Germans ready to buy chinese cars!

amit · 25th September 2005, 21:48

1 in 8 Germans is ready to buy a Chinese car according to a survey conducted in Germany!

The good news is 86% of Germans will still buy a German car next. Thank God! That news had me

drifter · 25th September 2005, 22:15

Yeah the only reason to buy chinese would be the lower price. Nothing comes close to german engineering.

Drifter

BUSA · 25th September 2005, 22:26

Haha! ALl germans cant afford expensive Mercs et all! WHy do they prefer chinese! Why not Japanese! Which Chineses company makes car?

1Day · 25th September 2005, 22:29

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Originally Posted by drifter

Yeah the only reason to buy chinese would be the lower price. Nothing comes close to german engineering.

Drifter

ofcourse japanes does..

drifter · 25th September 2005, 22:32

Japs are about engines...for overall better cars i'd go the germans.

Drifter

Deeps · 26th September 2005, 00:28

Lot of them have shifted to Korean too. Kia is becoming increasingly popular.

GTO · 26th September 2005, 00:48

I have posted this before, and I will post it again :

1960's = No ways will the Japanese ever make it...their cars are too cheap, unreliable and basic in engineering / design.

20 years down the line

1980's = No ways will the Koreans make it, their cars are too cheap, unreliable and basic in engineering / design.

20 years down the line

2000's = No ways will the Chinese make it. Their cars are too cheap, unreliable and basic in engineering / design.

Everyone, including me and you, will respect Chinese cars one day. Its far...but not too far away.

GTO

Beemer · 26th September 2005, 00:54

I second drifter ,Germans are the best and IMO its may take ages for japanese to come even closer to the Germans engineering .

The funda is simple ....

Engine : japanese

comfort ,build quality ,safety ,sense of security ,status and so on ... : Germans .

RX135 · 26th September 2005, 01:11

Though logical, I am surprised to read this news. At least from whatever I had seen, Germans are very much skeptical of Japanese, or should I say "non-German", cars. But apparently, things are changing.

Gurkha · 26th September 2005, 07:23

Majority of Germans prefer Japanese cars, believe it or not, having lived there, I got to experience that first hand, Toyota, Honda and Mazda are the preferred brand. While travelling to NY first time, there was a German doctor sitting next to me on the plane, it was he who enlightened me about Japanese cars in Germany, when I queried what he drives,to my surprise, it was an Accord, this was in the early 80s, I asked him about German cars and he laughed, he told me, German cars were for outsiders who wanted status, Germans being quite practical, they would rather have reliability over status any day. Then when my brother moved to Germany permanently, I had a chance to stay with him quite frequently, and there I saw the use of Japanese cars, even his German wife stays away from German cars.

Neel · 26th September 2005, 11:21

Is this because the cost-conscious Asian population is much bigger and wide spread ... Just a thought?

aadix · 26th September 2005, 11:27

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Originally Posted by GTO

Everyone, including me and you, will respect Chinese cars one day. Its far...but not too far away.

GTO

a bit off topic: i wonder when indian car manufacturers will reach the position ?.

also what are the brand names of chinese cars?

abhibh · 26th September 2005, 11:34

Actually Maruti swift has proven that Japs can compete with germans now. It got good engine, good safety, good comfort. Though bad lugage space.

Also swift got 4 points for safety from Euro Ncap

abhibh · 26th September 2005, 11:36

And one more thing. Asian countries are on developign stages too and europian countries are fully developed and have exploited their resources. So it may take a little more time to get to them. But Swift is really good.

shuvc · 26th September 2005, 11:36

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Originally Posted by aadix

also what are the brand names of chinese cars?

I read somewhere that there are loads of auto manufacturers in China.

Chery, Brilliance Motors, Jiangling, Gilly (or something like that) are some of the ones I recall ...

25th September 2005, 21:48	#1
amit Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 3,717 Thanked: 449 Times	Germans ready to buy chinese cars! 1 in 8 Germans is ready to buy a Chinese car according to a survey conducted in Germany! The good news is 86% of Germans will still buy a German car next. Thank God! That news had me
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25th September 2005, 22:15	#2
drifter Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,488 Thanked: 75 Times View My Garage	Yeah the only reason to buy chinese would be the lower price. Nothing comes close to german engineering. Drifter
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BUSA Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,130 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Haha! ALl germans cant afford expensive Mercs et all! WHy do they prefer chinese! Why not Japanese! Which Chineses company makes car?
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25th September 2005, 22:32	#5
drifter Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,488 Thanked: 75 Times View My Garage	Japs are about engines...for overall better cars i'd go the germans. Drifter
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Deeps Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Delhi/Noida Posts: 1,116 Thanked: 170 Times	Lot of them have shifted to Korean too. Kia is becoming increasingly popular.
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26th September 2005, 00:48	#7
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,496 Thanked: 300,300 Times View My Garage	I have posted this before, and I will post it again : 1960's = No ways will the Japanese ever make it...their cars are too cheap, unreliable and basic in engineering / design. 20 years down the line 1980's = No ways will the Koreans make it, their cars are too cheap, unreliable and basic in engineering / design. 20 years down the line 2000's = No ways will the Chinese make it. Their cars are too cheap, unreliable and basic in engineering / design. Everyone, including me and you, will respect Chinese cars one day. Its far...but not too far away. GTO
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26th September 2005, 00:54	#8
Beemer BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: delhi Posts: 384 Thanked: 4 Times View My Garage	I second drifter ,Germans are the best and IMO its may take ages for japanese to come even closer to the Germans engineering . The funda is simple .... Engine : japanese comfort ,build quality ,safety ,sense of security ,status and so on ... : Germans .
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26th September 2005, 01:11	#9
RX135 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: pune Posts: 2,106 Thanked: 75 Times	Though logical, I am surprised to read this news. At least from whatever I had seen, Germans are very much skeptical of Japanese, or should I say "non-German", cars. But apparently, things are changing.
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26th September 2005, 07:23	#10
Gurkha BANNED Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kalyani, West Bengal Posts: 444 Thanked: 10 Times	Majority of Germans prefer Japanese cars, believe it or not, having lived there, I got to experience that first hand, Toyota, Honda and Mazda are the preferred brand. While travelling to NY first time, there was a German doctor sitting next to me on the plane, it was he who enlightened me about Japanese cars in Germany, when I queried what he drives,to my surprise, it was an Accord, this was in the early 80s, I asked him about German cars and he laughed, he told me, German cars were for outsiders who wanted status, Germans being quite practical, they would rather have reliability over status any day. Then when my brother moved to Germany permanently, I had a chance to stay with him quite frequently, and there I saw the use of Japanese cars, even his German wife stays away from German cars.
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Neel BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 178 Thanked: 35 Times	Is this because the cost-conscious Asian population is much bigger and wide spread ... Just a thought?
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abhibh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you! Posts: 2,768 Thanked: 39 Times	Actually Maruti swift has proven that Japs can compete with germans now. It got good engine, good safety, good comfort. Though bad lugage space. Also swift got 4 points for safety from Euro Ncap
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26th September 2005, 11:36	#14
abhibh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you! Posts: 2,768 Thanked: 39 Times	And one more thing. Asian countries are on developign stages too and europian countries are fully developed and have exploited their resources. So it may take a little more time to get to them. But Swift is really good.
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