[Healeys] Car Related - Ford Volvo Sale

[Oudesluys]

Bernard,
I think it is time to reconsidder.
They have two very big advantages: they are willing to work very, very 
hard and they learn fast. It will not be long before they surpass the US 
as the biggest economy in the world.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL

Bernard Cristalli schreef:
> 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