This is what happens when weak Western governments Panda, sorry I mean pander, to a malicious Eastern giant because we want their trade. As a result their dreadful human rights issues are ignored, they continue to cause unacceptable pollution and they flood our markets with cheap but dreadfully substandard and in some cases dangerous goods. I believe 80% of mainland Chinese toy manufacturers produce goods not acceptable to the West. My uncle has bought cheap folding bicycles originating in China and I would not risk my life on one. Buying tyres recently, I have carefully avoided tyres of Chinese origin, although it can be difficult as they carry brand names that are well-known.
The same will apply to their cars when they arrive in significant numbers on our roads, as they probably will. Folk will buy them on price but will find them seriously unreliable and unsafe.
Copying designs, as in the case of this Chinese abomination, is totally unacceptable and could ruin European motor manufacturers, who have put a lot of money into research and design, when consumers buy on price and looks alone. And in my opinion, European car makers are now producing the best product in the world. The Japanese have lost sight of what we want on our continent and produce bland, mediocre cars. Cars from the USA are barely better made than those from China and other Eastern carmakers' products remain dull. Sadly, our future lies in producing well-designed cars in former communist countries because they have cheap, committed and well-trained labour forces. Hence we have this website where the Panda is more or less consistently praised by happy owners.
