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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 12:17 PM
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Default Re: Detroit Auto Show

Don't worry too much about Chinese cars just yet. Apparently, they might be cheap, but they are not very good. Geely has no aspirations to sell cars here before 2008, as the car displayed will not meet US regulations. And, as the Japanese and Koreans have both learned, this is a very tough market. It takes about two decades to get established here, and many makes (Yugo, Sterling, Fiat, Renault, Peugeot, Alfa Romeo, Daihatsu, etc) have tried and not succeeded. It takes a long, steady commitment to make it here; a low price or high style is not enough. Only the very bests car companies get to play in this market. That said, at some point the Chinese will have a few brands offering good quality cars at reasonable prices. Just don't expect it anytime soon.
 
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