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Old 04-29-2024, 10:58 AM   #2009
Martinjlm
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Originally Posted by Evergreen6 View Post
Do you think GM is facing issues with consumer sentiment and importing vehicles from China?

The more-nuanced-than-evident piece is GM could theoretically import 5 cheap EV's from China for one Z06 exported, in theory, yes?

This is the inroad I'm talking about even with existing tariffs.
I sincerely doubt it. When I was at GM we did studies that showed most people don’t even know how many cylinders their engine has or even more so how many gears their transmission has. They sure as heck don’t know / don’t care where their vehicle is built. There’s always going to be some who do. People in this forum for instance. But the vast majority do not.

Even if GM did make a “5 cheap EVs for 1 Z06” deal you’re still talking not enough numbers to cause a ripple in the pond. And such a deal would be very unlikely. It’s an if stacked on top of an if, wrapped around a maybe.
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