This reasonably-priced sedan aims to get even more Chinese drivers out out of their ICE cars, and in to EVs. The Geely Galaxy E8 is sized and priced similar to a Honda Accord.
This car is no more a Volvo than a fiat is a Ferrari. Just because the company also owns the Volvo brand doesn’t make a car under a completely different brand a Volvo.
Why would you assume this. Let’s say the average income is half what it is in America, and the safety regulations are more lax. Do they make a car they can sell in America that (almost) no one in China can afford, or do they make a car they can’t sell in America, but a lot of people can afford?
While the price of this car is pretty cheap in dollar terms, it’s pretty expensive if you compare it to their PPP, so the whole argument becomes somewhat moot. That said, there were a number of interesting and very economical cars made or sold in India in the last 10 years that would never pass regulations in Europe or America, for the exact reasons I listed above.
I wonder how close to US/EU regulations this car is? Would it pass safety?
A lot of very cheap Chinese cars do not comply with a lot of the safety regulations or crash test requirements.
Also they often have fun things like asbestos firewalls and exhaust fillers.
I’d have to assume Volvo didn’t specifically make their shittiest vehicle ever to send to China?
This car is no more a Volvo than a fiat is a Ferrari. Just because the company also owns the Volvo brand doesn’t make a car under a completely different brand a Volvo.
Why would you assume this. Let’s say the average income is half what it is in America, and the safety regulations are more lax. Do they make a car they can sell in America that (almost) no one in China can afford, or do they make a car they can’t sell in America, but a lot of people can afford?
While the price of this car is pretty cheap in dollar terms, it’s pretty expensive if you compare it to their PPP, so the whole argument becomes somewhat moot. That said, there were a number of interesting and very economical cars made or sold in India in the last 10 years that would never pass regulations in Europe or America, for the exact reasons I listed above.