2024 Manila International Auto Show APRIL 4-7, 2024

[monty_GTV]

not only the aftersales support, the autoindustriya article above talked about geopolitical issue. nagmamaang -maangan ang mga car executives ng tsina sa kaganapan sa south china sea samantalang nagbubulag-bulagan naman ang mga local importers/distributors. di ba dapat binoboykot ang kotseng gawang tsina? honestly, kursunada ko yung gac gs8 at yung bagong foton tundland v9...pero mapapaesep ka[emoji849]

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[dr. d]

not only the aftersales support, the autoindustriya article above talked about geopolitical issue. nagmamaang -maangan ang mga car executives ng tsina sa kaganapan sa south china sea samantalang nagbubulag-bulagan naman ang mga local importers/distributors. di ba dapat binoboykot ang kotseng gawang tsina? honestly, kursunada ko yung gac gs8 at yung bagong foton tundland v9...pero mapapaesep ka[emoji849]

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sometimes, it may not be predicted with certainty, whether greed will prevail over politics, or vice versa.

[Gumusut_Amige]

not only the aftersales support, the autoindustriya article above talked about geopolitical issue. nagmamaang -maangan ang mga car executives ng tsina sa kaganapan sa south china sea samantalang nagbubulag-bulagan naman ang mga local importers/distributors. di ba dapat binoboykot ang kotseng gawang tsina? honestly, kursunada ko yung gac gs8 at yung bagong foton tundland v9...pero mapapaesep ka[emoji849]

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sad but true bro...
the sense of patriotism seems to have long faded for some of us.
IMO, as long as they can squeeze some "benefits" out of it, many people don't care about the origin of the cars/items we are buying, even if it comes from a bully country.

[LRTan]

Yeah I'd hold off muna buying a Chinese car... baka mamaya mag escalate bigla ang issue sa South China Sea and/or Taiwan take over tapos banned lahat ng import from China. You'd be stuck with no support.. They look nice though nagustuhan. ko yung J8 nung JAECOO

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[Walter]

If you will be buying a chinese brand vehicle which brand will you choose? Isn't it that some chinese brand have a tie-up with European cars? I'm not that familiar

NONE ... Filipinos should not be buying China made vehicles ... Spratly Islands anyone? ... Filipinos should make it known that they are angry with the incursion ... have some pride ... there are other choices ... Korean ... Japanese ... American ...

[Miles_on]

If you will be buying a chinese brand vehicle which brand will you choose? Isn't it that some chinese brand have a tie-up with European cars? I'm not that familiar

Heck no. Why, are they way cheaper than more common (Japanese) brands with an extensive after sales support network and parts availability? I've looked at a few leaflets from some dealers and the vehicle prices are almost the same. Naku, even if the prices were 100-250k cheaper, no pa rin.

Kaya ko din naman "mag-kotse" as an enthusiast, and I buy my cars on cash basis, but pinag-iisipan and mahaba-habang usapan sa akin yan before I buy, hindi yung parang bumili lang ng candy sa sari sari store.

In my opinion, the people who buy these vehicles are either: 1) the super rich who buy and dispose lang after a few years of use (dispose as in sell off for scrap) and; 2) the profligates (i.e. those who spend money foolishly & carelessly).

Sound financial reasons lang basis ko, and nothing to do with nationalism or hatred for any country(ies).

[Devastator]

Another thing to consider is how reliable are they compared to the Japanese brands.

[Deestone]

Another thing to consider is how reliable are they compared to the Japanese brands.

For reliability we can see it probably 5yrs or more from now but then again they need to sell more in order for us to find out. If they just sold a few vehicle then it is hard to pinpoint known issues or reliability.

[dr. d]

For reliability we can see it probably 5yrs or more from now but then again they need to sell more in order for us to find out. If they just sold a few vehicle then it is hard to pinpoint known issues or reliability.

what i fear more, is the lack of spare parts availability.
some years back, there was this tongue-in-cheek sentiment, that when one purchases a china car, one should purchase also a second, identical car, because one will serve as spare parts source.

i read some time ago, that part of the secret of toyota's success, are that the local market are awash with toyota spare parts.
the same writer said that toyota actually supported these third party manufacturers.

[falken]

I don't even bother reading articles about Chinese cars.

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