Comments on: Zhonghua Brilliance Coupe internals unveiled, not as bad as thought

By: Ash

Ash — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:04:31 +0000

I went to look at the coupe yesterday – I was looking for an SUV, but curiosity got the better of me.

What can I say – what an excellent car for the money!

If I had money for both SUV and Coupe, id buy them both!

By: kkrit ilovewasa

kkrit ilovewasa — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:14:21 +0000

Comment by I_Hate_China
2007-07-18 04:31:19
“There are only two Chinese companies with resources to crack the western markets; SAIC and FAW.”

I think there are not only two, but SAIC and FAW are very good about safety, so you and me can said there are only two. I think their crash test results may more than 2.5 stars.

By: dragin

dragin — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:42:38 +0000

Perhaps Yang must be exonerated/repatriated in order for the cloud over Brilliance to give way to sunshine. Afterall it’s just water under the bridge now.
btw IHC I see a bright mind and profound
insights, but why insist on such a repugnant name?
None of us love everything about any given state.
But most of us are betting that that is light we are seeing at the end of the tunnel.

By: I_Hate_China

I_Hate_China — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:31:19 +0000

There are only two Chinese companies with resources to crack the western markets; SAIC and FAW. Chery and Brilliance aren’t the ones.

By: dragin

dragin — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:21:35 +0000

“Zhonghua/Brilliance is not a normal Chinese company.”

Well said CCT. This company, the first Chinese company to list on the New York Stock Exchange in 50 years, has had a very colorful background indeed. Besides its ties with BMW it has been linked with others like Toyota, Jinbei-GM, Mitsubishi, Dongfeng-Peugeot, Porsche, Chery, Renault, Pyeonghwa of Korea, and Zhongxing.
Among Chinese makers, it was first to negotiate with MG Rover, Tata of India and with British taxi-maker Maganese Bronze. But none of these amounted to anything.
So now in 2007 after emerging from the red ink and finally making its first profit in 3 years, we might ask,

Where to from here oh Brilliance?

By: Phillip Woon

Phillip Woon — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 13:06:34 +0000

I saw an accident the other day, it was a VOLVO, and the occupant died. I don’t buy a car to crash, I buy it to drive.

By: chriswaugh_bj

chriswaugh_bj — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:18:22 +0000

Yes, but are the cars any safer now? Those videos of Brilliance crash tests are rather worrying. Not only that, but I’ve seen the aftermath of a Brilliance getting sandwiched between two very, very rusty, rundown, old miandi and it was the Brilliance that was in the worst shape with the most damage. What good is 170 bhp if your car is going to fall to pieces at the slightest hint of an impact?