CobraJet wrote:
> In article <43C457DD.6020601@your.disposal>, Wound Up
> <none@your.disposal> wrote:
>
>
>>David M wrote:
>>
>>>http://www.naias.com/section.asp?sectionID=323
>>>
>>>
>>>China's Geely Takes On the World
>>>A dark horse tries to win in the nascent Chinese car industry
>>>by Michael J. Dunne (2004-03-29)
>>>
>>>Make no mistake about it: China one day plans to manufacture its
>>>own cars for export worldwide, including to the United States and Europe.
>>>But the road the Middle Kingdom takes to get there may be different from
>>>the one mapped out by government officials in Beijing. Ever since
>>>formation of China first automotive joint venture (Shanghai Automotive
>>>Industry Corporation tied up with Volkswagen in 1984) China's strategy
>>>has been for handpicked state enterprises to soak up car making knowledge
>>>from their foreign partners - companies like Volkswagen, Honda, and
>>>General Motors. Today, joint ventures account for 90 percent of car
>>>production in China. Once the Chinese partners have enough know-how and
>>>capital, they would have the option to build cars on their own. That has
>>>been Beijing's view of the way things ought to unfold. But at least one
>>>privately owned car company, Geely Automotive, has a different picture of
>>>the future.
>>>
>>>Geely founder and chairman, Li Shufu, is blunt: "Joint
>>>ventures will fade away over time. Just like what happened with
>>>motorcycles. In the future, it will be private Chinese companies that rule
>>>the industry."
>>>
>>>This is a bold declaration from the leader of a company that is just five
>>>years old, has little research and development capabilities and was
>>>recently taken to court by Toyota for alleged trademark infringement. Then
>>>again, no one would have believed that Geely could achieve sales
>>>of 80,000 sedans in 2003, capturing four percent of the China market.
>>>
>>
>>I don't know about Geely cars, but Geely motor scooters have similar
>>value and durability to an orange plastic fixed-beam flashlights, and
>>they cost almost as much as quality brands. Every system fails, and
>>freaking good luck finding a repair manual - one that you could actually
>>understand, anyway.
>
>
> I think, seriously, that an Internet pre-emptive strike is in order.
> People are now aware of the trouble the domestics are in. There needs
> to be a campaign against Americans purchasing Chinese cars. Simple. IF
> that happens and is successful in killing the market ahead of time, it
> can spur further anti-import sentiment. We are at a critical time.
> Action!
>
> CobraJet
>
I cannot imagine them lasting very long in a market economy. You want
an idea of the probable quality? Think "Eastern Bloc Trabbie", that
2-stroke piece of crap that the masses waited years to buy.
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