Really green, those well-off in China, eh?
Daimler, BMW Surge on ‘Bottomless’ Appetite for German Luxury
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“German luxury cars are a synonym for status, comfort and safety,” Gommel said. “Those are the traits you want to embody when you’re courting future partners for business. In China, buying a German luxury car is seen like buying a ticket to future wealth.”
That’s the way the Mercedez Benz. Though Buick is doing very well there in the non-luxo segment–Buicks had a lot of status in 1930s’ China, great brand durability, what? And the new Lacrosse (read the first para) and Regal (Canadian review here) may really help in North America, esp. the US with its stronger market for more expensive vehicles than ours. The Regal, assembled at Oshawa–good luck to them:
[Check the license plate, Oshawa ain't exporting across the wide Pacific]
Meanwhile, if we can pay the freight:
What do Canadians really think about their carbon, er, tireprints?
As for brand success:
What “Canada brand”?
Mark
Ottawa
I’m glad to see Buick bring back the Regal, and I do like the new design. I purchased one of the last Regals to come off the Oshawa line back in the spring of ’04. It had to be the most reliable car I’ve ever had, very comfortable, and quite good on gas for a 3.8L engine.
I just traded in my Regal last month on another Buick–my third Buick in a row–on a nice shiny new Enclave. I needed something to increase my carbon footprint a little more!
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