[Dave Z]

In its quest to protect itself from the threat of low cost Chinese cars, Stellantis wil be importing them to Mexico themselves to share in the profits. Which isn't much different from Chrysler importing Mitsubishis from Japan, except this time they aren't coming to the US.

Well, yes... though it's not much of a share. I don't know, for people who seem to be terrified of Chinese automakers, they seem to be acting as the importers in a lot of places.

 

[Dave Z]

My niece is still driving my 2011 Sonata, well over 150K miles, no problem with the engine. Yes that 2011 Sonata, with a sticker for the owner's manual extending the engine warranty to 150K miles. YMMV.

FWIW my daughter just traded in her 2007 Sebring. It did have a powertrain computer go bad. Somewhat higher miles but I can't remember how many and it started out life as a rental.

Did she get a Mopar? She wanted cheap/safe/comfortable/economical. Let's see... Cheap? Cheapest car is around $28,000 as I recall, with few safety features and a lousy lease deal. Safe? Okay, grant you that. Economical? Don't make me laugh.

You can guess what she bought. It was the default car and the best for her needs.

 

[Dave Z]

Hyundai/Kia?
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No but close...

 

[Dave Z]

Which is an advantage to EV-only skateboard platforms...