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For years, Chinese automakers have been known to produce scrap heaps In 2005, car testers in Germany described Landwind, the Jiangling Motors sport utility vehicle in China as catastrophic Two years later BS6 Brilliance Auto sedan Group scored a single point in five in a leading European crash test.
A study conducted by consultants from the automotive industry J D Power released Thursday shows Chinese automakers have significantly narrowed the gap with international brands in producing reliable vehicles.
The study, which examined the problems associated with the design and defects and malfunctions, found the following Chinese domestic brands in the problems associated with cutting engines, gearboxes and heating, ventilation and air conditioning.
Four Chinese brands GAC Motor, Venucia, Roewe and Luxgen outperformed the industry average, Mei Songlin, vice president and general manager of operations for JD Power China, noted in the study that contrasts strongly with the report last year, where not a single Chinese carmaker was above average.
GAC engine is a unit of Guangzhou Automobile Group and produces Trumpchi Venucia brand cars is the brand of a joint venture developed by Dongfeng Motor Group and Nissan Motor Co brand Roewe Japan is owned by China's largest carmaker SAIC Motor that bought the UK's technology defunct MG Rover Group Ltd. in 2005 Luxgen is built by Dongfeng Yulon Motor Co. and Taiwan
Although not included in the report, the Chinese brand Qoros a joint venture between Chery Automobile Co and Israel Investment Group Corp. China may also deserve a mention In September, the automaker has received a score of five stars European new car assessment program authority for a car of its sedans should be put on sale in China later this year.
Despite progress, Chinese automakers are still struggling to compete with foreign brands, even at home only 27 Chinese brands had market share of domestic sedan in the first three quarters of this year, according to the China Association automakers in 2010, Chinese carmakers, had a 31 units until now, no Chinese carmaker has completed the approval process needed to sell cars in the U S.
J D study shows that Chinese power consumers are most satisfied with Toyota Motor Corp. Lexus and Mercedes-Benz of Daimler AG in terms of quality, followed by Subaru cars, Volkswagen AG and BMW AG.
Tony Zhou, director of automotive research at J D Power operations in China, said to improve the quality automakers in China should focus on increasing energy efficiency and noise reduction.
Excessive fuel consumption remained the most frequently reported problem in China since 2007, Chinese consumers tend to be particularly sensitive to noise problems with the brake noise and the sound of the excessive wind second and third most frequently reported problems.
The study examined 213 models sold under 65 brands of cars and interviewed more than 21,000 new vehicles purchased this year between October 2012 and June
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