January 28, 20197 yr Chinese automaker Zotye (pronounced Zoh'-Tay) has announced it has signed agreements for 19 stores with various dealership groups nationwide. This move brings the company closer to being the first manufacturer to sell Chinese made vehicles under a Chinese brand name. Eventually, Zotye plans to enter 80 US markets with 300 to 325 dealers. The company is hoping to reach that goal by the end of 2020. The next round of dealership expansion is expected in March 2019. While no vehicle has officially been announced, it has been widely speculated that the first Zotye vehicle offered will be the Zotye T600 (shown above), a crossover offered for sale in China since 2013. Zotye aims to be a low-cost automaker at the value end of the spectrum. View full article
January 28, 20197 yr @Drew Dowdell Any connection to VW or Honda? That T600 looks allot like the VW / Honda CUVs. Wonder how much the design will change when launched here in the US. Such a BLAH BLAND look.
January 28, 20197 yr Author Just now, dfelt said: @Drew Dowdell Any connection to VW or Honda? That T600 looks allot like the VW / Honda CUVs. Wonder how much the design will change when launched here in the US. Such a BLAH BLAND look. Their main partner in China is Ford. I'm assuming we'll get an updated version of the T600.
January 28, 20197 yr Cheap crossover = many, many sales units. Americans love crossovers and they love Wal-Mart pricing.
January 28, 20197 yr Very Audi ripoff'ish, lets see how it fares in the crash tests if they do go through with it. Edited January 28, 20197 yr by frogger
January 28, 20197 yr Like the two tone interior color, but does remind me of a young Hyundai. Wonder about that quality inside and out.
January 28, 20197 yr I guess it does ok in crash tests http://www.chinamobil.ru/eng/zotye/t600/?view=crash
January 28, 20197 yr 1 hour ago, Drew Dowdell said: Their main partner in China is Ford. I'm assuming we'll get an updated version of the T600. In this...eff Ford. So much winning in our trade exchange.... 1 hour ago, smk4565 said: Cheap crossover = many, many sales units. Americans love crossovers and they love Wal-Mart pricing. Yep...and have zero ethics in selling us out to China.
January 28, 20197 yr Author Just now, A Horse With No Name said: In this...eff Ford. So much winning in our trade exchange.... A product of necessity. In order to do business in China, US manufacturers have to partner with a local company.
January 28, 20197 yr Just now, Drew Dowdell said: A product of necessity. In order to do business in China, US manufacturers have to partner with a local company. In this though they are assisting the Chinese takeover of the US auto market. I stand by my comments.
January 28, 20197 yr Author 2 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said: In this though they are assisting the Chinese takeover of the US auto market. I stand by my comments. In that case, all of the US manufacturers (and Japanese, and German) are equally guilty.
January 28, 20197 yr Yep, GM's partner is Shanghai Auto/SAIC. http://www.saicmotor.com/english/index.shtml
January 28, 20197 yr 1 minute ago, Drew Dowdell said: In that case, all of the US manufacturers (and Japanese, and German) are equally guilty. Ohhhh I am well aware of that...but this is not a good development.
January 28, 20197 yr 14 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said: Ohhhh I am well aware of that...but this is not a good development. Alas, such is the nature of global companies...far too many US-based companies are dependent on China for electronics and consumer product manufacturing.
January 28, 20197 yr 12 minutes ago, Robert Hall said: Alas, such is the nature of global companies...far too many US-based companies are dependent on China for electronics and consumer product manufacturing. Ohhh...again...yes....but we need to change that Dynamic.
January 28, 20197 yr 11 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said: Ohhh...again...yes....but we need to change that Dynamic. I wonder if it's too late.
January 28, 20197 yr 32 minutes ago, Robert Hall said: I wonder if it's too late. I intend to fight every chance I get.
January 28, 20197 yr 2 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said: I intend to fight every chance I get. Somedays it just feels like the country is in it's death spiral...
January 28, 20197 yr 14 minutes ago, Robert Hall said: Somedays it just feels like the country is in it's death spiral... Ohhh...absolutely right again. Culturally very much so I think.
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