NADA CEO on Chinese cars coming to America: "It’s bad for our industry, it’s bad for our country, it’s bad for consumers."
  • rigatti@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    So as an American, are there any hoops I have to jump through to buy one of these? Besides, you know, going to Canada…

    • Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.caEnglish
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      4 months ago

      Not certified for the US, won’t be able to be imported to the US. You can stand at the the border with your face against the glass and wish you were Canadian.

    • AA5B@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      Maybe wait 20 years , figure out what loophole allowed a handful of Kei trucks to be imported.

      At that point even 20 year old car tech might be more advanced than what we’d be saddled with

      • Drusas@fedia.io
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        4 months ago

        It’s not a loophole. You are permitted to import kei trucks >=25 years old.

        • AA5B@lemmy.world
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          4 months ago

          The loophole is that “antiques” are exempted from safety regulations.

          I thought I remembered seeing something about an explicit ban a year or so, but trying to find it I see state level registration bans