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Why China isn t going to build cars for the U S Anytime Soon.
Making cars in China was used to scare voters and even Chrysler workers in the days of the presidential campaign in decline, but the reality is Chinese assembled vehicles will not be exported when U S soon.
It does not make economic sense for major Western carmakers to build and ship here carmakers based in China do not meet the standards of safety and quality to compete again, both say automakers and analysts.
Moreover, the Chinese economy has slowed; domestic manufacturers in the country are in survival mode, struggling to make money at home with no desire to use valuable resources to establish the dealers to sell in the U S.
The general position is to build where you sell, said Mary Barra, head of global product development for General Motors is a logical quality, supply chain and cost perspective.
investor Warren Buffet revered lost money on his investment in BYD, a Chinese manufacturer of electric cars.
Then there is China's political reasons is a source of instability right now he prepares to undergo a change of direction.
Things on the ground in China are more uncertain today than ever in history, said Michael Dunne, author and president of Dunne & Co. marketing firm in Hong Kong.
These factors call into question the logic of the U S presidential candidate Mitt Romney attempt to link the government bailout of GM and Chrysler to shift American jobs to China.
China bashing is an easy card to play, said Andy Serwer, managing editor of Fortune magazine, speaking last week at a global forum on China in Detroit.
There are up to 100 domestic manufacturers in China, said Dunne.
The author of American Wheels, Chinese Roads General Motors' history in China sees only two Chinese companies remotely close to selling their brands in the US Great Wall and Geely, which has a foothold because of its purchase of Volvo .
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Even still, Chinese automakers are still 5-10 years from selling cars in the U S Dunne told the Fortune Global Forum Quality, safety and emission levels are not there yet.
Sure, China exports 1 million vehicles a year, but they are sold in other emerging markets also low safety standards and technology expectations, Dunne said.
Mainstream Western brands build vehicles in China with Chinese partners, but only for sale to the emergence of the Chinese middle class, which created the largest car market in the world.
People need to remember China is not a manufacturing base is a consumer base, said Anderson Chan, a Ford spokesman who grew up in Taiwan.
Everyone wants to be a global brand, but the reality is the low hanging fruit is in their own market, Chan said Established brands are profitable now in China and don t need to expand outside the country.
The Chinese are learning fast, but, like Dunne, Chan still sees a decade of being U S -ready.
They still have a ways to go on quality, safety and technology to be acceptable for US consumers, said Chan.
Six Chinese automakers have been exhibitors at the Detroit auto show since 2007. There was no last year for 2013 Ghangzhou test the water, said spokesman Marc Harlow show.
Basic National Automotive China is the consolidation of companies out of business and dealerships closed, said Dunne.
For large global players such as GM and Volkswagen, however, the forecast is still pink.
GM Barra is satisfied with the way its brands are positioned with two luxury brands to take advantage of growth forecasts for the segment that is already strong 1 million.
Luxury cars sell for 60,000-plus and almost all are paid in cash.
German automakers dominated the luxury market, but their cars are becoming common.
Affluent Chinese consumers want something different Cadillac, Infiniti and Lincoln, which debuted in China in 2014, will change the competitive landscape.
But in the short term, China's economic growth slows.
Consumers are cautious because of China's political leadership is about to change the Congress of the Chinese Community Party starts Thursday The main objective is to choose the successor to President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao.
The Congress meets as fears growing China inflation, corruption and more aggressive expressions of public discontent.
I'm not very optimistic about China, but the search for a rocky time in the next 12-18 months, said Dunne.
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