[polartx]

Or if the build quality of their vehicles was not up to par with US regulation or the quality standards the US market is accustomed to..which seems very possible given the connotations generally shared domestically around the phrase “made in china”

[porphyra]

The build quality of Chinese electric cars is generally pretty good.

In the past "made in Germany" used to have derogatory connotations due to German goods being worse than British ones too.

As for regulations, the BYD cars consistently rank very highly on the stringent Euro NCAP tests: https://www.euroncap.com/en/results/byd/seal-u/50187

[amrocha]

Teslas have a reputation for shoddy quality but they’re still sold in the US, i’m sure BYD will be fine

[bryanlarsen]

Chinese made Tesla's are generally acknowledged to be higher quality than American Tesla's.

[onlyrealcuzzo]

"Made in China" in the US typically means "made cheaply" - which, if you look at what people buy, is actually what people typically want.

You get what you pay for.

In the case of electric cars, China has their own domestic market that actually wants to drive a decent car, and so they are building for that.

BYD cars aren't particularly "cheap" in the way a "Made in China" spatula is.

[consteval]

In the automotive world, US cars are the ones who have an image of poor quality. GM, Ford, and Tesla are routinely viewed as shoddy and suspiciously built.