2024 Manila International Auto Show APRIL 4-7, 2024

[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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[falken]

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

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[Verbl Kint]

IMO, it's a bit unfair to judge someone's patriotism because they have a Chinese car. We do not know the circumstances on why they bought one in the first place. Each purchase has its own unique story: e.g. company car pala kaya no choice (like VW / Ford) or yung gusto nilang kotse sobrang haba ng pila kaya napilitan bumili ng iba (Geely's dealership on North EDSA is less than a block away from Toyota).

I don't have a Chinese car but I am happy that these arrived because it forced the established players to do much better (especially Toyota). I don't think ADAS or cruise control would have reached the sub-1.4M range had it not been for these new kids on the block.



Obviously, no Filipino is happy with what the Chinese Coast Guard and PLA Navy is doing just a stone's throw away from our coastlines. But if you want to make patronage of Chinese products as a measure of patriotism then be ready to walk the talk and shun as much modern tech and products as you can.

[dr. d]

But if you want to make patronage of Chinese products as a measure of patriotism then be ready to walk the talk and shun as much modern tech and products as you can.

pakbet na lang yata ang hindi made in china...
pati bamboo sticks, fabrique au chin na rin.
heh heh.

competition does tend to improve product quality, to the benefit of the purchasing public.

[dr. d]

doubledouble.

[falken]

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

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I'm not gonna buy Chinese cars. But, in no way am I judging anyone for owning one.

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