Idea.

"not for canada - australian in disguise" (for-canada) 08/16/2017 at 20:18 • Filed to: None

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Luxgen start selling cars in North America. Chinese cars but people can’t use the “YOU’RE SUPPORTING A COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT OMG YOU ARE EVIL AND ANTI-AMERICAN!!!!!!!!!!” excuse, because they’re from the “other China” (Taiwan).

They’ve got a pretty well rounded lineup too, there’s the S3 (first picture) which is about Yaris/Sonic/Rio sized. There’s also the S5, which looks positioned to compete directly with the Elantra and Civic.

The U5 looks very much like a Juke that isn’t completely butt ugly.

The U6 is their Escape/CR-V killer.

The U7 looks around Edge sized, and was one of the first Luxgens on th market in Taiwan, along with the M7 minivan (below).

The M7 in question, I’m not quite sure how big it exactly is, but it looks inbetween a standard American minivan like the Sienna or Odyssey and a small MPV like the Mazda5 or Kia Rondo. I guess if you’re European the Ford Galaxy might be close-ish. Maybe the S-Max.

The main problem, like most brands, is dealer coverage. I’m not sure who exactly would sell Luxgen cars.

ranwhenparked > not for canada - australian in disguise 08/16/2017 at 20:59

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I don’t think anybody really cares about supporting the ChiCom economy these days, otherwise none of us would have a smart phone or a laptop or shop at Walmart.

That said, those cars are not unattractive, and being from Taiwan, the build quality should be more than decent.

If Fiat Chrysler wasn’t planning on selling themselves, and was still interested in outsourcing Dart and 200 replacements to someone else, Luxgen might have made an interesting strategic partner.

not for canada - australian in disguise > ranwhenparked 08/16/2017 at 21:59

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Hell, I’d say Yulon (Luxgen’s parent company) would make a good buyer for FCA, considering FCA and a few mainland Chinese automakers have had takeover rumours.

ranwhenparked > not for canada - australian in disguise 08/16/2017 at 22:08

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Geely’s out, but it seems Great Wall, Dongfeng, and Guangzhou are still in the running. Dongfeng are the ones that were interested in GM back in ‘08/’09.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > not for canada - australian in disguise 08/16/2017 at 22:18

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America! Lux-gen!

not for canada - australian in disguise > ranwhenparked 08/16/2017 at 22:51

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Dongfeng actually own a stake in Luxgen along with Yulon, so hey, might actually work!

pip bip - choose Corrour > not for canada - australian in disguise 08/17/2017 at 06:44

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when do you start importing them?

;)