Georgia Howe

Eventually they will be here.

Are they the best cars to choose?

Well...

Not exactly on a global basis.

I'm seeing that they're cool and they're high tech and people love them initially, but they also have issues.

And we have to remember that if you have a car with a problem, you're going to go to a dealer.

And if there isn't a dealer infrastructure here, either they're going to buy a dealer group or a brand like Stellantis, or we're going to have to see them create their own dealers, which would mean they're going to have to go under our franchise laws, which will definitely cost these cars, make these cars more expensive.

Actually, it's an excellent question.

I think that it is...

It's going to be something we're not going to be able to stop.

We know this.

I think all the car brands know that the supply chain is going to have a partnership, having more product produced here.

The thing is, some of these companies are already owned by Chinese companies, and they're here right now, whether it be the cameras, the infrastructure.

The one thing that worries me, and this is a slightly different subject, but important to note, is the kill switches, all these demands, these flock cameras, everything that's all part of the auto industry now.

A lot of that is Chinese made.

And so we really need to be aware of what we tell our elected officials, the legislators, hey, before you just go and let everybody in, let's try to put some controls on this because it's going to impact everyone.

And not just those people that own cars.

Maybe you don't own a car.

You live in a big city.

It's going to impact you because it's going to affect the economy as a whole.