Biden administration will move on raising tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

President Joe Biden will be forward with raising tariffs on some Chinese exports, including electric vehicles. NBC News’ Janis Mackey Frayer reports on how the administration is focused on protecting the U.S. market and limiting Chinese influence in the global green technology.
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Biden administration will move on raising tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles
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[@bluefish7940]

😂😂😂 don’t you see the irony in it. So USA can’t compete with China, there go the free markets out the windows

[@TD1237]

The USA's mentality in a nutshell. Even when it comes to Africa, they steaI and pretend to be helping us. And when China helps train workers here, or builds hospitals in poorer communities, the USA can't do anything but beIittIe them and claim we're being fooIed. Such a terribIe mindset. History and results show that the west are not good partners, whereas China has helped Africa continuously. And, yes, I know of the Western conspracy theory claiming that they're trying to put African countries in debbt trraps. The reality is that nothing points to this (but it happens all the time with Western and European countries) - what's really happening is China is building a partnership with us, one which is mutually beneficial, and will also gain them allies in another region.

[@TD1237]

My comment got deIeted for some reason... Anyway, I'll make this one shorter. I agree with you. As an African from a land which has had lots of past dealings with both countries, it is very easy to see who here is the more civilised nation. It is not the USA.

[@user-wy1mf5rt5w]

@@TD1237I got you.😂

[@jeanwong647]

Meanwhile, the big 3 manufacturers charging $70-90K for a full size pickup.

[@Neanderthal75]

They are ripping people off. China makes some EVs for local transport as cheap as 3-4 grand. No joke.

[@zhoulinli-lc9ek]

It shows how strong US : they can do a lot while they cannot compete. A loser's strength!

[@williamshaw5388]

Punishing working Americans. I’m a retired mechanic of 30 years and I wouldn’t buy a new American car ever.

[@Sidicas]

Reminds me of a video I saw talking about all the things that American assembly workers did like putting loose bolts inside of the bumper, etc. before sealing it up so every time they turned hard they would hear a rattling sound to drive them crazy. My parents Chevy Celebrity had something under the dash for years and every time you made a sharp turn you would hear something tumble around inside the dash from the left side of the car to the right side of the car and vice versa. As a child, I remember when my parents bought a brand new Chevy Citation and from the first day of delivery, every time it rained the floormats inside the car would be soaking wet. They took it back to the dealer many times and they kept saying "We don't see any leak. Show us the leak! If you show us where it's leaking, we'll fix it." . I remember for many days my mom rushing outside to go sit in the car while it's raining to try to find where it was leaking but never could find it. Within a few years the entire floor rusted out to the point you put your foot through it and touch the pavement like in the flintstones and they ended up junking the car with less than 1000 miles on it. For the past 20+ years or so since I was old enough to afford my first car, I only buy Japanese cars made in the USA and not from any American car company. No leaks.

[@MrStanfordMD]

Okay bot.

[@FrankGallagherr]

Tesla is American

[@alexlopez5800]

Bot ?

[@drumtwo4seven]

LIES... HELPING AMERICANS MORE LIKE IT. LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT IN 50 YEARS, STRINGER UNIONS, MORE JOBS... URA LIAR ! FDT

[@chicho5359]

Why can't we focus on making American cars better and more affordable instead of just raising tariffs?

[@chauc1781]

because the american worker demands higher wages

[@robertsmith6408]

Teslas are great cars and sell well in China. US cant compete with Chinese EVs because how can we compete with a company that pays their workers 5 bucks an hour and gives them no benefits or pensions. Also Chinese EVs will not get the 7500 IRA discount, so in reality they would cost more then domestic produced EVs.

[@MathewVarkey-lp6gp]

How the US car makers compete in the global market of if you don’t have decent products.

[@korlu01]

Not only are we doing that but he’s preventing us from having options of cheaper models of EV cars all while doing everything to make gas and gas fueled vehicles more expensive. This POS can’t get out fast enough

[@BH-kg1wu]

​@robertsmith6408 TESLA's are NOT GREAT CARS, and that isn't FAKE News,!!! With that ignorant statement YOU have proven that my Theory on Global Stupidity is alive and well and that YOU,Biden, Kamala, and their incompetent comrades are living proof of that!!!

[@kylemaolinson9417]

tariffs are the biggest sign that your industry is weak and cannot compete. Lol.

[@bulkierwriter2772]

Good call attention to it and fill demand.

[@bradleybasgall7045]

What a joke

[@muzicaally7909]

For whom? We want cheaper cars , no matter who made them.

[@richardsalley9848]

Well...if I could get an affordable American car I would....

[@Jim-nt7xy]

Thanks for keeping car prices high Joe!

[@johnhemryjson8673]

5K$ Good car is a bad thing for American people 😆👍🥂

[@rickfeng4466]

There’s no way you can get a GOOD new car for $5000, triple that plus a really efficient car maker like Toyota then maybe.

[@jeffgilleese6332]

All cell phones are made in China. If a iPhone was to be made entirely in the USA it would cost $10,000.00

[@bulkierwriter2772]

I’m not saying bring everything thing back, I’m saying we should go to Africa and industrialize and trade with the peoples of Africa, as long as there are certain conditions.

[@divyamgrg]

No longer. India's share is increasing.

[@tooltalk]

No, Apple iPhones are "assembled/packaged" in China -- 95% of all key components in the iPhone are made outside China; then assembled/packaged; and finally exported back out to the world.

[@curtis-dj5bp]

@@bulkierwriter2772 You mean like remain poor forever?

[@jeanwong647]

The big 3 manufacturers is charging $70-90k for pickup…but that’s OK.

[@user-kb9dd4xl3y]

when trump did it they called it Tax on American LOL

[@rt-420]

If you don’t buy electric cars, then it doesn’t matter.

[@rexkimberley9537]

No body is believing this. Sounds like someone got a phone call and got permission. This is all about keeping the Manchurian Candidate in office. LOL.

[@rexkimberley9537]

No body believes this. It is all smoke and mirrors. It will never happen.

[@raymonddon8875]

chine no longer cheap products, must stop chine at all cost.

[@liqingyuan4940]

As a Chinese, I think this is very stupid. When China found that domestically produced EVs were not good enough, they decided to attract Tesla factories to China because China knows that competition is the best way to help domestically produced EVs improve. I bet that in ten years the global market will be occupied by Chinese EVs. At the same time, American car companies can only survive in the local market, and Americans have to bear higher car prices.

[@TD1237]

As a South African, I agree. You guys have to put up with a lot of western hypoccrysy nowadays haha. Wishing China all the best.

[@Neanderthal75]

I think the probem is, that American and EU car companies just cannot compete. It's simple as that. Right now they are selling their EVs for insanely expensive and nobody is buying only the richest, but they are so greedy that they refuse to build cheaper ones, because the higher profit margin on the expensive ones. They kept doing this for years now, and while China built a lot cheaper ones and now both US and EU is facing a huge problem. They cannot compete at this price point. So they decided to block China from selling their cars. It's not gonna last, I can already see that. They are beaten, they are refuse to acknowledge it.

[@mikhailmamontov2155]

Tariffs are bad, according to American buisness textbooks. But who cares now? Now they say that National Debt and Inflation are good!

[@bumbo9622]

It sounds like a play right out of the book from donald trump

[@Fatbaddie24]

Except ev cars American made would be cheap under Trump.

[@tydwil1]

Americans want Chinese cars 😤 Let the free market work

[@AmoreG94]

They always use the “national security “ line 😂

[@kknn523]

I have to give the government an extra $10,000 rather than being able to have that affordable car. So many civilians would benefit from those affordable cars as their primary car, or as a second car. So many civilians jobs would be created to manufacture huge quantities of those cars in America.

[@fatdoi003]

soon american tourist going to mexico sitting in high tech chinese EVs that cost only 1/3 to 1/2...... they'll feel the pain for paying way more on inferior products

[@Neanderthal75]

I drove a Chinese hybrid in Italy. The car was amazing,, comfortable and powerful, it was on par with a 80 thousand dollar Audio or Volvo. The car rental company had them, it cost $25k only and it was a midsize SUV.

[@danielgriffin8132]

What the USA NEEDS DESPERATELY IS SMALL PICKUPS THE USA AUTO MANUFACTURERS CAN'T OR WON'T BUILD A SMALL TRUCK THE TRUCK'S THEY SAY ARE SMALL ARE NOT SMALL .

[@jeffgilleese6332]

That's do to the formula used for fuel economy standards in the US.

[@GayleAllen-RINO]

THEY DON'T SELL,

[@markhartung]

Biden sounding like Trump now, desperate, futile move to get reelected.....

[@joe5865]

There are currently four models for sale in the United States that are made in China: Lincoln Nautilus, Buick Envision, Polestar 1 and Polestar 2😂

[@AnilKumar-xl2te]

Stop buying unaffordable cars

[@Neanderthal75]

Boss just came back from a business trip to Shenzhen. USA will never catch up to China, they are so far ahead, like 20 years ahead in all kinds of technology. You can actually buy a small EV there for - drumroll --- a few thousand dollars! I'm talking about 3-4 grand can get you a basic EV. That's for domestic sales, so the ones for export are like $10K- $15K. As of right now USA and EU and their prices are a giant joke people are being scammed and ripped off. Also Electric scooters, motorcycles, bikes- whatever, they got them all and dirt cheap, a few hundred bucks. They are as easy to buy as a bicycle in Walmart. . BTW, all the cars out of focus behind the journalist lady in Beijing - 85-90% of them are all electric, there are hardly any gasoline cars there now.

[@daytrader-iy5yb]

China should impose 100% tariff on US made automobile and airplane !!!

[@RicAr-ml8nu]

Chineese people dont buy american and european garbage cars. You guys didnt wake up and now it's too late you lost.

[@Neanderthal75]

They don't actually need to buy either of those. They got plenty of them.

[@daytrader-iy5yb]

@@Neanderthal75 Well that freaking shameless greedy fearmongering imperial dictator Sam never import any Chinese made electric car from China but still impose 100% border tax on Chinese electric car. Therefore China should return the same favor to this shameless imperial dictatorship nation.

[@RB-eo4eq]

U S A … Historical moment …. Bending the knee and admitting by Tariffs that it’s impossible to compete with China.

[@Kevin-eg3mf]

That's not good. Stop bullying China!

[@abdulhameed-bg2hi]

It's to increase oil companies business stop green technology

[@kmaar-vx7vy]

Considering where China is coming from their country is a real succes story

[@roykim51]

Nah...

[@TD1237]

Agreed. Though, tbf, the entirety of Asia has been largely innovative throughout history. Prior to coIonization, India even accounted for around 30% of the GDP of the planet. But you are right, considering the damge done to China in coIoniaI times, they aren't just recovering nicely, but are moving ahead rapidly.

[@fatdoi003]

china is going back to its normal 30% global GDP level

[@BSPBuilder]

@@roykim51 Yes. It is. China's achievement in the last 40 years is a miracle. From riding bicycles to dominating EV industry in just one generation.

[@channelsold3236]

china : everyone can afford a Ev under $10k omg!!! 😲 😯 😮 🫨 🫢 🙀 😲 😯 😮 🫨 yes yes yes!!!!! 👏

[@blackrocks8413]

yet....china burns more coal than ever

[@ooxx1816]

If American consumers can buy an EV with the same price as a Ferrari for just 10 grand, will they still be onboard? If someone's selling a luxury item that used to be only for the rich at a dirt-cheap price, the rich folks ain't gonna be happy.

[@Starship007]

Europe also thinking of tariffs on Chinese EV’s. A tsunami of Chinese EV’s hitting Europe’s shores. Many are up to 30% cheaper the European EV’s. Their software platforms and batteries are better than European car as China 10 years ahead of everyone especially with the worlds largest battery manufacturer CATL. Chinese CATL also offers the highest tech batteries without use of colbalt or nickel, LFP batteries. Stellantis bought over a billion dollars of shares Chinese LEAP MOTORS to rebadge to sell in Europe. China building car plants in Mexico like GM and Ford to use NAFTA to skirt under Trump era Chinese car Tariffs. Warren Buffett backed Chinese BYD is a car company that is growing by leaps and bounds.

[@Neanderthal75]

They can only delay them. I think both USA and EU should just except they have been defeated in the EV market. They are so behind it's not even funny, it's quite pointless trying to sell their over priced EVs. I'm talking about about US, Japanese and European manufacturers. The Chinese have them by the balls. Give it a few years, the only way most people gonna have EVs is that they buy a Chinese EV, because one way or another they gonna be available and buying a BMW or Chevy EV will look even stupid, because of the insane price difference and same quality. China is making billions by each month on EVs already. Watch some trade shows in China, the cars are looking like 20 years from the future. American and Eu cars look like a joke next to them.

[@Commonlogicguy]

How many Chinese EVs are for sale in U.S. ? Oh yeah, zero…..

[@Neanderthal75]

Already have them in Europe, they are not bad cars at all. I drove a hybrid, it was on par with an Audi, as far as comfort and power. Except it cost about $25k instead of $80k lol!

[@Commonlogicguy]

@@Neanderthal75 yeah, and we can’t get them in Us thanks to the Biden administration.

[@timothykramer2551]

Good for sh##

[@saedalbittar1841]

So it is for the favour of other auto manufacturers and their insane prices on pickups and cara starting at least 70 K. When you can’t compete , you put tariffs, this is what everyone understands and the loser is the American citizen. I don’t car if the car is from China , India or any other place on earth or any other planet as long as it is good and affordable

[@flashgordon6752]

😂😂😂😂 about as irrelevant as it gets

[@UCMpDwp7VEfKXRH3NyAW7kuj]

overcapacity?does china ever force people to buy their car? wake up people,people buy it becaue it is cheap and good

[@tooltalk]

China does force all EV OEMs to use locally made batteries by local companies only.

[@livingthelava]

What an awful interview.

[@ricnyc2759]

Meanwhile... Home ownership China 96.0% United States 65.9% Russia 89%

[@UNCLE.SAM69162]

😂😂😂 delusional go in china Shanghai and see how many home people are able to buy home...or even in the province of china

[@fatdoi003]

also savings in banks compared to credit loans

[@Neanderthal75]

Soon, salary difference too. Chinese in the larger city make a lot more money than Americans in larger cities, while rent and apartments are cheaper.

[@Starship007]

Remember in the 60’s-70’s everything made in Japan. Now it’s made in China. Of course with todays prices without China or now Vietnam not many things middle class can afford. Chinese Apple even moving to Vietnam and India

[@cali-cali6700]

How about removing the Chicken tax so we can get better trucks in this country

[@gregblum7484]

Biden better follow alot of trump policies, should also close the boarder back up like trump had, and protect our boarder. Biden and dems are hurting our country and it will take along time to fix all the damage they have done. Vote them out

[@rt-420]

That’s just so incredibly dumb! All of it!

[@ABC-bangkok]

Chinese electric cars have not been sold to the United States. Will he tax air? Adding a 1,000% tariff will make no difference.

[@alexlopez5800]

Good. Dont need more junk on the road

[@UNCLE.SAM69162]

👍 nice make America great again....more jobs for American

[@lzyaccurate7919]

Well that's a start...but its still Trump!

[@robertbirch5676]

At least Chinese spy balloon was allowed to circle over US military installations for a week

[@herrwolf5184]

But it was just a weather balloon confirmed by the US general himself.

[@Agislife1960]

Honestly we should let the EV market sink and concentrate on building better ICE vehicles, China is running those EV factories with cheaper coal produced electricity that we'll never compete with.

[@TheCJ517]

That and the American auto industry could focus on innovating better hybrids since the market already loves them so much as proved with Toyota. The charging infrastructure, insurance costs, and repair costs for EVs are bad here anyways so it makes not much sense - specifically from the perspective of US consumers - to focus on pushing out cars that no one wants. 🤷

[@jackchen5516]

Don’t feel sorry for Americans for paying much more money for cars they drive. On the flip side, more cheaper and better cars for the rest of the world.

[@bubuneowoo6161]

Nah, US autos are not competitive in China anyway. Micron, Intel, Nvidia and Qualcomm chips will be hit! Let the US auto and semiconductor industries fight!

[@kamli6068]

Trump is a visionary

[@user-co3gg5qt7f]

😮 good move usa, it's time or else your market will be dumpster by chyness cheap electric vehicles. It's your turn European...

[@blackrocks8413]

Look at some of the tariffs China puts on other countries. Want some Australian wine, well thats gonna be a 200% tariff. So maybe we need even more tariffs

[@professorprofessorson8795]

good, we should be supporting American companies and jobs. Buy American, even if it costs more we are helping our country. Support our workers

[@Punisher6791]

The last thing we need are chinese electric vehicles with cameras driving around American roads.

[@tnnsboy18]

kinda dumb thing to say.... there's American cars in China... so what your saying is that American cars have cameras in them? Spying on other countries...

[@jeffgilleese6332]

Your phone heard you say that...

[@bulkierwriter2772]

Yeah but the actual agents are here.

[@robertbirch5676]

China not buying enough of Hunter's artwork?

[@UNCLE.SAM69162]

China is crying again 😂😂😂

[@xinyiquan666]

US is

[@pohakumana4288]

Who cares? Who's buying me an EV? I'm never going to buy one. WHY waste money? My 92 year old truck is the only vehicle I'll ever drive until I no longer drive. No chips/tech on it except the USB deck. No data.