Michigan politicians want to ban Chinese-badged cars from even visiting the US
The latest bill would ban day trips from Canada or Mexico in Chinese cars. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/06/michigan-politicians-want-to-ban-chinese-badged-cars-from-even-visiting-the-us/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
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@arstechnica
The way Michigan could and should fix that is to enter the market again instead of ignoring it.
Actually be competitive.
We know this is about EVs.
@arstechnica Just how deep can they stick their heads in the sand?
@arstechnica
Kind of extreme I suppose, a better option would be to just make better EVs that people want to buy. I dunno how many start-ups I've seen crash and burn because the US government provides little to no real incentives for companies to electrify here.
In my opinion major manufacturers should be forced to produce at least a few category of economy EVs.
@arstechnica
“The latest bill would ban day trips from Canada or Mexico in Chinese cars”
Not sure there are many day trippers into the us from either the north or south - now or in the foreseeable future
@arstechnica How f**ing stupid can you get? Protectionism is not the answer to anything- rather, it points the way yo needed progress. BTW, the Chinese cars I've ridden in, in Mexico, are really cool!