While Geely technically sells cars in North American through Volvo, Chery is planning on taking more direct approach. With the help of HAAH Automotive Holdings—a company that specializes in the business of import automotive distribution—Chery aims to import their line of SUVs and electric vehicles into North America under the newly created “premium” Vantas nameplate, starting with a crossover SUV based on their Exeed range of SUVs. Also claimed is that the all future Vantas models will be built in the United States.
While not exactly built in China, would you buy a car from China? Is where a car built or where the manufacturer is from matter to you?
That American Company from downtown Detroit sells a car here in the US that is 98% made from China and 2% made from US. That is the highest percentage of China content in any car sold in America. The same company also sell the second highest percentage China content car in the US at 26% China and 38% US but that flagship model is final assembled in the US.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick_Envision
Supporting documentation and documentation from other years
I wouldn't own a Chinese car, mostly because I have issues with countries that have human rights problems.
Yes, I am aware how hard it is to avoid buying products from China. Doesn't mean I can't try.
They'll sell. At first only to people looking to get a deal, like Hyundai did. Then, to people looking to be a bit more upwardly mobile. Then, by offering extreme value. Remember, everyone hated the Hyundai Excel. Plenty of people love the sonata.
Unless they can find a partner that already has showrooms and service area it will cost tons of money to get start out ,
I wonder if they use clones of a Japanese motor / trans that use the same service parts ?
Sad thing is i kinda like the looks of the purple one better than most the suvs currently sold here.
Hyundai was the number one import in Canada in the mid eighties after only a year or two of sales.
If they're cheap people will buy them
Sure...I would buy a Chinese car...just not THOSE cars....EVs...blah. SUVs, blah. In the end, Chinese manufacturing permeats the entire world economy anyway, what is the difference?
In reply to Wicked93gs :
I'm with Shawn one decides what hill they're going to do battle on and accepts the gains and losses as they come.
ShawnG said:I wouldn't own a Chinese car, mostly because I have issues with countries that have human rights problems.
What car producing nation doesn't though? Germany? USA? Italy? France? The UK? Japan? I don't even think Sweden is free from those skeletons in the closet but nothing comes to mind right away.
But this post was not meant to flounder, just ask a question is all.
I would buy one, if they prove they're reliable first, price them competitively, we already know the parts supply will be limitless thanks to everything already being produced in China anyway. Cut out the whole "assembled in America" markup and I don't see much difference between them and any other vehicle manufacturer.
Just a personal thing, that's all.
I like that I can complain about my government and not get "disappeared"
I don't want things delving into the political so I'll leave it at that.
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