Yet Another Chinese Car Flunks a Crash Test
Several Death For Crash Occupants
Consistent with Reuters:
"In case of a side collision, the strain on that driver's chest and abdominal area may be so high that somebody would have little potential for surviving in a real accident, " it said of test results for any Brilliance BS6 model.
This can be a second Chinese vehicle to flunk German crash tests as the Jiangling Landwind, an SUV, had previously failed a comparable test. In addition, this Chery QQ, a subcompact car that stole the style of the Chevrolet (Daewoo) Spark, miserably flunked a separate crash test in 2006.
Not necessarily Ready For Prime Time
Let's encounter it: when it comes to producing any consumer items, most of the products provided by China are of abysmal quality. It's one thing to put up with a toy that doesn't last, but an automobile which cannot protect its occupants is just unacceptable.
Let's hope that this Brilliance sedan, slated to arrive the united states later this year, isn't the identical model that recently flunked this German crash tests. Otherwise, we should prepare to get a sharp increase in highway carnage when the cars are sold the united states.
Bring up to date
The main test for the aptly branded Brilliance BS 6 happened in June 2007, but a 2nd test was undertaken in September 2007 where the crast test score increased from 1 to 3. Not a disaster, but still below market acceptable standards -- don't expect this model to look stateside any time shortly.
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After the US market, the largest retail discipline for GM is China and taiwan. Thanks to the recognition of its Buick brand as well as interest in Cadillac, Chevrolet, a partnership with Wuling and also other makes, GM easily sells several million cars annually inside People's Republic of China and is on track to double that amount next five years. Clearly, if GM is to survive for the long term then China will play a significant part in helping the beleaguered automaker to succeed.
Vehicles From China Are On their Way
China may be an interesting topic of discussion when it comes to automobiles given that a number of the communist country's companies are now building cars. Back 2005, Chery Automotive appeared headed to exporting cars on the US, looking to bring its Chevy Spark ripoff : the QQ stateside. Later, Geely announced that they were exploring the US market followed by Brilliance and BYD. To date, no one has applied the bite though just about every company reportedly is preparing to make such a switch.
Cars From Mexico And Korea As well
Included in GM's recovery plans, the automaker believes that early yearly decade they'll see just over three million cars annually the united states.
Automotive News and a few key car blogs including Auto Trends have been reporting on GM's offered China initiative.