Western brands don’t care cause they just lobby to ban them from the west.
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It's not just brands that should fear it, but also people living in cities. Say no to SUVs, even if you "sometimes go to camping, once or twice a year" (yeah, that's the justification for everyone buying them).
Can we just fucking STOP doing SUVs please? And huge trucks. And all the rest of that oversized garbage.
But I like being able to see over everyone else
- everyone
At this point I'm planning to see under everyone else.
But without SUVs, people would be embarrassed driving minivans and without huge trucks, there would be nothing to compensate for small penises.
Bring on an era where minivans are cool again, SUVs are tacky, and hot hatches + coupes reign supreme.
I want a mostly analog microbus body on a kei size frame. Standardized universal plug ins with easily swappable parts. Basically easily accessible media/electronic wiring internally where we can swap the wiring harness, speakers and receiver. A standard sized motor slot for each wheel and same for battery slot and hookups. If new battery technology comes out, they make it to fit the same size slot with adapters pre-fit so no modifications are needed.
If a motor goes bad set to a temporary mode where all power goes to front or back wheel depending on which died.. drive into shop lift car, put on standardized lift... Mechanic knows where full shut off switch is that disconnects battery from all components, lift already grounds frame by setup and pulling the bolts removing the motor and swapping it with a standardized replacement should be able to be done in minutes. The mechanic shouldn't need to know much at that point, but still good to have someone who does multiple a day than someone who does 1 every 7-10 years.
Universal light sockets blah blah blah.
So if you want "smart" features, they are in your chosen swappable part, Bluetooth, wifi, CD, 8-track, whatever, your choice, your slots. Obviously, 8 track might not fit but if everything is standardized, accessory hookups become easy to make
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Given the quality of some of their cheaper cars, this is a probably a shitbox.
You mean "their" as in general to the whole Chinese car industry including the shitboxes sold by GM under the Buick brand? Or only Xiaomi cars?
Because Xiaomi exclusively sells luxury cars, their other "cheaper" model costs $35k, maybe you are confused for another brand?
Do you work for the company? Jebus.
Looks like Rolls-Royce Cullinan from China.
All Western car makers are already shitting themselves because of Chinese cars. Have been for at least a few years now.
Even Ford's CEO openly said that Chinese EVs are better, more technologically advanced, and cheaper than Western cars. He also said that after driving a Xiaomi car for 6 months he doesn't want to go back to Western cars.
Again, this is the CEO of Ford.
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Not in the US. We have a captive market that keeps us from ever seeing one.
They’ll be banned faster than you can memorize the spelling of Xiaomi. At least in the US, where we make sure the old inefficient companies stay afloat despite their incompetence.
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