> China has about twice the purchasing power of the US. So the Chery QQ would be like buying a $8k car in the US accounting for PPP. Outside of the current pand

> China has about twice the purchasing power of the US. So the Chery QQ would be like buying a $8k car in the US accounting for PPP. Outside of the current pandemic used car market, $8K will buy a pretty great used car and will be more practical than the Chery QQ. e.g. I can buy a 2003 Honda Pilot 4WD for $5,600 which probably has a good 200k miles left. Except China doesn't have used cars. All cars have to be scrapped after 8 years, and can be pulled from the road much earlier by any arbitrarily imposed new safety, or emissions regulation. Some cities plainly prohibit second hand cars, or just plainly "ugly cars" and I am not lying there. https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3125013/chengdu-china-faces-backlash-over-dirty-car-ban-city-clean https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3125013/che... Also, Chinese really despise buying anything used.