I don’t think that counts as clickbait. The US isn’t the only car market, and in any case Americans deserve to see what the international market looks like. Maybe it’ll make us start wondering why we don’t have $15k EVs available here.
Why wouldn’t they use Chinese currency if they weren’t trying to deceive? It’s pretty common to show something for sale in the market currency with a conversion to the reader’s currency.
They even do it further in the article…
Ioniq V 540 Pro – 109,900 yuan (~$16,400).
Ioniq V 540 Max – 119,900 yuan (~$17,900).
Ioniq V 540 Max+ – 129,900 yuan (~$19,400).
Ioniq V 650 Max – 129,900 yuan (~$19,400).
Ioniq V 650 Max+ – 139,900 yuan (~$20,900)
Saying that current Chinese manufacturing automation shits on Europe’s and America’s makes me a tankie now? You’re right, that’s objectively false and I’m just simping for their government. I fucking love governments, especially single party states, that’s why I’m on db0
The clickbait is that the car would never be priced at $15,000 in the US. Nowhere does the title state it’s only in China, nor does it say something like “equivalent cost of $15k”.
I don’t think that counts as clickbait. The US isn’t the only car market, and in any case Americans deserve to see what the international market looks like. Maybe it’ll make us start wondering why we don’t have $15k EVs available here.
Why wouldn’t they use Chinese currency if they weren’t trying to deceive? It’s pretty common to show something for sale in the market currency with a conversion to the reader’s currency.
They even do it further in the article…
Slave labor.
But I’d still like to see these for ~$20k.
Ah yeah, Chinese car factories are full of little men in straw hats and not automated at all
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/28/byd-eu-parliament-labor-abuse-hungary-factory-investigation.html
Hate to break it to you but Hungary is not in China…
Why don’t you have an ml name?
Saying that current Chinese manufacturing automation shits on Europe’s and America’s makes me a tankie now? You’re right, that’s objectively false and I’m just simping for their government. I fucking love governments, especially single party states, that’s why I’m on db0
The clickbait is that the car would never be priced at $15,000 in the US. Nowhere does the title state it’s only in China, nor does it say something like “equivalent cost of $15k”.
Since OP truncated the real title, I think it should count.