I was in touch with the Chinese cars for around 25 years and in is about 15 years since they worth considering. Still subpar but the price is a factor. 15 years ago they were all Toyota Hilux and Isuzu D-Max clones. Rusted out fast and had faulty electrics but they were 6-8k for midsize truck with automatic transmission and a/c. Now they have BMW X6 lookalikes with 250hp engines for 25k. It is still faulty but isn’t BMW too nowadays?
I was looking at the link in post 39. It seems that EVERY US manufacturer has Joint Ventures with Chicom automakers. As does Europe, Japan, Korea and etc.
You offer me a typical US car for $35,000 or a comparable Chinese knockoff for $20K and guess which one I’ll take.