Chinese Too Busy With Own Market To Conquer World

Both the automotive industry and the press have been treating the Chinese automakers as the next Mongol horde or, more recently, the next Asian wave after the Korean Hyundai and Kia. But Keith Crain, publisher and editor-in-chief of Automotive News, begs to differ.

According to The Auto Channel, Crain disregards the Chinese posing any threat to the Detroit Three (Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors) or even the imports that continue to gain ground in the U.S. Why? Simply the Chinese automakers are too busy with their own markets at the moment.

Crain makes sense. The Chinese auto market is still in its infancy which is why foreign automakers BMW, GM, Toyota, and Volkswagen (to name a few) have partnered with local automakers to gain marketshare. With over a billion people, the potential is huge as the living standards continue to rise.



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Neverfollow - 11/30/2006 1:08:24 PM

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Then why do they set up booths at international auto shows?

IamEvilHomer - 12/4/2006 12:33:59 PM

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China will enter the US market and do well. It will take a few years though. I was in China 2 months ago. It is amaizing to see all the new malls and stores. The Audis, BMW, and MB are everywere.

Remember how you would be laughed at for driving the Japanees crap? They have come a long way baby.

Agent009 - 11/30/2006 1:22:38 PM

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The article is about the market in general. There are over 250 individual automakers China at present.

Designer1 - 11/30/2006 3:04:27 PM

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Is that a traffice jam? I think China should start using traffic lights first then worry about making cars.

Homer008 - 11/30/2006 3:42:50 PM

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What's w/this photo? Aftermath of the hurrican Katrina?
Anyhow..this pic. selection is horrible choice..putz009.

Homer008 - 11/30/2006 3:43:27 PM

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*hurricain Katrina.

BMW530i - 11/30/2006 10:31:12 PM

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Flooding their market with copies?

XYZZ - 12/1/2006 5:07:23 AM

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interesting factoid:

the huge sales of buicks in china that gm is so proud of, are actually DAEWOOs rebadged as buicks!

yes, except for caddys for the rich, nothing gm makes stateside would stand a chance in the china market.

chewy - 12/2/2006 4:07:47 PM

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Good.