it also depends on what type of cars the Chinese will buy -- premium, mid-range or general cars
in case of general cars, then the Japanese, Koreans, Fiat, Volkswagen, Renault-nissan have an advantage
If the Chinese start buying a lot of German high-end autos, they will ramp up -- and the fact is that American luxury autos (Lincolns and Cadillacs) are unable to compete with the Germans (Audit, BMW, Merc) or even with the English (Jaguar) or Japanese (lexus) marks
American muscle cars are in a league of their own
In the case of India as in your example, Ford and BMW don't compete for the same customer at all.
You don’t know the Chinese and their auto buying preferences. They love Buicks. Makes no sense to the rest of the world, perhaps, but love Buicks they do.