[Real_I_Hate_China]

19K? Wow. That's steep.

That's for the entry model.

Somehow, con man Malcolm Bricklin thinks people will buy them up if he throws in leather chairs and some fake wood trim.

Financial disasters await Chery in the NA market...

 

[Real_I_Hate_China]

Chery needs to stay in China and take market shares against dominant foreigners for another 5 years before even attempting to enter the cutthroat US market.

And set up a direct distribution instead of resorting to con man Malcolm Bricklin.

 

[Real_I_Hate_China]

above analysis is bs.

It isn't.

that 1200 usd is only the direct labour in the car assembly plant, but there is also a ton of indirect wage cost involved, as well as direct and indirect wage costs in the components that go into the vehicle.

You also save big on logistics and import fees if you assemble in the US. Logistics and customs clearance cost alone can account for $2500 in cost.

Just remember Honda and Hyundai executive's comment that it costs more to assemble an Accord or Sonata in China than in their home country....