Glad for UK then, but this price is artificial in the sense that the UK gov asks for import duties etc to be sure BYD doesn’t under cut European brands. If BYD manage to sell more dolphins than VW sells ID3’s, than BYD is building a better car or has better marketing; that’s good.
If BYD manage to sell more dolphins than VW sells ID3’s, than BYD…
My point is I don’t think they’re going to get very far.
UK & EU place tariffs on Chinese cars to level the economic playing field between European and Chinese brands (a responsible use of tariffs in my eyes). So the economic incentive isn’t there to choose BYD. Now it will come down to brand trust and car quality.
Even with dieselgate VW never lost it’s image of building high quality cars.
That’s true, I’m not saying it’s unfair to artificially up the price with import duties, just wanted to point out price is also an important factor in people’s decisions.
Glad for UK then, but this price is artificial in the sense that the UK gov asks for import duties etc to be sure BYD doesn’t under cut European brands. If BYD manage to sell more dolphins than VW sells ID3’s, than BYD is building a better car or has better marketing; that’s good.
My point is I don’t think they’re going to get very far.
UK & EU place tariffs on Chinese cars to level the economic playing field between European and Chinese brands (a responsible use of tariffs in my eyes). So the economic incentive isn’t there to choose BYD. Now it will come down to brand trust and car quality.
Even with dieselgate VW never lost it’s image of building high quality cars.
We’ll see how this plays out, they both are sure trying to sell their cars.
The original cheap price is just as artificial though, as the Chinese government puts massive subsidies into its EV industry.
That’s true, I’m not saying it’s unfair to artificially up the price with import duties, just wanted to point out price is also an important factor in people’s decisions.