Well done Mexico
this post was submitted on 02 Nov 2024
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Nice smol car
What is price of their car?
The Zacua MX2 and MX3 from the video seem to be around 30k USD
Not as cheap as I hoped. But this still is the first generation and getting it rolling takes time.
It is the right strategy to use Chinese batteries and motors, but their operation is very labour intensive. Even at low Mexico wage rates, a US manufacturer car can likely beat on price/quality/features.
Makes me wonder if China isn’t pushing the whole thing. Get Mexico to just do the final manufacturing step so they can get around American tariffs on Chinese imports while still being the source for 98% of the parts.
I don’t actually know if that’s how any of that works. It’s just a thought.
China's car are cheap because they have good robotics. This is hand placing and wiring batteries into a good looking car, but the body may have a lot of manual labour too.
US or Europe could manufacture a car with these specs for $20k. Even with more expensive batteries.
Though the US/EU being slow at making $20k or $30k cars does mean there is this market opportunity for this in MX.
I hope they name their robotaxi model the Cab Run.
Yay! No interest in a Chinese vehicle, but I would be happy to buy a Mexican vehicle
They're cute little two-seaters!
Don't worry everyone, US car manufacturers will lobby for bans/tariffs if they feel threatened