Comments on: Chinese Chery cars to come to U.S. in 2009 http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Veda http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316156 Veda Fri, 06 Jul 2007 02:35:01 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316156 "France is known for very high quality wines, yet when they chose to badmouth the US, their exports virtually dwindled to nothing. The Chinese are no exception." There's a major difference between buying an optional luxury item and buying an appliance with the sole reason of low cost. In the case of the latter, regardless of the situation there will always be consumers, anytime, anywhere. China can do almost whatever they want and US will still buy their products. Even if US stopped doing that, the rest of the world will. “France is known for very high quality wines, yet when they chose to badmouth the US, their exports virtually dwindled to nothing. The Chinese are no exception.”

There’s a major difference between buying an optional luxury item and buying an appliance with the sole reason of low cost. In the case of the latter, regardless of the situation there will always be consumers, anytime, anywhere. China can do almost whatever they want and US will still buy their products. Even if US stopped doing that, the rest of the world will.

]]> By: 1c3d0g http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316121 1c3d0g Thu, 05 Jul 2007 23:00:07 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316121 TOZO: sadly, that appears to be true in this case. Really disgusted with the direction Chrysler is going in. TOZO: sadly, that appears to be true in this case. Really disgusted with the direction Chrysler is going in.

]]> By: TOZO http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316100 TOZO Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:11:24 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316100 China = recipe for disaster at Chrysler China = recipe for disaster at Chrysler

]]> By: kosai03 http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316096 kosai03 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 20:58:43 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316096 How many engineers graduated in china last year that were ACTUALLY engineers and not just reported as engineers? Granted, China has a huge population so that could boost the number of grads, but Asian countries still have been inflating their graduation rates lately to make themselves look better. How many engineers graduated in china last year that were ACTUALLY engineers and not just reported as engineers? Granted, China has a huge population so that could boost the number of grads, but Asian countries still have been inflating their graduation rates lately to make themselves look better.

]]> By: AMGoff http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316088 AMGoff Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:23:50 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316088 We can't compare the cars made in China that are meant for sale in China with ones that are made for China meant for sale in the US. These cars will have to pass all of the same safety regulations that every other car has to pass in order to be sold here. Chrysler is at the point where they need to pull a Hyundai/Kia. Sell a dirt cheap car and give it a good warranty. Will the material quality be good? Of course not, but I don't expect many people who are in the market for a $10K car will be expecting high quality materials. If they run well and have a good warranty they will sell like crazy. We can’t compare the cars made in China that are meant for sale in China with ones that are made for China meant for sale in the US. These cars will have to pass all of the same safety regulations that every other car has to pass in order to be sold here. Chrysler is at the point where they need to pull a Hyundai/Kia. Sell a dirt cheap car and give it a good warranty. Will the material quality be good? Of course not, but I don’t expect many people who are in the market for a $10K car will be expecting high quality materials. If they run well and have a good warranty they will sell like crazy.

]]> By: jackjimturkey http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316079 jackjimturkey Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:14:40 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316079 Piablo: You're right, there is a lot of tension between the U.S. and china. That's why it'll be a long climb. They may give up, as daihatsu did, but if they make good-enough cars, and hang in there, people will buy them. Anyone who says china can't make complicated stuff is underestimating them. How many engineers graduated in china last year? What about the U.S.? Piablo:

You’re right, there is a lot of tension between the U.S. and china.
That’s why it’ll be a long climb.
They may give up, as daihatsu did, but if they make good-enough cars, and hang in there, people will buy them.

Anyone who says china can’t make complicated stuff is underestimating them. How many engineers graduated in china last year? What about the U.S.?

]]> By: Piablo http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316076 Piablo Thu, 05 Jul 2007 18:02:57 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316076 Jackjimturkey - I think people's willingness to buy chinese cars will go beyond quality. There are differences that exist that go well beyond racial slurs. France is known for very high quality wines, yet when they chose to badmouth the US, their exports virtually dwindled to nothing. The Chinese are no exception. I expect to see a major culture clash in the near future, especially if they keep up their military shenanigans. Personally, I'm not so sure I want to help fund a country that could potentially harm the US fiancially. Jackjimturkey – I think people’s willingness to buy chinese cars will go beyond quality. There are differences that exist that go well beyond racial slurs. France is known for very high quality wines, yet when they chose to badmouth the US, their exports virtually dwindled to nothing. The Chinese are no exception. I expect to see a major culture clash in the near future, especially if they keep up their military shenanigans. Personally, I’m not so sure I want to help fund a country that could potentially harm the US fiancially.

]]> By: monkeyrun http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316073 monkeyrun Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:48:05 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316073 "The Chinese can't even make toothpaste without defects that can kill people. " Apparently they also make the iPod, iPhone, MacBook, Mac Pro etc... Things manufactured in China is only as good as the company that commissioned them to. It's simply not fair to bring up "Made in China" only when something malfunctions. “The Chinese can’t even make toothpaste without defects that can kill people. ”

Apparently they also make the iPod, iPhone, MacBook, Mac Pro etc…

Things manufactured in China is only as good as the company that commissioned them to.

It’s simply not fair to bring up “Made in China” only when something malfunctions.

]]> By: jackjimturkey http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316064 jackjimturkey Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:00:59 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316064 ml350: I think they'll have to be dirt cheap for just that reason. if they prove themselves, people will eventually buy the cars. Wonder when the first "chink" comment will come in ml350:

I think they’ll have to be dirt cheap for just that reason. if they prove themselves, people will eventually buy the cars.

Wonder when the first “chink” comment will come in

]]> By: LamborghiniZ http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316059 LamborghiniZ Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:56:26 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316059 Bet it won't actually happen. Bet it gets put off even farther. Bet it won’t actually happen. Bet it gets put off even farther.

]]> By: ml350pc http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316036 ml350pc Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:46:33 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316036 I would not buy furniture made in China, let alone an automobile! I would not buy furniture made in China, let alone an automobile!

]]> By: Wickedated http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316031 Wickedated Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:08:31 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316031 Won't make it pass NHTSA's crash standards. Won’t make it pass NHTSA’s crash standards.

]]> By: Elvio http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316030 Elvio Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:07:36 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316030 Chrysler will become the Car's Wal-Mart. Chrysler will become the Car’s Wal-Mart.

]]> By: Z06ified http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316028 Z06ified Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:06:11 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316028 Dumb idea virtually guaranteed to tarnish Chrysler's reputation of quality even further. The Chinese can't even make toothpaste without defects that can kill people. A car is a complicated piece of machinery that is way over their heads. It can be done, but Chrysler needs to manage the quality control there with extreme diligence. Including the design and engineering. The problem with Chinese manufacturing is they will cut corners everywhere they can unless constantly supervised to do it the correct way. There are plenty of stupid people out there looking for cheap new cars, so it will sell. Scion proved that, as did Hyundai and Kia. At least Scion had Toyota's engineering and quality control. Chery's have similar engineering and quality control to the Yugo. Big difference. Dumb idea virtually guaranteed to tarnish Chrysler’s reputation of quality even further. The Chinese can’t even make toothpaste without defects that can kill people. A car is a complicated piece of machinery that is way over their heads. It can be done, but Chrysler needs to manage the quality control there with extreme diligence. Including the design and engineering. The problem with Chinese manufacturing is they will cut corners everywhere they can unless constantly supervised to do it the correct way.

There are plenty of stupid people out there looking for cheap new cars, so it will sell. Scion proved that, as did Hyundai and Kia. At least Scion had Toyota’s engineering and quality control. Chery’s have similar engineering and quality control to the Yugo. Big difference.

]]> By: Piablo http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316018 Piablo Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:21:27 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316018 Chrysler's answer to having the worst quality in the industry is to let the Chinese engineer and build them. Maybe it will work, don't know. But someone has to buy one to find out and I don't think Americans are chomping at the bit to buy a Chinese car. Chrysler’s answer to having the worst quality in the industry is to let the Chinese engineer and build them. Maybe it will work, don’t know. But someone has to buy one to find out and I don’t think Americans are chomping at the bit to buy a Chinese car.

]]> By: snork http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316027 snork Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:56:25 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316027 I think the time is messed up at LLN...my posts are showing time stamps about 2 hrs ahead of the actual time? I think the time is messed up at LLN…my posts are showing time stamps about 2 hrs ahead of the actual time?

]]> By: snork http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316026 snork Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:54:45 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316026 Piablo...yeah, it took Hyundai about 10 yrs to really get a foothold here and I don't think American's in general had a huge preconceived notion about "cheap" Korean products (ie: LG/Samsung are top electronics brands...granted I saw a survey that most people think they are Japanese brands, LOL). China is too well known for cheap goods, I don't think they will sell at all in the US if a Chinese car is brought here. Piablo…yeah, it took Hyundai about 10 yrs to really get a foothold here and I don’t think American’s in general had a huge preconceived notion about “cheap” Korean products (ie: LG/Samsung are top electronics brands…granted I saw a survey that most people think they are Japanese brands, LOL). China is too well known for cheap goods, I don’t think they will sell at all in the US if a Chinese car is brought here.

]]> By: snork http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316024 snork Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:50:02 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316024 Didn't Chrysler see that german crash test video of a chinese car, LOL...pancaked. Didn’t Chrysler see that german crash test video of a chinese car, LOL…pancaked.

]]> By: sunshine1810 http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316019 sunshine1810 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:13:14 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/chinese-chery-cars-to-come-to-us-in-2009.html#comment-316019 Is this the future of Chrysler? Is this the future of Chrysler?

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