WHY Has China never made

[serryjw]

automobiles? If they do, they don't export them like Japan?

[physioex]

1. Just you wait.....

They are already trying. Just remeber it's not very simple. The US customer demands quality. Then there is the issue of safety, emissions, and incorporating new technology. Then there is ability style and design for a market. But once China figures this out, and eventually they will look out Germans and Japanese.

[arcos]

2. they do...

there's a brand called Great Wall that is available here. They do "generic" versions of several Nissan and Toyota models.

[K-W]

3. They dont yet have the infrastructure.

They have made automobiles, just nothing worth exporting. Someone would have to invest the money in a plant, and an automobile plant isnt just a sweatshop, it takes a large investment.

[FM Arouet666]

4. They do, and you don't want one.

They make a number of models, all of which, until recently, paled in comparison to comparable vehicles offered in the U.S. The majority of Chinese are still poor, by western standards, and vehicles which they can afford offer few amenities. They suffer from quality and safety issues, but I suspect this will change as China evolves into the next century.

[izzie]

5. Maybe they are waiting to just being the owners of ours?

I am sure the corp. are selling off stocks and bonds to them at a good rate.

[izzie]

6. Maybe they are waiting to just being the owners of ours?

I am sure the corp. are selling off stocks and bonds to them at a good rate.

[Old and In the Way]

7. Actually, they do. Buick has a plant there.

So does Volkswagon, among others....I believe GM is starting a truck plant there as well.

You'd be hardpressed to tell the difference between the US made vs. China made.

[SmokingJacket]

8. They're working on electric and alternative energy cars...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6290392/

If they can spring out of the gate with a car that doesn't use gasoline.... well, they might be controlling the world in a decade or two.

[serryjw]

9. Thanks..that's what I was waiting for

you're right another decade and they may own the auto industry

[Padraig18]

10. They do make them--lots.

Domestic consumption is why none are exported--- yet.

:scared:

[Spider Jerusalem]

11. China is the world's second largest manufacturer of automobiles.

And Chinese autos are soon to be sold in the US (starting at about $5-6K).