S. automakers. That is the sole reason. It has nothing to do with the people.

So it's xEnOpHoBiA if the US protects one of its vital industries, but it's "smart planning" when the Chinese REQUIRED foreign car brands to partner with a local Chinese car maker if they wanted to sell their products in China. Funny how that is.

American automakers are scared. They know that if EVs with good range, creature comforts, excellent crash test results, and an affordable price are allowed to be sold in the US, they may as well declare bankruptcy now.

Ah yes, all while they install flock cameras on every corner.

For decades we’ve been told that Facebook and Google stealing our information was no big deal. But now we’re supposed to be afraid of our information being shared because it protects us from ::::checks notes::::: affordable cars. F-them and bring in the cheap EVs.

Retired from the US auto industry after 30 years in January. Detroit has a 60 year habit of understanding the war, making the right moves to win the war, then when the first battle is lost throwing up the white flag and incinerating any possibility of future competitiveness. That is happening now.

Worried about a foreign country gathering data from our cars, but not so much about domestic companies or the govt gathering data about us via our cars from traffic cameras.

The Auto Giants can FLOCK off over their privacy bullshit. Geely Global is already here. They are part owners of Volvo, Lotus and Polestar. They are a shareholder in Mercedes Benz. In July 2026, Geely and Ford announced to establish a manufacturing joint venture at Ford's Valencia plant in Spain.

If anyone should be allowed to spy on US consumers, it's US carmakers!

All of a sudden they are now concerned about consumer privacy . Papi , I’ve seen you bug the hell out of your lemons that it would put a Stasi SIGINT staffer to shame !

If they do that they need to ban Flock cameras too.

The same fat cats who are shoehorning AI into the fucking cup holders are concerned about my privacy? That's rich.

To 'Protect Consumer Privacy' How was that about Tesla spying on drivers? 🤡

If American corporations weren't selling our data to China all along, maybe that would matter, but they're the ones who want all these AI datacenters for total surveillance and fakery.

As IRS shares our info with DHS, the gov’s commitment to privacy is a joke. It’s not about that. Ford’s CEO said American car makers can’t compete with those Chinese EVs. They’re locking us into more expensive ICE cars to preserve the domestic car and oil industries. Free market BS.

Hilarious. How is this different from Google, Apple, Palantir, Meta, etc sweeping up all of our personal data, who then must release that information when the US government demands it?

America cant compete. That's why we cant have nice things

The Administration building DHS databases on citizens with Palintir IS VERY CONCERNED FOR YOUR PRIVACY!!

I wouldn't buy a car made by slave labor, or subsidized by a totalitarian govt below cost. Nor would i go on social media and cheerlead for car companies that rely on subsidies from totalitarian govts and also replace slave labor with robots instead of paying them a living wage. But that's me .

No. It's about protecting profits for GM, Ford, etc...

Gee, whatever happened to competition being good? Banning Chinese cars seems like it runs counter to capitalsim.

Why innovate or meet the market when you can lobby to keep the same crap over and over again and dress this up all as “privacy,” or “national security.”

Hmm auto giants do bit Waymo doesn’t. Pretty messed up it’s ok for Waymo/Google to buy Chinese but not us the consumer. This is in Florida too with out of state plates. Just another way to avoid paying more taxes on Florida roads.

to protect WHAT ? to protect WHO ? to protect the CITIZENS ? Want to protect National Security ? Want to Get rid of Americas biggest NATIONAL SECURITY BREACH Since the 1930s HOW ? Remove TRUMP and his Administration

Coming soon to a dealer near you:

What’s up, capitalists? Don’t like a bit of competition?

A modest proposal - Ford & GM should switch to making shovels, horse buggies, kerosene lanterns, buggywhips, etc. That way they can keep doing the same thing forever, with no need to change or adapt. The Amish, Mennonites, Hutterites, historical re-enactors are a steady market for sales.

Bullshit and America car industry collects as much info bout you so they control you

meanwhile my self and manyothers live in real countries who welcome new EVs to give GMC Ford and Tesla some thing to worry about, oh and toyota Nissan Hyundai too.

And oddly, today I'm disconnecting the 24/7 surveillance module in my '17 German car, then helping my neighbor do the same w/ his '21 Amurikan truck.

BYD is doing amazing things for EVs. Beautiful, practical, great specs and features

To protect their big money donors more likely

China car companies should have to buy their American data from American, Korean, Japanese, and German car and electronics companies like god intended.

The very same auto giants sell our details to the highest bidders and do not actually give a shit about privacy.

USA Corporations ship your job to China. Enabling Chinese workers to have disposable income. The Socialist(Formerly Communist) Gov helps industry to produce affordable electric autos. The Chinese Workers buy. USA Corps .the top 10%, took your job, now legally forcing you to buy unaffordable autos.

Remember when Japanese cars were vandalized in America? When their engineering was what drove innovation and quality? Take note. Easy to demonize Chinese. Take a look at what their technology and efficiency could do to push the U.S. to actually compete w/ EVs. Right now it’s fuel lobbyist crap.

The New America , protection for Oligarchs and Lobbyists. Just use race, national security, privacy. Whatever you need to use, yse it. Dress it up as Patriotism and the Flag. Greatest cars bla , bla.. No high new tech for America....sorry. Build that wall remember... America First...no hot cars.....

Booooo

We'll take them..done with US vehicles

But, but, Trump says is all the time. Is he wrong...?? Lol

to be fair they already know whenever I’ve taken a shit as they receive it in the mail

The Chinese have never done anything to me but a lot of republicans and conservative dems have been attacking me for decades.

The recalls on American cars are getting out of hand. They've had a 100 years to get it right.

Protect consumer privacy, eh? Wait'll they find out where most cellphones are made. [==*==]

If the regime was all for protecting consumer privacy in general, I might believe this, but as things stand, nope! I’ll believe in the tooth fairy before I believe in this.

Meanwhile LG televisions record everything you say, hack into all your devices and steal your private information 24/7/365.

The "Best country on Earth" can't have the "The best Electric Cars" on the planet. It might burst the president bubble of that "Hottest Country " . Would it be a lie?? Other countries can have the Hot Cars ! Why not the USA ? Are we too fragile?? Need to rig the game of this free market again ??

The market abides, Dude. The market abides.

I don’t know if anyone has noticed but cars sold in the US are already spying on us