Chinese Show New SUV at Detroit Auto Show

[Beryl Octet]

http://autoshow.autos.msn.com/autoshow/det...umentid=1696136

excerpt:

Changfeng Motor Company, China’s largest maker of SUVs, in 2007 becomes the country's first automaker to exhibit throughout the entire auto show. (Compatriot firm Geely showed its car only during the Press Preview last year.)

To mark this milestone, journalists were invited to what turned out to the auto show’s most unusual press event.

Auto show Joint Chairman Robert Thibodeau and local dignitaries exchanged gifts with Changfeng Chairman Li Jianxin in the type ceremony more usually seen at diplomatic events. Chairman Li then made a speech explaining Changfeng’s 5-year plan: Expand production to 300,000 units, seek out foreign partners whose “advanced technology we can absorb” and, thanks to China’s admission to the WTO, “face up to global competition."[/b]

I never thought I'd say this, but a Pontiac Aztec looks good... compared to this:

[malorn]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Beryl Octet @ Jan 9 2007, 03:07 PM) [snapback]373258[/snapback]</div>

http://autoshow.autos.msn.com/autoshow/det...umentid=1696136

excerpt:



I never thought I'd say this, but a Pontiac Aztec looks good... compared to this:


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I have been exploring the whole Chinese franchise concept, and I think they are at least a decade away from actaully being a player in this market. They will have some luck importing under DCX but I just don't see it in the near future.

[Beryl Octet]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(malorn @ Jan 9 2007, 04:34 PM) [snapback]373276[/snapback]</div>

I have been exploring the whole Chinese franchise concept[/b]

You are thinking about selling Chinese cars?

[malorn]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Beryl Octet @ Jan 9 2007, 03:36 PM) [snapback]373282[/snapback]</div>

You are thinking about selling Chinese cars?
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I have been contacted by a couple of the Chinese companies looking for potetial investors. There are a ton of issues to be dealt with long before any vehicles will be imported. As far as a franchise I have also been in talks at different times with a current toyota dealer and a honda dealer. iI look at it as a means to an end and hate the thought of it, my family has been in the car business for about 80 years and i wnat to keep it that way. I am sure it is one of the reasons I have not done anything to date. The other is dealing with toyota is like dealing with chevrolet about 1980, the arrogance at the wholesale level is crazy.

[Beryl Octet]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(malorn @ Jan 9 2007, 04:41 PM) [snapback]373285[/snapback]</div>

I have been contacted by a couple of the Chinese companies looking for potetial investors. There are a ton of issues to be dealt with long before any vehicles will be imported. As far as a franchise I have also been in talks at different times with a current toyota dealer and a honda dealer. iI look at it as a means to an end and hate the thought of it, my family has been in the car business for about 80 years and i wnat to keep it that way. I am sure it is one of the reasons I have not done anything to date. The other is dealing with toyota is like dealing with chevrolet about 1980, the arrogance at the wholesale level is crazy.
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Thanks, just curious.

[keydiver]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Beryl Octet @ Jan 9 2007, 04:07 PM) [snapback]373258[/snapback]</div>

I never thought I'd say this, but a Pontiac Aztec looks good... compared to this:[/b]

Hey, if you put BIG, SHINY wheels on it like that, I GUARANTEE that *some* Americans would buy it. Just hopefully no one I know!
Whatever happened to the Chinese SUV the other month they were importing to Germany, but it failed the crash tests so horribly? It would be interesting to see how many people still bought them.

[Godiva]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(keydiver @ Jan 10 2007, 12:31 AM) [snapback]373477[/snapback]</div>

Hey, if you put BIG, SHINY wheels on it like that, I GUARANTEE that *some* Americans would buy it.
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And paint it a shiney, bright YELLOW.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(malorn @ Jan 9 2007, 04:41 PM) [snapback]373285[/snapback]</div>

... dealing with toyota:....the arrogance at the wholesale level is crazy.
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Well, *now* we know what your problem is with Toyota cars. Not the cars at all, really.