This is why you can’t buy Chinese EVs in the US. It’s ready for prime time here and would sell at an attractive price. Artificially inflated price is the main reason we won’t see this and other Chinese EVs soon. Would you buy one if it becomes available?
https://www.edmunds.com/car-news/2026-geely-galaxy-m9-hybrid-chinese-suv-tested.html
Nope!
I know that this news video refers to a different brand of Chinese-made vehicle, but the thought of buying any vehicle from a Communist country, where much of their manufactured output is… let’s just say… not of high quality… doesn’t give me much confidence.
It looks like a lot of Aussies have buyer’s remorse.
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Chinese Junk… We buy a lot of Chinese junk, but my life doesn’t depend on any of it and I never have high hopes about any of it, mainly stuff like a drink coaster type stuff that doesn’t need much QA… lol
About the only things in the house worth much from China is the China dishes… 
I would not expect Chinese EVs to even be allowed in to be imported… with their low cast it almost screams “Force Labor” with Prison Labor where inmates are required to perform compulsory labor, and from Internment Camps were Uyghur and other Turkic minorities are forced to work in camps, and Labor Transfers where the Chinese Government move “surplus workers” from rural areas to industrial hubs to work in factories.
In 2024, thousands of Porsche, Bentley, and Audi vehicles were impounded at U.S. ports due to a sub-component suspected of being made with forced labor in western China.
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Because of the threat that they would impose on US automakers, no matter which party controls our nation, I don’t believe that Chinese vehicles will be imported to The US… at least not within our lifetimes.
I have to say that I’m disappointed about countries, like Australia and Canada, that do allow the importation of Chinese-made vehicles. I think it’s interesting to note that Australia–where they don’t salt their roads–has a major rust problem with Chinese-made vehicles. Surely, the Canadians should have no worries about badly-rusted Chinese-made vehicles.
Lincoln, Buick, and Volvo all have china built models for us sale. Byd is in Mexico and border states report frequently seeking them visiting on Mexico plates. You never know these days, offer a cheap lease deal and some will roll the dice.
Volvo is a wholly owned subsidiary of Geely. Polestar, is owned by Li Shufu (44%), Geely (22%) and Volvo Cars (16%). Shufu is the founder and chairman of Geely. He is also the chairman of Volvo. We can already buy Chinese cars. Given the relationship, Polestar could sell the M9 as one of their models and build them in South Carolina.
When I go to Short Hills Mall, the Polestar showroom never has any customers, but the Rivian showroom is always bustling.
Whoops! It’s actually the Lucid showroom that’s always bustling. There are no Rivian showrooms around here… AFAIK.
Australia has a salt problem much like Utah and in the vicinity of the Great Salt Lake… Australia is naturally salty because much of its landscape was once covered by shallow inland seas millions of years ago. When these inland seas drained away, they left behind massive amounts of salt in the soil and rock layers.
Do they salt the roads in Australia?
I watch several Aussie car posts on YouTube. They clearly do not have rusty car problems. These shows are modifying 20, 30 or 40 year old cars that helave virtually no rust.
In the early '80s I was stationed in Australia and cars were heavily damaged by salt in the soil, salt pans, and salty air in coastal Australia, leading to accelerated rust, seized brake calipers, and severe undercarriage deterioration. Salt pans can instantly ruin 4WDs, while coastal humidity acts as a catalyst for rapid corrosion.
This Aussie (Facebook account below…) is a victim of the salty roads in Australia… He lives in Mount Hotham an alpine resort located in the Victorian Alps of the Great Dividing Range in Australia. It is situated northeast of Melbourne, Australia.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1429806870628395/posts/3889234764685581/
Google says they do not put salt on the roads in winter, but the natural environment has so much salt in the soil, even blowing dirt carries salt with it…
And just like the many classic vintage cars from the Northern states in the US where roads are salted at the “drop of one snowflake” These cars are restored with loving care to better than original, and they do the same in Australia…
Not at ALL like the many classic cars from the northeast!
More like the many classic cars from Arizona, Nevada, and California deserts. Very different from a salt-belt classic.
NPR did a nice, detailed show on China’s EV batteries.
China is pulling way ahead of the US in EV technology. At least 50% of all cars sold in the China are either EV or plug-in hybrid. New vehicles come out in China can charge to 75% in 5 minutes and fully charge in 30 minutes with a range double that of EV’s sold in US.