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if anyone is familiar with the chinese electric car scene, then one will know that tesla, america's darling, is not as ahead as people give them credit before.

if anyone is familiar with the chinese electric car scene, then one will know that tesla, america's darling, is not as ahead as people give them credit before. if any of the chinese car manufacturers come to the u.s. and are able to break through stigma, then tesla will be in trouble. neo, byton, weltmeister, byd, and more have serious competitive car offerings. i have ridden in a nio suv, and the quality greatly surpasses that of tesla.

valdiorn 7y ago
you can have the greatest tech in the world, but that won't help you if you can't market your product properly. I've never even heard of any of these brands, yet I'm actually an avid fan of chinese breakthrough tech in many areas, and have absolutely no problem supporting the Chinese tech industry. But almost all of them have one flaw in common; they don't know how to build a brand and market to western consumers, which is where a lot of the revenue is found. This seems to apply whether we're talking about cheap consumer electronics, specialized digital equipment (in my particular case, audio processing equipment), or cars.
- Scoundreller 7y ago
  Usually it takes a few decades. But there were times that Samsung and Toyota were unknowns. I think China’s problem is the Western belief that their tech products are built to spy first and perform second. And that primary functionality could just be removed for the western market.
  - alexgmcm 7y ago
    Also the anti-Chinese practices - my next cellphone would definitely be a Huawei P30 Pro if it wasn't for the fact you can't use Google Play Store etc. with it anymore. I'm not sure who's winning these trade wars, but the consumer is losing.
  - vikramkr 7y ago
    They aren't doing very much to assuage fears about spying. The west doesn't fear that because they're chinese or asian (we have no problem trusting Japanese products for example) - the fear is because China has an authoritarian government with very close links with industry and state run businesses.
C14L 7y ago
Great Wall, Geely and others have tried for many years. The problem isn't "stigma" but simply terrible test results for safety and quality. That's why most Chinese who can affort it buy Western or Japanese cars too.

valdiorn 7y ago

you can have the greatest tech in the world, but that won't help you if you can't market your product properly. I've never even heard of any of these brands, yet I'm actually an avid fan of chinese breakthrough tech in many areas, and have absolutely no problem supporting the Chinese tech industry. But almost all of them have one flaw in common; they don't know how to build a brand and market to western consumers, which is where a lot of the revenue is found. This seems to apply whether we're talking about cheap consumer electronics, specialized digital equipment (in my particular case, audio processing equipment), or cars.

Scoundreller 7y ago
Usually it takes a few decades. But there were times that Samsung and Toyota were unknowns. I think China’s problem is the Western belief that their tech products are built to spy first and perform second. And that primary functionality could just be removed for the western market.
- alexgmcm 7y ago
  Also the anti-Chinese practices - my next cellphone would definitely be a Huawei P30 Pro if it wasn't for the fact you can't use Google Play Store etc. with it anymore. I'm not sure who's winning these trade wars, but the consumer is losing.
- vikramkr 7y ago
  They aren't doing very much to assuage fears about spying. The west doesn't fear that because they're chinese or asian (we have no problem trusting Japanese products for example) - the fear is because China has an authoritarian government with very close links with industry and state run businesses.

C14L 7y ago

Great Wall, Geely and others have tried for many years. The problem isn't "stigma" but simply terrible test results for safety and quality. That's why most Chinese who can affort it buy Western or Japanese cars too.