Don't let the Scout become a status symbol; why $60k misses the point of the Revival

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I like the idea of what they (China) have done to us and the rest of the west for years. Just steal it. Of course, I mean just reverse engineer and improve. I think Ford did that with a Xiaomi.
They’ve been playing chess while we’ve been playing “pin the tail on the donkey”. They leveraged their strengths, access to a huge market, ability to streamline government regulation and access capital, to acquire and develop technology and expertise, while we’re focused on working spreadsheets to show quarterly profits. We’ve handed over the lead in a lot of areas because our system is inherently short sighted.
 
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True, but they’re not making particularly unique cars. That BYD pickup truck is the fugliest thing I’ve seen in a minute. There are probably some incredibly talented designers and engineers out there who can make some really good-looking cars, but they’re not working for BYD. They look like Japanese cars. That’s boring. There’s no unique design language that says “these are BYD.” Lame.
 
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