Chinese EVs found back door into Western car markets – at 40% off MSRP

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Intriguing concept, but I don't really trust the listings site.

You need to order a car, then email them what you want, then they'll find a car for you. wat? Why are there listings if you need to email them to have them do a separate search?

Then, if they do find one for you, you need to pay $2000 before any inspections happen, which they say is refundable... but I am not sure I trust that.

And then if you follow the process that far, you pay $85 dollars for inspections, which is not refundable. Sounds like an ideal loophole to let them collect that $85 many times on the same car by just telling people, "Sorry, it failed inspections... want me to search for another?"

It’s a vehicle finding service. I’ve used them before, they’re usually legit. You provide them the specs and your requirements, they go into the market and find you the vehicles to pick from. They charge a fee for facilitating the transaction as most brokers do.

This is a clever white glove tariffs hack around protectionist policies. If it works, it works.

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