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[quote=Ferrer;968825]Actually no, they sold the rights. Of the Montego, too.
I guess the crappy cars chinese automakers are trying to introduce to Europe is payback.[/quote]
You know what they say about payback. Either way, if regulations don't decide, the market will. ;)
[quote=Cobrafan427;968830]Are all of these joyless cars a product of Communism?[/quote]
No. It's pure capitalism at work, and the Chinese are [I]very[/I] astute capitalists.
[quote=DesmoRob;968835]How do you say "Das Auto" in Mandarin?[/quote]
"Delightful Rolling Breeze Of Personal Serenity". :rolleyes:
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[quote=csl177;968786]I don't see anything tasteless at all, in fact less so than some ROW cars; these are mostly fairly restrained econo cars. ;) It's actually pretty interesting to see home market Chinese makes... Edward, it would be helpful to identify models with their manufacturer. How many new makes have appeared in the past 10 years?[/quote]
Just a few new ones in the past 10 years, I think!
But, the life of them is not long!
For example,
Aux - a SUV. Just about 4000 in total production.
It was a air condition maker!
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[quote=Ferrer;968797]That's clearly an Austin Maestro:[/quote]
Of course yes!
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[quote=FastDriver;968809]haha! this is funny.[/quote]
If you visit small cities in that country, you will see MANY funny ones there, I believe!
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[quote=csl177;968821]Chinese copy or under license? Considering the amount of design theft/bootlegging that is their economy should we guess the former? :rolleyes:
Please explain.[/quote]
Some other ones copied by China,
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[quote=csl177;968821]Chinese copy or under license? Considering the amount of design theft/bootlegging that is their economy should we guess the former? :rolleyes:
Please explain.[/quote]
Don't you think some Korea cars copied?
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[quote=Edward Zhao;968871]Don't you think some Korea cars copied?[/quote]
In China, we called it "Korea E-Class"
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[quote=DesmoRob;968835]How do you say "Das Auto" in Mandarin?[/quote]
Das Auto - translate into Chinese, means "Car of the Road, Only VW".
But in the pronunciation of "Das Auto" in Chinese, it means "Kill the Alto" - Hee-Hee!
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[quote=Edward Zhao;968869]If you visit small cities in that country, you will see MANY funny ones there, I believe![/quote]
I don't think that's the kind of funny FD meant...
[quote=Edward Zhao;968871]Don't you think some Korea cars copied?[/quote]
Of course there were once, but neither Hyundai and Kia no longer need to copy. ;)
[quote=Edward Zhao;968873]Das Auto - translate into Chinese, means "Car of the Road, Only VW".
But in the pronunciation of "Das Auto" in Chinese, it means "Kill the Alto" - Hee-Hee![/quote]
Now THAT is funny! :D
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[quote=csl177;968841]"Delightful Rolling Breeze Of Personal Serenity". :rolleyes:[/quote]
LOL! :D
Anyway, this thread needs a bit more petrol.
Sniffpetrol.
Probably.
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There is a car dealership which has Great Wall vehicles in Adelaide, Australia. You often see television commercials advertising Great Wall pick-ups.
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I've seen some GW pickups in Italy.
I didn't like the design, to be honest. Not a copy, but not nice to look at.
Some Chinese car makers are actually making nicely designed cars, but they are not the majority. Also, I tend to get lost in their illogical alphanumeric naming system.
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[quote=csl177;968841]You know what they say about payback. Either way, if regulations don't decide, the market will. ;)
No. It's pure capitalism at work, and the Chinese are [I]very[/I] astute capitalists.
"Delightful Rolling Breeze Of Personal Serenity". :rolleyes:[/quote]
I agree with you!
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[quote=Ferrer;968892]LOL! :D
Anyway, this thread needs a bit more petrol.
Sniffpetrol.
Probably.
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MG6 sold not very well in China, less than Roewe 55o and Roewe 35o.
Another expected car of MG is 5
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[quote=Edward Zhao;968933]MG6 sold not very well in China, less than Roewe 55o and Roewe 35o.
Another expected car of MG is 5[/quote]
Edward, how much did the MG6 sell for... were there competitors priced more attractively? Or did it not appeal to the target market?