As with our previous Chang Feng posting, this Chang Feng is also being written up as a concept car, but is being given a price tag of around 300,000RMB by a Chang Feng spokesperson hmmmm. This is also probably going to be the car that Chang Feng will show at the Detroit Auto Show (or the North American International Motor Show, depending on what you want.) No information with regards to engine specs yet, but look out for this one, Americans, when it comes to Detroit. Also on the rumor wire, Chang Feng is planning to build an assembly unit in Russia, allegedly from Reuters but we cant find anything about it.
Chasing right behind Beijing Car Show is the Detroit Auto Show in January 2007, quite possibly one of the most important car shows in the world, as its the first in the calender year and Detroit’s prominent basis on the motor industry - most of the big players in the North American car industry are based in the Northern American city. Car Executives seem to be worrying a lot - the Chinese flooded every other available market with cheap goods, could they possibly do the same with the car market? The answer, seems to be no, at least at this moment in time. Geely and Chery both have plans to export cars to the states but have had to delay them once or twice respectively, at next years 2007 Detroit Auto Show, their will be only one Chinese car manufacturer present. You can take a guess who it is, SAIC, Nanjing, Chery, Geely? You would be terribly wrong if you did guess any of the mentioned, the true answer is plucky little Chengfeng, the SUV manufacturer.
So why arnt Chinese companies representing themselves in the front room of North American motor manufacturers? It cant be a logistical problem in todays day and age, so is it a question of ‘face’? Do the Chinese companies feel their products arnt quite up to scratch to face the American manufacturers on their own turf just yet?
Who knows? Answers on a postcard, or in the comment box.
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