[Misc] I thought that I was well up on car makes

[Icy Gull]

It appears not.

How many of these have you heard of.

For me just the one, I have a vague recollection of Geely

Chinese car domination coming?

https://www.hotcars.com/10-surprisingly-awesome-cars-from-china-and-10-that-are-not-good/

 

[m@goo]

Isn't it the case that they're not allowed to import American and European manufacturers so they just make their own "versions"? They don't get shipped abroad so we won't have heard of them.

 

[schmunk]

It appears not.

How many of these have you heard of.

For me just the one, I have a vague recollection of Geely

Geely has owned Volvo since 2010 and Lotus since 2017, so I'd heard of them, and I'd seen Brilliance and Landwind cars mentioned in some other "look at these funny Chinese cars" list, but the others all sound like weird off-brand electronics makers from Amazon or eBay.

 

[Icy Gull]

Geely has owned Volvo since 2010 and Lotus since 2017, so I'd heard of them, and I'd seen Brilliance and Landwind cars mentioned in some other "look at these funny Chinese cars" list, but the others all sound like weird off-brand electronics makers from Amazon or eBay.

Seems they have done a very good job on Volvo. My son has one of the big SUVs and loves it. Lotus? I don’t recall seeing a modern Lotus.

Just done a quick Google and given the prices I am not surprised I haven’t seen any new Lotus cars! USD 350000. Wow. Colin Chapman must be turning in his grave.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

It appears not.

How many of these have you heard of.

For me just the one, I have a vague recollection of Geely

Chinese car domination coming?

https://www.hotcars.com/10-surprisingly-awesome-cars-from-china-and-10-that-are-not-good/

Well l have a Great Wall dealership in Lower Beeding near me, in fact at the Cowfold Festival a couple of years ago, the dealer had one of their vehicles, a pick up, on display.

Dong Feng l think l have just about heard of, but that's it.

 

[studio150]

No doubt it won't be long before the market is flooded with cheap Chinese vehicles, as China fully establishes itself as the number 1 economy in the world and all currencies are pegged against the Renminbi

 

[Jesus Gul]

The post Great Wall at no 13 Wey(-hey) look good - although I would pick them up on their statement that Acura is the posh Nissan - it is of course Infiniti that's Nissan; Acura is a Honda brand - I can say that with reasonable confidence.

 

[zefarelly]

Christ on a bike

Foton Tunland . . . That's real Purdy

 

[seagully]

Jesus, that article is so poorly written it makes the online Argus seem half decent

 

[Hugo Rune]

The post Great Wall at no 13 Wey(-hey) look good - although I would pick them up on their statement that Acura is the posh Nissan - it is of course Infiniti that's Nissan; Acura is a Honda brand - I can say that with reasonable confidence.

https://youtu.be/jEx9cgEO3bM

The Wey VV7 looks a nice car but when tested, it seems many elements are ‘far off’ European car manufacturer standards.

 

[beorhthelm]

standards are simply a matter of quality control, you setup suitable QC and you get good quality product. Chinese can make knock off cheap stuff, they also make Apple phones.

 

[schmunk]

standards are simply a matter of quality control, you setup suitable QC and you get good quality product. Chinese can make knock off cheap stuff, they also make Apple phones.

Yes and no - McDonalds have perhaps the best QC standards and processes of any restaurant, but most would not consider their products "good quality".

 

[Papa Lazarou]

The Chinese are leading the way in EV production as well*, just we don't see many of them yet, as they have been (up until now) primarily for their MASSIVE domestic market. The only Chinese EVs we've seen are the MG and Polestar (Volvo) brands, both of which are Chinese owned.

Companies like XPeng, BYD, Nio ans SAIC are huge companies, which will be bringing cars to Europe soon.

* they are matching Tesla in the Chinese market, despite Tesla having a Chinese Gigafactory

 

[Stat Brother]

The Chinese are leading the way in EV production as well*, just we don't see many of them yet, as they have been (up until now) primarily for their MASSIVE domestic market. The only Chinese EVs we've seen are the MG and Polestar (Volvo) brands, both of which are Chinese owned.

Companies like XPeng, BYD, Nio ans SAIC are huge companies, which will be bringing cars to Europe soon.

* they are matching Tesla in the Chinese market, despite Tesla having a Chinese Gigafactory

Thankfully that won't effect us as we're no longer in Europe.

We can rely exclusively on UK car manufacturers to supply our every need...








...oh.

 

[Icy Gull]

The Chinese are leading the way in EV production as well*, just we don't see many of them yet, as they have been (up until now) primarily for their MASSIVE domestic market. The only Chinese EVs we've seen are the MG and Polestar (Volvo) brands, both of which are Chinese owned.

Companies like XPeng, BYD, Nio ans SAIC are huge companies, which will be bringing cars to Europe soon.

* they are matching Tesla in the Chinese market, despite Tesla having a Chinese Gigafactory

I saw an article where they seem to already have the solution for electric cars that have knackered/end of life batteries. Garages where you drive in and they do a battery switch in a couple of hours or so. Haven’t seen anything similar up and running in Europe. I could be wrong of course, I am not up on electric cars

 

[TugWilson]

There cars are obvious rip offs , under powered poor performance and cheaply made . But as the infamous trio point out , the Chinese are making so many advances they will probably take over the lions share of the market eventually .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0bNf-jcVU0

 

[beorhthelm]

Thankfully that won't effect us as we're no longer in Europe.

We can rely exclusively on UK car manufacturers to supply our every need...

not all needs, 1.3 million made here we could cover the majority of demand.

 

[Stat Brother]

not all needs, 1.3 million made here we could cover the majority of demand.

You can have any car you want just so long as it's Nissan

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Jesus, that article is so poorly written it makes the online Argus seem half decent

Yes, a bit of an eye soar, but I don't wish to sound whinny.

 

[Coldeanseagull]

Yes, a bit of an eye soar, but I don't wish to sound whinny.

You do sound a little horse