Blueprints and a rendering for the BYD Brazil factory under construction in Camacari, Brazil, on Jan. 10. The factory will be BYD’s first electric vehicle plant outside Asia.
Photographer: Tuane Fernandes/BloombergThe Big Take
Cheap Chinese Cars Are Taking Over Roads From Brazil to South Africa
Trump’s tariffs look powerless to stop the incursion of inexpensive cars from China — and may speed it up.
Donald Trump wants to keep Chinese carmakers out of the US, but that won’t stop them from taking over the rest of the world. They already are.
From Bangkok to Johannesburg to Sao Paulo, the streets are increasingly jammed with inexpensive compacts, crossovers and SUVs made by companies like Great Wall Motor Co., BYD Co., Chery Automobile Co. and SAIC Motor Corp.