[stephenr]

Because as we all know the other 7.9B people on the planet never drive. Cars are clearly a uniquely American concept.

[pqtyw]

Well you can't buy them in Europe either. They are planning to launch a €20k model this year, currently the cheapest car BYD offers seems to be around €30k.

[stephenr]

You can't buy something which was just announced. Shocker.

Regardless of the availability of this specific model, the parent comment still claimed that a car must be sold in the United States or it "might as well not exist".

[pqtyw]

The thread is about the $9700 model which is not available in Europe nor was its availability announced publicly.