Wudi@feddit.uk to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agoTIL that for the average price of a car in the US, you could buy 5 cars in Chinawww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square231linkfedilinkarrow-up1562
arrow-up1562external-linkTIL that for the average price of a car in the US, you could buy 5 cars in Chinawww.reuters.comWudi@feddit.uk to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square231linkfedilink
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·2 months agobad math. Average price does not reflect what people actually buy. Chinese cars abroad are not actually that cheap.
minus-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoMost sold model could still be like 3% of total cars sold. There’s a lot of models. It’s interesting but still not a very good stat. Average or median price would be better
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 months agoThat is a glorified golf cart, closer to a rascal scooter. it won’t do highway speeds. So why aren’t Americans importing these and paying the 100% tariff? Are they stupid?
bad math.
Average price does not reflect what people actually buy.
Chinese cars abroad are not actually that cheap.
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Most sold model could still be like 3% of total cars sold. There’s a lot of models.
It’s interesting but still not a very good stat. Average or median price would be better
mode != median
That is a glorified golf cart, closer to a rascal scooter. it won’t do highway speeds.
So why aren’t Americans importing these and paying the 100% tariff? Are they stupid?