"FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem" (fuelstratifiedinjection) 08/04/2016 at 07:36 • Filed to: None

5

13

Wobbles the Mind > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 08/04/2016 at 07:43

2

Why didn’t the mirror shatter when that Evoque hit it?

I’m the type of jerk that would buy a Land Wind if it were in the US.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Wobbles the Mind 08/04/2016 at 08:07

0

The Chinese built cars will come to Western markets sooner than you think. Probably within the next four years.

Svend > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 08/04/2016 at 08:09

1

Land Rover Evoque-s Long-Wind-ed response to copycat hit and run designers.

whoarder is tellurium > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 08/04/2016 at 08:21

1

“Angry Land Rover exec tries to take out evil clone”

pjhusa > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 08/04/2016 at 08:31

1

The irony...

Milky > Wobbles the Mind 08/04/2016 at 09:13

0

You would buy a cheap, copy-cat car? Nothing like coming in second from the day you buy it.

fintail > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 08/04/2016 at 09:38

1

Murka has a Chinese-built Buick CUV right now. I dunno if it will sell, but it is here. Chinese-built cars are a certainty, but they might be produced by tightly managed factories with huge QC operated by the joint ventures who will bravely sacrifice some IP to get into that market. I doubt if any of the copycars or traditional homegrown sleds will find any success in the west.

Wobbles the Mind > Milky 08/04/2016 at 09:43

0

Coming in second is still making it further than all but one other person in the competition.

Milky > Wobbles the Mind 08/04/2016 at 09:50

0

You when a REAL Range Rover drives by.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > fintail 08/04/2016 at 09:59

1

IIRC the Cadillac CT6 phev will be built in China. A couple of years ago the Chinese entered the European market and failed miserably with substandard cars that barely passed regulations. I think they learned from that but their reputation is damaged since then. Cars from known and established brands built in China are probably inevitable in the very near future IMO.

fintail > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 08/04/2016 at 10:33

1

That would be an interesting decision, as in NA anyway, people who buy Caddy probably aren’t lining up to buy anything wearing the “Made in China” label. I know Brilliance tried to sell some bland cars in Europe, especially Germany - I think in all my travels I saw one.

IIRC, Canuckistan already has a Chinese-built Honda Fit, too. I am sure the vehicles built by established brands in facilities with stringent QC will be just fine, but one could still object for political reasons.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > fintail 08/04/2016 at 10:38

1

I don’t think any automaker will openly boast that their cars are made in China. From a business perspective the decision isn’t half bad if you expect your car to be not the hottest seller in the States.

fintail > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 08/04/2016 at 10:49

1

I suppose for a likely low profit model that won’t sell much to retail buyers, little harm done. I imagine that model will have a very high proportion of fleet/livery sales in the US.