[Real_I_Hate_China]

I could buy a Toyota Yaris with first-class engineering, quality, and mileage for $10,950.

So why should I choose a Geely CK over a Toyota Yaris?

If Chinese automakers cannot answer this question, then they shouldn't even bother knocking the doors of US market. Chinese market is big enough for them, stay home.

 

[Real_I_Hate_China]

HYUNDAI is a perfect example...

Hyundai is NOT the perfect example.

started off with the EXCEL!!! which was the cheapest and one of the worst/cheapest quality overall in US/CDN markets...

At least Hyundai's engineering was contemporary(Thanks to Mitsusbishi) and this is why people took the bait; Chery's engineering don't look quite contemporary.

and look how hyundai grew!! and finally this year they are launching luxery cars to compete with NISSAN maxima..this is big improvement

At the cost of tens of billions of dollars poured into R&D.

CHERY AND GEEELY will be like this...but over time

Do Chery and Geely have $60 billion/year parents providing tens of billions of dollars in R&D money???

It costs at least $500 million ~ $1 billion to define a chassis structure and $200 million to put a body over it. If you cannot afford to blow at least $2~3 billion a year in R&D, then you cannot compete.

If all ethnic Chinese people bought Chery and Geely instead of foreign brands Chery and Geely would already be the largest car manufacterers in the world.

All the Chinese people are driving Japanese and German cars. You can count overseas Chinese out as potential customer base.

 

[Real_I_Hate_China]

they'll buy a chinese car just because it's a chinese car.

You overestimate them. Shouting "China Power" at some sporting event is one thing; actually driving a Chinese car everyday is another. Beside, Chinese are historically known for being unpatriotic.

Just like nationalistic koreans buy korean cars just because they are korean cars.

??? Koreans don't buy Korean cars outside of Korea, it is all BMW, Mercedes, and Lexus for them. Ditto for overseas Chinese.

I bought a Chery because the Chery logo means Chinese pride to many Chinese people.

But would you still buy a Chery when you can buy a comparable Toyota(sans leather seats) for less???

 

[Real_I_Hate_China]

I would rather buy a Chery than a Daewoo.

Well, at least Daewoo actually spent billions on engineering its own cars. The same cannot be said of Chery pirating Daewoos.

 

[Real_I_Hate_China]

At least Chery makes it's own engines, they didn't just copy engines from someone else.

Who else in the auto industry but Chery illegally copies another automaker's engine?

here are pics of Chery's 3.0 liter VVT V6 engine

Chery didn't design this engine; the design is licensed from AVL. Chey couldn't fix it if a problem is found. Why? Because they didn't design this engine.

But at least this is a positive direction for Chery; they are now beginning to pay for designs they use instead of stealing them.

 

[Real_I_Hate_China]

93 Seat Toledo chasis
Valeo A/C - 2 siemens APV airbags - ABS with EPD

Old Toledo chassis makes it sure that the airbags are rendered useless in an actual crash. Just go watch a Landwind crash test video if you need a proof.