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COMMENTS:
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by ABC on Sun Jul 29, 07 9:43pm
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Voted : Comment
depends on quality. doubtful they'll make any great headway against japan especially. china wants to get into the auto industry and the manufacturing of airliners. so far china only makes things for other people, so this is their big jump into the international brands arena. given the recent revelations about the quality of their products, i would guess they're going to have a tough time. remember, when they build for other countries and those companies, they don't own those brands or those factories. if they start making their own products, there won't be any quality control checks in place.
look at lenovo. ibm wisely sold lenovo their laptop division and the new ones rolling off the line are pure crap. a friend of mine got one thinking it would be as good as his imb thinkpad. wrong. the lenovo one had no battery. that's right -- they forgot to make room for a battery in a laptop. not a good sign.
^how can they possibly forget to make room for a battery?
by aya on Sun Jul 29, 07 10:13pm
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^ ask lenovo. and they won't take it back. that's the other problem. so he's got this laptop that only functions when plugged in to an outlet.
even in china their own brands are viewed as inferior, except oddly, lenovo. that defies explanation.
"Chinese consumers rate local manufacturers inferior to international brands in virtually every respect – Brand Image, Product Quality, Design/Style and Service. Lenovo was the exception with over 80% of users rating the brand as preferred or acceptable.
As international brands extend their product portfolios into the entry-tier and build out their distribution and support networks to tier-2/3 Chinese markets and beyond, the competitive pressure on domestic brands will only build. As such, Chinese device manufacturers must implement with urgency strategies to address the key threats to their long-term viability if they wish to compete in their domestic market in the medium to long term."
so it seems that in a market of 1.2 billion people, they prefer foreign brands over their own. also not a good sign.
with cheap products people percieve them as disposable, it wouldnt surprize me if cars are viewed the same way in time
by ABC on Sun Jul 29, 07 11:30pm
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Voted : Not yet, but in time ...
... they will when they've gone through some learning curves.
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