Why don't we have Chinese cars in USA/Canada?
 

Chinese cars are everywhere around the world.

China has approx. 150 car manufactures and some of them are becoming global car manufacture.

I'm talking about Chery, BYD, Geely, Brilliance and all the other ones.

You can buy Chinese cars in Australia, UK, Italy, Russia, China, Cambodia, Thailand, Philipins and everywhere else.

Initially, I thought that was because maybe they don't have enough technology to pass North American safety/emission standards, but if they can pass EU standards, I don't see why not.

Do you have any idea why? Because they might sell if the price is right.

I test drove a new BYD 1.3L with 106 hp 4 cyl, full options with Navi retails for $9100. I've heard they all fail the crash test

not all EU / EU spec cars can be sold here either so...

:facepalm: just when you thought Gululu has created the most idiotic thread of the day, Timpo comes along and ups him one.

Because it probably costs too much to fit the cars up to north american standards and its not worth the investment. That's like asking why doesn't Toyota have all 20 models of their lineup in Canada :facepalm:

Who in the right mind would buy a Chinese car anyways? Chinese companies harm their own people for profit. You trust them enough to put your foreign lives in their hands?

Gotta be crash test ratings. That and if sold worldwide they would actually have to comply with copyright laws

Better question why don't we have the RS 6 in Canada.

http://jfs24.com/data_images/reviews...di-rs-6-01.jpg

no one risk their life with chinese cars

Because its probably difficult to enter the market due to regulations, interest (not known for performance nor durability), price.

Because they're designed for petite Chinese people and not fat Americans.

Probably because I'd feel more safe on a bike than in a Chinese car...

even the Chinese car is perfectly safe on the road, the plastic inside the car is probably very toxic. The cushion might be made out of used hospital bloody cotton balls or the carpet could be made out of dead duck feather.

Made in China, Not Sold in America
Chinese automakers promised to arrive years ago. What happened?
http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-cult...ld-in-america/

i wouldn't mind test driving a BNW <--not a typo...seen the knock off advertised in a mag before :lol

Plenty of Chinese made BYD K9 Electric public buses running in cities in Alberta and Ontario.

Also, L vin (chinese assembled) cars are sold here by volvo general motors and honda.

I wouldn't attribute it to safety test standards. These are fairly easy to implement with good engineering. It is very easy to find published articles, look through patents and view various Government safety research reports.

When the Chinese manufacturers are ready to up their game this will simply be one of the necessary steps. At the speed at which Chinese companies are accustomed to, when they're ready this should happen rather quickly.

My assumption would be a few different things:

From a product strategy viewpoint, the North American market is relatively saturated. We're happy with available choices. Until the Chinese manufacturers offer competitive products there is no room for non-specialized new product offerings. (Specialized being something like Tesla).

North American consumers as a whole are wealthier. We can afford to spend on quality -- and we prove this everyday with our hard earned $$. Luxury brands across the spectrum are seeing significantly above average growth. If the Chinese want to compete on the bottom end, will their current products even be competitive with what's available on the used market?

Another thing is the unforgiving market. Screw up once here and that's it. Look how hard it was for Hyundai to reinvent themselves after their shoddy initial product quality in the 80s. It isn't worth it to enter a mature market with sub-par offerings. Launching a new brand with great products is a hell of a lot cheaper than launching a shit brand and spending advertising $$ on changing consumer perceptions.

The Chinese are simply not yet in a position (product quality/design/engineering expertise) to enter this market. I'm sure once it becomes feasible and meets their strategic goals, we'll be seeing Chinese products on this side of the pond. Just a matter of time.

Because we already have too much chinese people

Because the ZioAmerican empire doesnt want to lose market to outsiders.
They pretty much have a monopoly on all cars sold here... Ford, Toyota to Volkswagen.

FYI When Nissan initially started selling the 240 in the US they changed the name to Datsun for fears that it would be a flop. They didnt' want the 240's failure to affect the rest of the companies prospects in the NAamerican market.

It turned out to be a huge success. This led them to have a huge marketing campaign in the early-mid 80's from Datsun to Nissan

And the rest is history :)

Honda FIT and the small Buick SUV are built in China and sold in North America.

I think you are confusing being built in China from being designed/engineered in China.

The passengers are part of the crumple zone in those youtube crash test video. :badpokerface:

We actually MAY get an avant version RS car or a sportback RS5 next year, but no RS6.

The Quattro GmbH (RS) PREVIOUS division head, Heinz Hollerweger, at Neckarsulm, mentioned the RS4 avant "might" come to the USA (hence Canada).

In Audi terms, "might" probably means less than 20% chance.

The closest thing to a RS6 estate car might be in the form of a RS4 Avant (better than nothing) or a RS5 sportback.

The replacement Quattro GmbH head, Stephan Winkelmann (ex-CEO of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.), loves to drive sales a lot (like he did at Lamborghini), so hopefully....... RS4 (the A4 actually looks better than the new A5 which sucked balls--- tough words, but IMHO, it's true)!

Take a look:

What about Jag and Range Rover. They are Indian owned.