For a few years now, the question of whether or not Chinese cars would ever be sold in America was nearly laughable…there was no way. No manufacturer had the inroads, and nobody would want to shell out the money to buy one. Their reputation was right alongside that of 1990s Hyundai and Kia…a fool and their money are soon parted and said fool would be stuck with regret for as long as the payment book was open. But over the last year or so, GAC Motors has been working specifically to crack the barrier and it looks like they might have jammed a foot into the door. How do we know this? Because while surfing YouTube, this commercial popped up as an introduction to what is the Trumpchi line of cars. Now, there’s no way that GAC is going to put the name “Trumpchi” on any vehicle destined for the USDM market at all. But GAC Motors, like just about everything else coming from that country automotive-wise, is an unknown to us. And before you immediately write off a China car as not being good enough for the market, you have to understand that China-produced vehicles are already being sold in country, including:
- *Buick Envision
- *Cadillac CT6 Plug-In Hybrid
- *Volvo S60
- And potentially Ford products, including Focus and Fusion.
It’s way too early to know how this is going to work out, or what kind of pricing anyone will be looking at for any of the GAC lineup. But with vans, crossovers, sedans and EV vehicles ready to go, if the pricing is aggressive or the value is good enough for buyers, there’s a solid chance that GAC could flourish. Could the next daily beater in your driveway come from Guangzhou?
What’s your take on this?
I will never buy one in my lifetime so no, I don’t have a problem.
Everyone sad Hyundai and KIA cars would never sell in the USA.
Now everyone says they will never buy a Chinese car.
Somehow China has become the worlds #1 auto producer and they have their sights set on the USA market. The only impediments are some niggling safety equipment issues.and they know this fix will only take is a few $$$ spread around to the clowns in DC to get waivers and approvals.
The USA dealer assoc has been fighting Tesla as a test case because they know the Chinese mfg will market their cars independently of them.
The president\’s demands for copyright protection is having a hard time getting
enforced because of multinational globalists demands for \”open borders\”
The president\’s demand for trade fairness have fallen on deaf ears as the crooked media instead concentrates on the Russian hacking hoax. Our fake news factories have visions of $billions of new ad revenues from these brands so why should they cover another kooky trade deal and industry collapse?
It is already easy to find copies of Toyotas, Audis, Nissans, Mercedes and BMW\’s in the Chinese line ups sold world wide. When these come to the USA, how do you think they will be priced? Do you think they will be shunned by the consumers who will see a value in a comparable new car priced at 40% less?
As our borders, intellectual protections, patents, safety, environmental and labor regulations are all whittled away by the foreign lobbyists owned globalists, you can expect to see these Chinese name plates come ashore and wash away hundreds of domestic businesses and thousands of jobs.
Check out this site and see if you can find any familiar faces?
http://www.autonewschina.com/en/index.asp
While Americans wallow and indulge in social justice issues etc. the Chinese commit to making this their century, relentlessly improving industrial output and quietly buying up U.S. debt with the income to effectively become our landlords and have even more influence to dictate import policy. Since few buyers here really care where their stuff comes from anyway as long as they don\’t see it as affecting their own jobs in the near term, China\’s time to make us do it their way is coming.
Yep if you already have a garage full of Chinese tools, you\’ll soon get used to Chinese cars. Unless you work for government or fast-food, just try to retire before your own employer doesn\’t need you so much anymore.
in the whole of the 20th century the US used 4.5 gigatons of cement , China in the years 2011-2013 used 6.5 . . barring a world war or some massive catastrophic event this century is China’s to lose
I drive by the port of Freeport, south of Houston, every day. The Chinese Buicks and Korean Chevrolets pour in weekly. The only silver lining is that those auto transport ships are being back loaded with high price Cadillac Esclades and Chevy trucks.
Buick and other nameplates are already selling Chinese manufactured cars here now.
There will always be buyers for something manufactured anywhere. The unwashed masses are too distracted with life to concern themselves with where a car is manufactured. Many buyers only look at the payments to be made. Kia and Hyundai are great examples. Cheap to buy. However, these cars are having engines replaced under warranty in wholesale fashion for several model years. You cannot sell something cheap without cutting costs. That equals longevity and reliability.
There was a day when Japanese cars were looked down upon. While not my flavor of car to own, Toyotas and Hondas for example are very durable cars these days. Perhaps a Chinese made car might get there someday, but I’d guess not for a least a generation. Meanwhile, we car enthusiasts have to face dark days on the horizon with self driving cars and Chinese made cars coming our way.
As long as the cars are safe and reliable, they will find a market in the US. Nobody bought Hyundai Excels because they were cheap garbage. When Hyundai brought out that long warranty and started building them here, people bought them.
Everybody out there with a late model base and GT Mustang with a manual trans has a Chinese POS transmission.
I’m not going to speak for every owner but I have 129,000 miles on that “POS” transmission in my 2011 Mustang GT and it still shifts no different than when it was new.
All new usa cars have the bulk of their electronics made in china.
NFW, not in my lifetime.
We\’re past the time when you could call Chinese product inferior and automatically be right.
A Jeep Wrangler @ $40,530 can cost $30,000 more in China than in the United States — and the reasons illustrate a growing point of tension between the two countries.
In China, the same vehicle would set a buyer back by a hefty $71,000, mostly because of taxes that Beijing charges on every car, minivan and sport utility vehicle that is made in another country and brought to China’s shores.
Harley motorcycles face a 30% import tariff in China. ( India adds a 100% tariff)
Who wonders why the president demands that the senseless trade deals be renegotiated?
I refuse. For what it’s worth I won’t buy Korean cars either. Even though It’s not all about reliability or parts availability because I own a British car and an AMC.
Not everything made in China is crap.
This also holds true for stuff made in England (which probably leaks oil).
This also holds true for stuff made in Germany (which has little swastikas on it).
This also holds true for stuff made in Korea (which is soulless, but cheap).
This also holds true for stuff made in Italy (which likely has electrical issues).
This also holds true for stuff made in the USA (which can’t handle cornering).
Cheap stuff made anywhere is cheap stuff. Good stuff can be made anywhere, it’s just that China’s output tends to be cheap stuff, not good stuff.