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Chinese Automakers Are Building American-Style Cars, Just Not for…
Many of China's top carmakers are effectively shut out of the U.S. market, so they are chasing growth in other countries instead; the cupholders remain overseas.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on this story, from BBN This Morning at 9:51 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are WSJ's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by WSJ: “Chinese Automakers Are Building American-Style Cars—Just Not for Americans”.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 9:51 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: Chinese, Americans.
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What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTime to pay that off: China's top carmakers are designing American-style vehicles and selling them everywhere except the United States, where many of them are effectively shut out.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Wall Street Journal says the push is about growth overseas, which makes this a real shift in how the global car race gets run.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo they've built the big, comfy, cupholder-heavy car we all love, and we're the only ones not invited to the test drive.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCorrect.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's like a party where the whole neighborhood is dancing in our style of shoes, and we're stuck out on the porch. I'd have worn the good ones.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYou'd still be on the porch, Vera, just with better shoes.
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