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Old 04-17-2015, 10:08 PM   #24
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Every one of those Korean car company's that showed up had and have DEEP pockets!

Most were giant ship building companies....

Many if not all Chinese parts are made out of garbage scrap metals!!!

It goes and starts in the late 90's when US scrap metal was being shipped there at unbelievable amounts....and to this day its still happening....

Those China cars were suppose to be here 10 years ago.....In China the whos who drive American cars for status....Its now Fords number one expanding market in the world....
This sounds like it came directly from scripts at Faux News. Where to start?

Yes, car companies have deep pockets. They ALL have deep pockets. It's a business where developing a single new model can cost upwards of a billion dollars. So what? Your point was that Chinese car companies make junk. I pointed out that people once said that about Korean car companies, but they do not say that any longer. Now, those very capable and successful Korean car companies are concerned that Chinese car companies will soon build better vehicles at a lower price than the Koreans themselves.

'Many if not all Chinese parts are made out of garbage scrap metals!!!" To me, this patently false statement demonstrates that you really have no personal awareness of the situation. Automotive parts are made to stringent specifications. Chinese manufacturers follow those specifications, or they lose the business. Again, Airdale, try popping the hood on your pickup and start counting Chinese-built parts. Keep in mind that almost every car company and major supplier have been building parts in China for 20 years. If you have a car made since about 1995, you are almost certainly personally depending on on "Chinese junk".

Yes, Chinese cars were supposed to be in the US 10 years ago. The largest reason they are not is domestic consumption. At the moment, the Chinese are buying every car their companies can make. When the Chinese market starts nearing saturation, exports will start in earnest.

Cars purchased for status in China are purchased for the same reason rich people purchase status symbols everywhere else. Imports into China are whacked with exorbitant duties. Rich people there buy imports to demonstrate their wealth and power.

With regards to China being Ford's #1 expanding market, where do you think those Fords are made? Detroit? HA! Here's a quote from the NY Times, from 2012.

"BEIJING, CHINA — Ford Motor has chosen China for its largest factory expansion program in a half century, announcing on Thursday that it would build a $760 million assembly plant in Hangzhou, two weeks after announcing another $600 million plan to expand an assembly plant in Chongqing and less than six weeks after completing a third assembly plant in Chongqing..."

In my opinion, it is much better to do some research before posting.
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