Comments on: Romanian Bound - Great Wall exporting to Romania http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/04/12/romanian-bound-great-wall-exporting-to-romania/ Explaining the Chinese Car Industry and Chinese Cars Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:39:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Umax http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/04/12/romanian-bound-great-wall-exporting-to-romania/#comment-12837 Umax Sat, 07 Jul 2007 07:21:41 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/04/12/romanian-bound-great-wall-exporting-to-romania/#comment-12837 Well, Chinese cars and their manufacturers are virtually unknown to Europeans. China is rather known for manufacturing everything else but cars. So the market reacts cautiously. Also, the Chinese brands positioning on the Romanian market is perhaps wrong. The importers are trying to impose these cars as direct competitors to Hyundai or Fiat (pricing Chinese cars at the same level). But these two brands are well-known in Europe, they gained their market share and customers, they presented their strengths and weaknesses. But nobody knows nothing about Chinese cars. Are they quality vehicles? Are they just crap? Are they performing on par with Korean cars or European cars? I think the pricing strategy is rather wrong. Well, Chinese cars and their manufacturers are virtually unknown to Europeans. China is rather known for manufacturing everything else but cars. So the market reacts cautiously. Also, the Chinese brands positioning on the Romanian market is perhaps wrong. The importers are trying to impose these cars as direct competitors to Hyundai or Fiat (pricing Chinese cars at the same level). But these two brands are well-known in Europe, they gained their market share and customers, they presented their strengths and weaknesses.

But nobody knows nothing about Chinese cars. Are they quality vehicles? Are they just crap? Are they performing on par with Korean cars or European cars? I think the pricing strategy is rather wrong.

]]> By: Ashley http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/04/12/romanian-bound-great-wall-exporting-to-romania/#comment-12490 Ashley Sun, 01 Jul 2007 14:06:50 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/04/12/romanian-bound-great-wall-exporting-to-romania/#comment-12490 Umax, any reason why? Romanian economy sounds pretty good, its on the verge of EU membership, so what are people buying instead? Umax, any reason why?

Romanian economy sounds pretty good, its on the verge of EU membership, so what are people buying instead?

]]> By: Umax http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/04/12/romanian-bound-great-wall-exporting-to-romania/#comment-12473 Umax Sun, 01 Jul 2007 09:14:00 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/04/12/romanian-bound-great-wall-exporting-to-romania/#comment-12473 Hmmm... They would LIKE to sell 1,000 vehicles during the first year of sale in Romania. Unfortunately, they barely sold 56 units between January - May, 2007. Maybe they'll sell 1,000 units in the next five years... Also, Geely Romania is struggling to sell Geely cars in Romania. They sold in the first five months of 2007 about 35 cars. They also have a 1,000 cars "sales target" for 2007. And there's no way they can pull it off... Hmmm…

They would LIKE to sell 1,000 vehicles during the first year of sale in Romania. Unfortunately, they barely sold 56 units between January - May, 2007. Maybe they’ll sell 1,000 units in the next five years…

Also, Geely Romania is struggling to sell Geely cars in Romania. They sold in the first five months of 2007 about 35 cars. They also have a 1,000 cars “sales target” for 2007. And there’s no way they can pull it off…

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