Comments on: Koreans to get a taste of Chinese vehicles next year http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/11/03/koreans-to-get-a-taste-of-chinese-vehicles-next-year/ Explaining the Chinese Car Industry Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:17:35 +0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CCT http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/11/03/koreans-to-get-a-taste-of-chinese-vehicles-next-year/comment-page-1/#comment-212399 CCT Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:32:45 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/?p=8518#comment-212399 They love Dunhill cigs though. They love Dunhill cigs though.

]]> By: mark http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/11/03/koreans-to-get-a-taste-of-chinese-vehicles-next-year/comment-page-1/#comment-212352 mark Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:35:41 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/?p=8518#comment-212352 Not necessarily. I used to live in Korea. You really don't see many foreign cars and the story was if you did buy one you would have it deliberately scratched. Koreans don't even smoke foreign cigarettes never mind about buy foreign cars. Not necessarily. I used to live in Korea. You really don’t see many foreign cars and the story was if you did buy one you would have it deliberately scratched. Koreans don’t even smoke foreign cigarettes never mind about buy foreign cars.

]]> By: Kimchi_Stinks http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/11/03/koreans-to-get-a-taste-of-chinese-vehicles-next-year/comment-page-1/#comment-212310 Kimchi_Stinks Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:12:52 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/?p=8518#comment-212310 l___H a t e _C hi n a = Korean loser l___H a t e _C hi n a = Korean loser

]]> By: dragin http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/11/03/koreans-to-get-a-taste-of-chinese-vehicles-next-year/comment-page-1/#comment-212217 dragin Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:16:38 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/?p=8518#comment-212217 Your objective critique is appreciated...What happened to the Fiat? Your objective critique is appreciated…What happened to the Fiat?

]]> By: Ed http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/11/03/koreans-to-get-a-taste-of-chinese-vehicles-next-year/comment-page-1/#comment-212201 Ed Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:48:18 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/?p=8518#comment-212201 Yeah right, you're an idiot. Consumers everywhere CARE about the price, and they likely won't spend extra for the same thing when they can get it for less. Yeah right, you’re an idiot. Consumers everywhere CARE about the price, and they likely won’t spend extra for the same thing when they can get it for less.

]]> By: l___H a t e _C hi n a http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/11/03/koreans-to-get-a-taste-of-chinese-vehicles-next-year/comment-page-1/#comment-212120 l___H a t e _C hi n a Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:47:12 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/?p=8518#comment-212120 @ mark > Compare a Cruze with an Elantra, you mean compare one Korean car with another. Why? The point is that Korean consumers are price-insensitive; they prefer expensive models to cheaper models, and will not be swayed by cheaper Chinese prices. Furthermore, services and maintenance cost only a fraction of the same on imported vehicles, even if that imported vehicle is Chinese. @ mark

> Compare a Cruze with an Elantra, you mean compare one Korean car with another. Why?

The point is that Korean consumers are price-insensitive; they prefer expensive models to cheaper models, and will not be swayed by cheaper Chinese prices.

Furthermore, services and maintenance cost only a fraction of the same on imported vehicles, even if that imported vehicle is Chinese.

]]> By: l___H a t e _C hi n a http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/11/03/koreans-to-get-a-taste-of-chinese-vehicles-next-year/comment-page-1/#comment-212117 l___H a t e _C hi n a Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:41:01 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/?p=8518#comment-212117 @ jackson li > Just hope that it has great sucess in Corea. Unlikely. The problem is that DFM Mini K01 truck model in question really isn't a 1-ton truck and is actually similar to Daewoo's Kei light truck in size, payload, and horsepower. Since there is NO price difference between Daewoo's Kei Truck and DFM Mini K01, how is it supposed to compete? Why would a customer risk buying a Chinese truck with expensive maintenance when the local brand truck cost the same and the maintenance cost is much lower? This is why Tata gave up on bringing its US regulation-compliant 1-ton pick-up truck to Korea, and why SAIC gave up on launching Roewe 750 in Korea under Ssangyong brand, because they understood they could not compete. @ jackson li

> Just hope that it has great sucess in Corea.

Unlikely. The problem is that DFM Mini K01 truck model in question really isn’t a 1-ton truck and is actually similar to Daewoo’s Kei light truck in size, payload, and horsepower.

Since there is NO price difference between Daewoo’s Kei Truck and DFM Mini K01, how is it supposed to compete? Why would a customer risk buying a Chinese truck with expensive maintenance when the local brand truck cost the same and the maintenance cost is much lower?

This is why Tata gave up on bringing its US regulation-compliant 1-ton pick-up truck to Korea, and why SAIC gave up on launching Roewe 750 in Korea under Ssangyong brand, because they understood they could not compete.

]]> By: mark http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/11/03/koreans-to-get-a-taste-of-chinese-vehicles-next-year/comment-page-1/#comment-212114 mark Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:34:49 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/?p=8518#comment-212114 Compare a Cruze with an Elantra, you mean compare one Korean car with another. Why? Compare a Cruze with an Elantra, you mean compare one Korean car with another. Why?

]]> By: l___H a t e _C hi n a http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/11/03/koreans-to-get-a-taste-of-chinese-vehicles-next-year/comment-page-1/#comment-212113 l___H a t e _C hi n a Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:34:10 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/?p=8518#comment-212113 @ Go Red > Are you afraid they will finally penetrate your zenophobic market? There is no place for Chinese automobiles in such a xenophobic market. @ Go Red

> Are you afraid they will finally penetrate your zenophobic market?

There is no place for Chinese automobiles in such a xenophobic market.

]]> By: jackson li http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/11/03/koreans-to-get-a-taste-of-chinese-vehicles-next-year/comment-page-1/#comment-211958 jackson li Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:59:51 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/?p=8518#comment-211958 i think it is good news for Dongfeng, i think it has better image that rest of the Chinese automakers especially Great Wall, and the fact that it produces trucks for the Chinese military adds alot to its credibility. Just hope that it has great sucess in Corea. i think it is good news for Dongfeng, i think it has better image that rest of the Chinese automakers especially Great Wall, and the fact that it produces trucks for the Chinese military adds alot to its credibility. Just hope that it has great sucess in Corea.

]]> By: Go Red http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/11/03/koreans-to-get-a-taste-of-chinese-vehicles-next-year/comment-page-1/#comment-211956 Go Red Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:38:58 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/?p=8518#comment-211956 You Korean idiots love to read up on Chinese cars. Are you afraid they will finally penetrate your zenophobic market? You Korean idiots love to read up on Chinese cars. Are you afraid they will finally penetrate your zenophobic market?

]]> By: lol http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/11/03/koreans-to-get-a-taste-of-chinese-vehicles-next-year/comment-page-1/#comment-211945 lol Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:33:15 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/?p=8518#comment-211945 I never knew that Hyundai is for image conscious people lol. oh boi this's made my day. I never knew that Hyundai is for image conscious people lol. oh boi this’s made my day.

]]> By: cryptonx http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/11/03/koreans-to-get-a-taste-of-chinese-vehicles-next-year/comment-page-1/#comment-211886 cryptonx Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:40:42 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/?p=8518#comment-211886 amm ... ur comparing a cruze to the new sonata ? Compare it with the aging elantra ,, the cruze kicks the elantras butt in every aspect , we used to own an elantra and now we own a cruze .. the elantra is like a crappy chinese car compared to the new cruze. the new sonata on the other hand ... kicks butt :D I love it ! hope they do the same to the new 2011 elantra and accent. amm … ur comparing a cruze to the new sonata ?

Compare it with the aging elantra ,, the cruze kicks the elantras butt in every aspect , we used to own an elantra and now we own a cruze .. the elantra is like a crappy chinese car compared to the new cruze.

the new sonata on the other hand … kicks butt :D I love it ! hope they do the same to the new 2011 elantra and accent.

]]> By: I_ __H at e__C hi na http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/11/03/koreans-to-get-a-taste-of-chinese-vehicles-next-year/comment-page-1/#comment-211855 I_ __H at e__C hi na Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:37:40 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/?p=8518#comment-211855 I did find an English article for this news. http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2912032 Dongfeng is pricing its 1-ton truck at 8.9 million won, 3.1 million won less than Hyundai's 1-ton diesel truck. Direct comparison is difficult because Hyundai has a more expensive direct injection diesel engine, while DongFeng's 1-ton truck has a CNG engine. I did find an English article for this news.

http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2912032

Dongfeng is pricing its 1-ton truck at 8.9 million won, 3.1 million won less than Hyundai’s 1-ton diesel truck. Direct comparison is difficult because Hyundai has a more expensive direct injection diesel engine, while DongFeng’s 1-ton truck has a CNG engine.

]]> By: French Fries http://www.chinacartimes.com/2009/11/03/koreans-to-get-a-taste-of-chinese-vehicles-next-year/comment-page-1/#comment-211840 French Fries Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:36:53 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/?p=8518#comment-211840 It's worth a try, but the Korean market is a tough one for any foreign make. It’s worth a try, but the Korean market is a tough one for any foreign make.

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