A typical American car buyer expects to
1. Keep the car for 8 years.
2. Drive it for 100K miles(160,000 km) trouble free.
3. Then sell it for $3,000.
How many Chinese brand cars do you know that last 8 years and run for 160,000 km trouble free? Can't think of one? Then the issue of whether Americans will buy a Chinese car or not is settled.
1. Keep the car for 8 years.
2. Drive it for 100K miles(160,000 km) trouble free.
3. Then sell it for $3,000.
How many Chinese brand cars do you know that last 8 years and run for 160,000 km trouble free? Can't think of one? Then the issue of whether Americans will buy a Chinese car or not is settled.