Since the invention of black powder the chinese didn't create a lot. The
litlle red book perhaps?...
B
Oudesluys a icrit :
>
> A few years ago the Chinese tried to sell an SUV in EU called the JMC
> (Jiangling Motor Company) Landwind. Basicly this was the old Opel
> Frontera (Izuzu Rodeo, Vauxhall Frontera, Holden Frontera) that
> General Motors (Opel, Vauxhall, Holden, Izuzu etc.) had to withdraw in
> haste because it did perform very poorly in the EuroNCAP test. The
> Landwind did even worse and did not sell at all.
> The Chinese do not have a clue yet how to deal with car safety,
> however they are learning fast, as did the Japanese and Koreans in the
> past: they showed to be far superiour in the end in the devellopment
> of ideas and quality control. Innovation and design is another matter
> though.
> Kees Oudesluijs
> NL
>
>
> Alan Seigrist schreef:
>> All -
>>
>> I don't if any of you pay attention to this, but one of the most
>> distressing
>> car things I have seen in the last few years is Ford's plan to sell
>> Volvo to
>> Geely - Geely is China's premier car maker.
>>
>> Basically, Ford is selling Volvo to Geely for about 1/3 what they
>> paid for
>> Volvo just a few years ago. Why would Geely want Volvo?
>>
>> A bit of background from a guy who lives in China - right now the
>> quality of
>> Chinese cars isn't all that bad except in one major area - safety.
>> In this
>> area, Chinese cars are DECADES behind the rest of the world in
>> design. The
>> reason why is designing crumple zones and safety cages is very very
>> complex
>> requiring sophisticated technology and decades of engineering
>> experience -
>> Volvo cars are safe for good reason. If you do any search on Youtube of
>> what happens to a Chinese made car in an accident should scare the
>> crap out
>> of you.
>>
>> So Ford, to settle a very small amount of debt, is selling Volvo for
>> cash to
>> Geely. This has to be one of the most short sighted things I have
>> ever seen
>> any American car company ever do. Basically, Ford is selling the very
>> expertise that Geely needs to destroy Ford in the future in worldwide
>> sales. All for less than 2 billion dollars. I suggest that within a
>> decade
>> Ford will be losing more business globally than that on an annual
>> basis to
>> Geely because of the expertise they are literally giving away for a
>> pocket
>> full of change.
>>
>> Who's to blame for giving assistance on a silver platter to the rise of
>> China? I certainly don't blame the Chinese for this. Ford should be
>> ashamed of itself.
>>
>> Alan
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