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Originally Posted by Flying Ace
Also to add, we're talking about 2 countries consumers with 2 different tastes in cars. I don't see the X5/6/7 cars getting popular in China. And this is why a Chinese factory has minimum impact in the near future. Chinese just buys different types of cars.
When I was in China back in 2007, I went to an auto show and asked a Chevy dealer rep whether he sells Corvettes. Puzzled look, scrambles to the back, consults with others and then comes back and tell me "special order". Until I mentioned it, he himself has never even heard of the car, let alone if I mentioned the Yukon
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actually sales in suvs and cuvs has been going up in asia and europe. The US is not the only one on the cuv, suv craze. Most auto manufacturers try to plan at least 5yrs or more ahead.