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Volkswagen seeks to counter rivals with budget EV model

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144 points herbertl | 2 comments | 06 Mar 25 00:36 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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kcb ◴[06 Mar 25 00:48 UTC] No.43274788[source]▶
Sounds like the US needs to target it with tariffs quick. Surely it will be better for our economy to ensure the survival of a couple zombie automakers than it would be to bring accessible EVs to all.
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throwaway48476 ◴[06 Mar 25 00:58 UTC] No.43274861[source]▶
It's too small for the US market. EU vehicles are on average much smaller.
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1. ojbyrne ◴[06 Mar 25 01:11 UTC] No.43274976[source]▶
s/small/cheap/gi

Americans like cheap, especially when there's a lot of economic pressure.

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2. dagw ◴[06 Mar 25 16:26 UTC] No.43281982[source]▶
Americans like cheap

The data doesn't bear that out. Look at the best selling cars in the US, not many cheap cars on that list. Now compare it to the best selling cars in Europe, almost only cheap cars.

Top 3 car in the US are Ford F-series, Chevy Silverado and Toyota RAV. Top 3 cars in Europe are Dacia Sandero, Renault Clio and VW Golf.