Chinese are known for making cheap things a lot of times in low quality, in mass quantities. They've mastered it. I would have some apprehension for buying a Chinese car. The Koreans eventually figured it out though, and now make solid lower-end cars (Hyundai's are decent now, although not quite big 3 Japanese level yet). The Koreans also make some mean electronics these days, Samsung and LG are great brands. The Chinese certainly have the means to produce a cheap car at a quality level, it's just going to take them some trial and error.
Would you buy a Chinese Car ever?
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we own a mitsubishi car since 7years
^^ and its good
i like the evo 6 from mitsubishi^^
I believe so. I'll take a Bimmer any day over that thing. I prefer coupes and hatchbacks anyhow. Unless it's a Mitsubishi Evo or a Subaru STi. Then again, I think most American cars are junk too... Except for the Corvette, still a hot car :bowdown:
the hyundai genesis won car of the year and better than 3 series
I'll answer with another question....
Would YOU purchase a Yugo??
Would YOU purchase a Yugo??
as far as i know, just ford. and its not even ford US, we get different stuff over here, euro designed, engineered and built, but its owned by a US company, so gets called an american car.
same with, saab, vauxhall, opel and hummer. there all part of GM-europe
but to answer the main Q, hell no...... the chineese make MG's now, and its overpriced, low quality, built to a low budget crap really.
i'll stick with the vauxhall vectra i drive in the police
I don't care what other people say, I only care about my own personal preferences :thumbsup:
Chinese Electric Car Jolts The Competition
by Anthony Kuhn
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99286134
Day to Day, January 13, 2009 · One of the carmakers showing off its electric power at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit is from China. The Shenzhen-based company BYD — which stands for Build Your Dreams — has built the world's first mass-produced, plug-in hybrid car, beating both Chevrolet and Toyota to the punch.
The midsize sedan is called the F3DM. The car has a gasoline engine that kicks in when a driver accelerates to more than 37 mph; up to that point, it runs completely on electricity.
The F3DM produces 160 to 180 horsepower and can travel up to 60 miles just on its lithium ion battery, after which it relies on the small gas engine. BYD claims that charging the F3's battery costs 75 percent less than filling up a gasoline-powered car.
Unlike the Toyota Prius, you can charge the F3's battery from an ordinary wall socket. The problem is that it takes nine hours. Henry Li, who is in charge of BYD's automotive exports, says BYD is working with electricity companies to set up charging stations where motorists could charge a battery half-full in 10 minutes.
"It's a chicken-and-egg situation," he says. "Do you set up the charging stations first, or do you make the cars first? That's why we decided to make a plug-in hybrid car that is not reliant on charging stations, and when the battery runs out, you still have the gas engine."
Enter Warren Buffett
Metallurgist Wang Chuanfu founded BYD in 1995 and quickly built it into one of the world's top producers of batteries for cell phones and laptop computers.
Wang impressed investor Warren Buffett. In September, one of Buffet's companies purchased a 10 percent stake in BYD for $230 million.
Independent auto industry analyst Jia Xinguang explains how this might work: "Buffett has a company called MidAmerican Energy. They made the investment in BYD. They also have an electricity grid in the American Midwest. So that's the cooperation: BYD builds the cars, and MidAmerican Energy builds the charging stations."
MidAmerican Energy declined to be interviewed for this report.
Coming To America
BYD is still a couple of years from rolling out its cars in the United States. Li says his company is working hard on building its cars to suit American drivers' tastes.
"BYD's information technology division has been in business in the U.S. for 10 years. We understand Americans' concerns about safety and quality. So in designing this car for the U.S. market, we will certainly meet these requirements," he says.
For now, BYD will focus on China's domestic market. Priced at about $22,000 each, the cars are a bit pricey for average consumers, so BYD will first aim at government and corporate buyers. Jia says it will take time for the new technology to win acceptance.
From an environmental standpoint, electric cars are not yet as green as they could be. That's because most electricity is generated by burning coal. But BYD is working on that, too. It's in the early stages of researching electric cars powered by solar energy.
by Anthony Kuhn
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99286134
Day to Day, January 13, 2009 · One of the carmakers showing off its electric power at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit is from China. The Shenzhen-based company BYD — which stands for Build Your Dreams — has built the world's first mass-produced, plug-in hybrid car, beating both Chevrolet and Toyota to the punch.
The midsize sedan is called the F3DM. The car has a gasoline engine that kicks in when a driver accelerates to more than 37 mph; up to that point, it runs completely on electricity.
The F3DM produces 160 to 180 horsepower and can travel up to 60 miles just on its lithium ion battery, after which it relies on the small gas engine. BYD claims that charging the F3's battery costs 75 percent less than filling up a gasoline-powered car.
Unlike the Toyota Prius, you can charge the F3's battery from an ordinary wall socket. The problem is that it takes nine hours. Henry Li, who is in charge of BYD's automotive exports, says BYD is working with electricity companies to set up charging stations where motorists could charge a battery half-full in 10 minutes.
"It's a chicken-and-egg situation," he says. "Do you set up the charging stations first, or do you make the cars first? That's why we decided to make a plug-in hybrid car that is not reliant on charging stations, and when the battery runs out, you still have the gas engine."
Enter Warren Buffett
Metallurgist Wang Chuanfu founded BYD in 1995 and quickly built it into one of the world's top producers of batteries for cell phones and laptop computers.
Wang impressed investor Warren Buffett. In September, one of Buffet's companies purchased a 10 percent stake in BYD for $230 million.
Independent auto industry analyst Jia Xinguang explains how this might work: "Buffett has a company called MidAmerican Energy. They made the investment in BYD. They also have an electricity grid in the American Midwest. So that's the cooperation: BYD builds the cars, and MidAmerican Energy builds the charging stations."
MidAmerican Energy declined to be interviewed for this report.
Coming To America
BYD is still a couple of years from rolling out its cars in the United States. Li says his company is working hard on building its cars to suit American drivers' tastes.
"BYD's information technology division has been in business in the U.S. for 10 years. We understand Americans' concerns about safety and quality. So in designing this car for the U.S. market, we will certainly meet these requirements," he says.
For now, BYD will focus on China's domestic market. Priced at about $22,000 each, the cars are a bit pricey for average consumers, so BYD will first aim at government and corporate buyers. Jia says it will take time for the new technology to win acceptance.
From an environmental standpoint, electric cars are not yet as green as they could be. That's because most electricity is generated by burning coal. But BYD is working on that, too. It's in the early stages of researching electric cars powered by solar energy.
Of course I prefer a BMW. but Price a 550i vs a Genesis V8, then you will see the value and it is very well built. Everyone laughed at Lexus, Infiniti and Acura back in the 80's for making a premium luxury car. Look where they are now.
I have hard time calling these junk in IMHO in regard to American cars:
Cadillac - CTS, CTS V-Series, Escalade, STS V-Series, XLR, XLR V-Series
Pontiac - G8 GT, GXP
Saturn - Sky Redline
American cars have come along way. I love WRX's but even the Cobalt SS beat the car in a test..
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...re_sport_compacts_comparison_test+page-6.html
The Chinese also make extremenly high quality items.Western companies which outsourced provided the Chinese workers with the most modern equipment and machinery.Just looking at my digital camera , beautifully made , works brilliantly and has a "Made in China" sticker on it.
I won't buy a car just because it has a few more horsepower or may be just as reliable if it means saving a few bucks. You'd spend a few grand more for the 325i Coupe, and it's a coupe, not a sedan! It looks much cooler (even the Genesis coupe looks lame from the proto pics I've seen, c'mon) and horsepower and everything else is comparable. Of course, I'd have to give the Genesis a chance and actually drive it, but I'm still swaying towards the Bimmer. At least you have high performance, AMAZING handling, luxury, and a sweet looking ride all in one. To me, that's worth the extra money.
As for the American cars thing, the CTS is garbage. I've driven one, feels like a cheap piece of crap, handles like a garbage can. Likewise with Escalades. Haven't driven the other Cadillacs, but all Cadillacs look ugly either way. Haven't driven any Pontiacs or Saturns, but appearance wise I feel the same. Cobalt, beat just the WRX or the STi model... I'd only go with the STi model personally, and the amount of aftermarket parts available for the STi compared to the Cobalt are astounding. I always have to look at what the future of upgrading a car to put more power and better handling into it would be as well, not just what you get with it in it's stock trim.
Yeah, because we all know how much all that modern equipment and machinery they make all those I-pods durable.
The class leader for European cars is the Ford.A few words from the Independent;
To drive, the new Mondeo is truly, groundbreakingly, class-leadingly terrific. Rash words? Not at all: it feels right within 50 yards, and then gets better and better.
It's not often we can be so unequivocally enthusiastic about a new car, especially one designed to be a family car with all the compromises that entails, and given today's legislative strictures on car design. But there it is, and the premium brands had better take notice, for the Mondeo's easy flow and smooth, refined pace are not just up to standard, they set the standard.
Both my sons have BMWs and to be truthful I am underwhelmed.
Yeah, because we all know how much all that modern equipment and machinery they make all those I-pods durable.
how do u guys ignore that US makes shit products too like FORD and CHRYSLER?
ppl dont want to admit it since 2% of north America works for the auto industry
To each their own :thumbsup:
I do like the Ford Focus RS, too bad they don't sell 'em in the states. I'd totally rally that car!
I agree America has become a place that makes almost nothing but crap anymore, whatever the product is. The biggest blame for that goes to our economic system, the businesses that exploit it, the politicians that let them do it, and countries like China that both exploit it and that have forced corporations into a race to the bottom to make everything as cheaply as possible while cutting as many corners and doing as many unethical or immoral things that they could get away with.
America once made great stuff that people liked and that lasted. America used to pay people a decent living wage that most people could get, and most of the country had those types of jobs or better. I can't really blame the workers for producing crap anymore. They don't have much of a choice. That doesn't somehow make Chinese crap worth buying, especially for people that have a choice in the matter.
