2 Apr 2022 3 462

Why is it better to buy Chinese cars now - what Russians say

The economic sanctions imposed against the Russian Federation have primarily affected foreign-made goods. It just so happened historically that cars We don't like our own, preferring foreign cars. But there are problems with purchasing new models now - many representatives of foreign brands have decided to temporarily leave the Russian market.

Even the Renault Group has left Russia. No sooner had motorists realized the loss of the bestsellers Renault Logan, Duster and Sandero, as AvtoVAZ also practically stopped assembling. Although everything is not so bad with the domestic auto giant - now the company has sent employees on vacation and suppliers have already been found for the production of demanded cars.

On the other hand, Chinese brands do not leave Russia - on the contrary, they are trying to capture the vacant places in the market. It turns out that now it is more far-sighted to buy cars from China?

This is true, given the current state of affairs. After all, foreign automakers who left the Russian market deprived us not only of new cars, but also of a number of original spare parts.

It turns out that in order to buy a European or American car, you will have to find it, then buy it for a price significantly higher than the cost of a Chinese model. And then you still have to maintain and repair it with Asian parts? Isn't it easier to immediately buy a car from China?

What do Russian drivers think about this?

Take a Chinese car now, in light of economic sanctions? And when this model is removed from production in 5 years, where can you get spare parts? My cousin bought some Chinese crossover, now he picks up details for it by typing. And the manufacturer went bankrupt.

- shares his point of view "AleZ-66"

The only reason why Chinese cars are massively bought in Russia is a freebie and a competent policy of marketers. These models are presented as complete analogues of European ones, but cheaper by 25-50%. And our people have always believed in fairy tales.

- says Victor Georgievich

I bought Geely Atlas. Three years have passed since then - nothing seriously broke. The car suits me completely in all respects. This is Volvo technology, only under a different, more budget brand. Zhenya, when we are going to change cars, I will also take a Chinese model, perhaps even an “electric train”.

- confident in his rightness "vitali1982"

Spare parts for Chinese cars are an order of magnitude cheaper, but did any of you find out how much it costs to repair a Geely Atlas that got into an accident, since they said about it above? The bodywork is not particularly inferior in price to well-known European and world brands, but it needs to be ordered and waited for a month, or even more. Only for a conditional BMW, I will pick up body parts for disassembly, and they laugh at the owners of the “Chinese”.

- unsubscribed "Dr-Scorpio"

I'm not going to convince anyone that I'm right. But the Chinese auto industry is far from what it was 20 years ago. Look at the exhibitions, what models they make. And electric cars and hybrids from China often look even better than Tesla. Budget cars are brought to Russia, but they are head and shoulders above the European car industry in terms of equipment.

- Pavel Arkadyevich sums up the discussion.