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This is an extremely dated take on where Chinese cars are sold - you haven’t visited or paid attention to what is happening in the European auto industry recent
by giobox 4y ago
This is an extremely dated take on where Chinese cars are sold - you haven’t visited or paid attention to what is happening in the European auto industry recently. Xpeng, MG, Ora - lots of new Chinese car brands on sale across Europe, and often offering better electric car range for less money than say a VW ID 3. We just don’t see them in USA as politics and tarrifs have prevented it to a large extent.
If you are curious - tons of videos by British/European YouTubers reviewing Chinese cars on sale in Europe today.
Here’s a review of the Xpeng p7 by famous uk auto publication Autocar, as another example. On sale in Norway and several European countries:
> https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/xpeng/p7 https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/xpeng/p7
The mg 4 on sale across Europe:
> https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/mg-motor/4-ev https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/mg-motor/4-ev
The ora cat on sale across Europe:
> https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/ora/funky-cat https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/ora/funky-cat
> polestar (Gheely, also on sale in U.S.A.)
Etc etc. there are a lot more coming too, and the traditional big European auto makers are extremely scared of competing at entry level with these brands who already offer more tech and range for less money on their entry level EVs. Just like the Koreans managed (KIA, Hyundai etc), these brands will eventually crack how to style for western audiences too. Polestar already has. The MG is extremely competitive especially at low price.
- spaceman_2020 4y agoI've generally found most mainstream attitudes to China being a decade out of touch. There's still the perception that "China only makes cheap trash" when even a cursory glance at all the stuff in their house will show them that half the stuff is made in China, and that you can get practically any quality made in China - as long as you're willing to pay for it.