Posted on 05/07/2016 7:22:17 PM PDT by ameribbean expat
BEIJING, May 7 (Xinhua) -- China is already the world's largest car market, yet its demand for more automobiles is still higher than ever.
With bulging purses, Chinese consumers have learned to enjoy the wooing of car manufactures from around the world: there are more models available in the Chinese market than any other country in the world, on top of that, 10 new cars that were exclusively tailored to the Chinese market were introduced in the recent Beijing Auto Show.
The 10 models, all from globally well-known brands, range from sedans to SUVs and from economy to luxurious price tags, but they all have one thing in common -- trying to satisfy the taste of the expanding Chinese middle class.
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“Made for China only” = “Unable to pass safety regulations in any other country on Earth”
Thats OK. With traffic situation in all Chinese cities, they will never go above 20 mph anyway.
They’re just variants from existing makers: BMW, Acura, Ford, etc.
> Ford Taurus Titanium
I’m surprised that they haven’t tried to resurrect the Panther platform there. The Taurus just doesn’t cut it for a replacement.
> 10 new cars that were exclusively tailored to the Chinese market
While our US-specific cars are being eviscerated and replaced with watered down global cars.
The only comfort is that the Chinese equivalents are even more watered down (read: lots of I4’s in 6/8 places) just to sell.
Ahh!
A new market for all the defective Takata air bags!
No, someone will just sell the airbags to another country, pack the airbag compartment with filler, and ensure that nobody is the wiser.
don’t kid yourself I’ve been in China I drove from Hangzhou to Shanghai then have a very impressive highway system
Generally, they are longer versions of semi-upscale to upscale cars. A Chinese LEGAL immigrant who works with me said that for people in amazingly mid-levels of responsibility and management, many jobs come with an assigned car and driver to and from work. So, they are like mini-limos.
That’s a very good picture.
I just bookmarked it. Thanks.
And did you happen to be on Shanghai or Beijing's roads or expressways any time between 8am and 9pm?
yes it was on a Saturday. Drove (well chauffeured by the hotel) from Hangzhou to Shanghai in the morning and back from Shanghai to Hangzhou that evening about 120 miles each way... considering im a native of Los Angeles I found the traffic not any worse than LA traffic
According to a Chinese friend, there is no parking.
Some pretty slick cars, but where are the China brands, Chery, Dongfend, BYC, etc?
We need to get rid of any regulation or agency that prevents Americans from being able to purchase and drive any car available anywhere else on the planet.
Good to see that the Chinese are choosing fuel efficient “Green” cars. /sarc
...considering im a native of Los Angeles I found the traffic not any worse than LA traffic
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What city’s/country’s is? Kidding w/you. Freeways in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex have become a nightmare at most of every 24-hour day. Big rigs running constantly and rush hours are horrible even without bad weather or crashes.
I live about a mile or so from a freeway that’s just W of DFW Airport. At 2-3am I can hear heavy traffic from my patio.
Nah, typically they are stretched versions of existing cars, with smaller motors. Taxes are very high on big engines, so you see a lot of BMW 520s and even BMW 725Li models (stretched 7 series with a small 2.5L engine).
Mercedes, Audi, BMW, Jaguar, all do stretch versions not available elsewhere in the world. Same car, just with an extra 4-10 inches to make it “premium”.
Then you stick a smaller engine in it. No need for big 5+ liter engines in China, not only are the annual taxes outrageous (like 15%+ of the value of the car), but 99% of the time the car will not see more than 100 kph - 60 MPH. So smaller engine saves fuel, saves massively on taxes, and is plenty powerful for lugging around town.
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