Will Americans Choose Cheap Chinese Cars Over Safe Ones?

unless these chinese cars are extremely cheap i seriously doubt it, now adays there is alot of choices in economy cars from many companies, that are alot more than just cheap

I agree, Toyota has proven that excellent crash worthiness is not a prerequisite to selling cars in droves. While Toyota is not unsafe by any measure, they seldom rank at the top of the safety ladder.

It seems American are more afraid of a potential break down rather, than a potential crash outcome.

I saw the "results" of the crash test of the Chinese Brilliance sedan. There is no way I would ride in this car much less buy one. The car actually disintegrated upon impact. No survivors were likely. China is throwing some real junk on to the Western nations, and I don't mean just autos. As long as they can get away with it they'll continue to do so just to save money (poisonous toothpaste, dog food, etc). Eventually market forces will compel the Chinese to change their ways, but until then I'll gladly wait until I put myself or a family member in one of their death traps.
By the way, check out the number of annual auto related fatalities in China. Unbelievable. I guess when your population is a couple of billion, what's a few hundred thousand auto fatalities per year.

yes

ive been living around the world for almost a year now, and have

gotten a pretty good feeling about the culture in each major

continent. i feel like i can hop on a plane to asia or europe and feel

just as comfortable as i do in sunny california. its the little things

that you dont read about that truely makes you integrated into

society.

i admit, having a pot belly german half your size drink you under the

table on a consistent basis has opened my eyes beyond the lawyers and

hoes parties in college where suddenly hurling your stale pizza dinner

onto the neighbors balcony is a fashionable event. it wasnt so much

the 6 liters he drank of dunkel weiss and subsequent shots of european

hard liqueor in one sitting, but rather the price that the bavarian

paid for his E60 530i wagon. "60 grand," he said. "U.S."

meanwhile, on the other side of the world in china, a sighting of the

famous half X5-half RX SUV is cause for whipping out the digital

camera, proclaiming the idiocy of the chinese people. but the freak

show doesnt stop there. amusement is followed by astonishment that

there are a shitload of buicks here. nevermind that. there was one

continental gt. "strange, im so used to seeing old white doctors and

wanna-be rock star armenians in bentleys," i thought to myself. so its

true.

brand names sell, even in a country where 5 iphone knockoffs came to

market before the real one did. a $7,000 chinese car might find itself

on college lots, rejected urban neighborhoods, and berkeley, but even

an american with a net negative cash flow (and what would be 43% of

you) would pass on a car with the name chery.

it was satire my good man

racest headline

,,,,Which would be our favorite toaster testers

I hope not. Thousands of people die each year because of unsafe cars! Safety should be very important in everyones heads!

how do we know they are not safe by the time those cars get here?

Poor China, they already have three strikes before coming to the plate>>>
Chrysler Corp is involved strike one?
Strike two,the Chrysler sales person opens his mouth?
Strike three, is trying to get good service at a Chrysler dealer?

I am one of these people who believes that safety is solely in my driving hands. I hate spending money on safety when I drive carefully to avoid accidents. I also don't like the government acting like a big brother in safety matters. Politicians hardly ever have any real achievements to boast about so they sell you on intangibles like safety and appoint safety nazis to make the auto industry miserable.

It all depends on the price point.

The Americans will choose which ever brand has the best advertising.

Look at how many people buy cheap disposable junk at Walmart, thinking that they are saving money. In the long run, they don't.

Thank goodness most countries have environmental and safety regulations that prevent automotive trash from being sold. If only consumer products also had better regulation.