Argentina welcomes Chinese vehicles - BYD imports place Trump-ally Milei’s differing economic approach on display

[McDonald]

Argentina welcomes Chinese vehicles | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

ZÁRATE, Argentina -- The vast field of over 5,800 electric and hybrid vehicles gleamed on the cargo deck of the BYD Changzhou, a Chinese container vessel unloading Wednesday at a river port in eastern Argentina.

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[import export]

Argentina welcomes Chinese vehicles | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

ZÁRATE, Argentina -- The vast field of over 5,800 electric and hybrid vehicles gleamed on the cargo deck of the BYD Changzhou, a Chinese container vessel unloading Wednesday at a river port in eastern Argentina.

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This is because of the amount of Electric vehicles that have no tariffs. Anything less than $16,000 USD qualifies. So this would be a good time to buy an affordable EV. Argentina posted the brands that qualify below:

The call for entries includes fully electric vehicles (battery-powered only); hybrids (combustion engine and electric motor); mild hybrids (combustion engine and auxiliary electric motor); and plug-in hybrids (combustion engine and plug-in electric motor). A total of 71 models from 32 different brands will be accepted.

Of the 50,000 vehicles allocated, 19,280 will go to manufacturers and 30,720 to importers, who absorbed the units not requested by the automakers. This continues the flow of these vehicles that began in 2025 with the two tenders issued this year, and it is anticipated that 50,000 units from those tenders will have entered the country by next January.

https://www.argentina.gob.ar/noticias/se-asignaron-50-mil-autos-electricos-e-hibridos-para-la-importacion-sin-arancel-para-2026

Among the automakers with production facilities in the country, 19,280 units were allocated. In the case of FCA (Stellantis) : 1,900 quotas were made available, allowing the entry of the Fiat 600 and the Leapmotor C10 and B10, two hybrid SUVs of Chinese origin in which the group has a stake.

For Peugeot Citroën Argentina (Stellantis) : 1,700 units were granted for the new C3 and C4 , marking the return of the latter to the local market.

Ford was the biggest beneficiary: it will receive 10,000 quotas to import the Territory hybrid . As for GM : it will have 4,080 units distributed between the E260S (Spark EUV) and F510S models, with further details yet to be announced. Finally, Renault : it secured 1,600 quotas to bring in the Arkana , the C-segment crossover.

The remaining 30,720 units went to importers

Un 2026 eléctrico: el año que cambiará el mapa automotor argentino

La ampliación de los cupos sin aranceles acelera la llegada de marcas y modelos electrificados, con fuerte protagonismo chino, nuevas automotrices y una oferta inédita en volumen y tecnología para el mercado local.

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[Finance Prof]

I wonder how the infrastructure will handle all of these EV's. The electrical grid is strained as it is. I can't imagine how bad it will be in the summer here with thousands of EVs on the road.

 

[Surfer]

I wonder how the infrastructure will handle all of these EV's. The electrical grid is strained as it is. I can't imagine how bad it will be in the summer here with thousands of EVs on the road.

I think they will figure it out. I have been driving EVs a long time. When I started there was no infrastructure or chargers anywhere. I had to get it installed at my house. I don't know in buildings how they will as most live in apartments instead of houses. Probably you would need to install a safety camera as people would probably charge from their neighbors.

I just talked to someone in BA that had a relative buy one of these BYD electric cars. He said the customer service was amazing. The first day he had one of his tires stolen. And he called and the BYD staff went all the way to the guy's place and installed a new tire for him. He said another guy from their group had his windshield break. And they had one in stock and offered him a loaner while they changed it for free.

Customer service sounds like it is killer which is probably different vs local companies.