Chinese cars have started to attract attention in the Vietnamese market in recent years because of their modern designs, identical to the models of famous brands, rich options ... Some floating automakers famous in Chinese market such as Dongfeng, BAIC, Zotye ... are gradually present in Vietnam
One of the SUV models is causing a "fever" in the market is BAIC BJ80 began selling on 8/10.
BAIC’s new model possesses a very similar appearance to the top off-road Mercedes-Benz G-Class "super SUV" of Germany: round headlights, front bumper, pit fenders, large wheels. The sound of the door closing and closing of the BAIC BJ80 also replicates the original G-Class.
The BJ80 is confident the SUV is commonly used by the Chinese military.
BAIC BJ80 was noticed after the BJ40L Plus "brother" was sold in Vietnam with a starting price of 938 million.
BJ40L Plus is noticeable when it comes to the "imitation" style of the popular Jeep Wrangler or Hummer terrain vehicle. This vehicle has the advantage of a bunker design, roaring up to 210 mm. BJ40L Plus features the Jeep and Hummer models with spare tires on the tailgate, removable hood, vertical LED taillights and silver underbody guards ...
Exterior "clones" Jeep, the interior of BJ40L is "clones" from Mercedes-Benz G-Class line. Adjustment buttons up to the gauges, even the three-spoke steering wheel and the 12.3-inch display on the dashboard have the same design as the German models.
Zotye Z8 costs about 728 - 745 million VND including registration fee.
Another Chinese model that is hot in the Vietnamese market is Zotye Z8. Like many Chinese cars, Zotye Z8 has many lines that are "copied" from European models. The car body, body, rear ... are all copied from the Range Rover design of Land Rover. While accessories, even like the grille, the logo "imitates" luxury brands such as Maserati, Jagua ... so that the car owner can mount on Zotye Z8.
Zotye Z8 is priced at 728 - 745 million VND including registration fee, equivalent to small urban SUVs such as Ford EcoSport, Hyundai Kona ... and half the price of Crossovers like Honda CR-V, Mazda CX-5.
Buy cheap "Chinese goods" then quickly get into cars.
Modern design, luxury like European cars, attractive prices are the special advantages of Chinese cars that can attract people wishing to travel "avoid rain and sun".
The cars "knockoff" European style has created an appeal to customers who prefer the form, technology and ready to ignore the factor "Chinese goods".
A fan of the Zotye Z8 said that Chinese cars with European style up to 90%, many options and cheap prices are the things he is most interested in. Such a bunker car if choosing other American or European car manufacturers will cost twice as much.
"Choosing a Chinese car is beautiful and cheap. It takes a while to change another car without the hassle of buying expensive cars and keeping them to sell them to others. Each person has a different spending trend." - this person said.
Difficult to assess the quality
Chinese car quality has always been a question many car buyers have questioned. Typically assessing the durability of a vehicle takes up to 5 years. However, Chinese models of "imitation" of European style mentioned above have been on the Vietnamese market for less than 5 years to verify the quality.
People who are referring to buying cars like Mr. Huu Trung (Duong Lang, Cau Giay, HN) said that the quality of Chinese cars has not really been verified, making many people afraid to choose.
"The quality of a car, the brand must be evaluated in about 5 years. Chinese cars come back to Vietnam beautiful, luxurious but not yet due to quality verification, so the cautious people will be very shy. with limited finance and not too high requirements, Chinese cars can be selected. For business trips in many provinces, I have seen many Chinese cars appear "- Mr. Trung said.
Meanwhile, many members of the Chinese car-loving forums also commented that Chinese cars imitate foreign car brands such as Germany and Japan, but sloppy finishing, poor quality components, leading to very "crushing".
On a test drive of the Zotye Z8, a person who was trying to buy a Chinese car immediately gave up on buying a knockoff. This person said that when driving at low speed, the car is quite smooth without too much noise coming from the engine compartment. However, when pushing up high speed and shifting to sport mode, the car has a delay and the engine has a loud scream, so it is not reassuring.
Another social media account commented: "The speed and the synchronized connection of the car need high accuracy. When the assembly equipment is not perfect, it will quickly degrade compared to the beginning. So, for your own life and the family says no to Chinese cars. "
SUV BAIC Q7 rusted after several months of use in China
In China, a customer who has just bought a BAIC Q7 for a few months, found that the chassis of the car showed signs of rust in some parts, the gearbox of the car also had problems.
Rusted chassis of BAIC Q7 in China.
Mr. Li in Guizhou said that the Changhe Q7 version 1.5 CVT his family had just purchased for more than a month, the odometer clocked 1,290 km, but the car appeared a condition of the gearbox leaking oil. After the car was repaired many times at the dealership, oil leakage in the gearbox continued to occur. This problem makes the car can only operate at speeds below 100 km / hour and can "lie" at any time.
BAIC Q7 is imported and distributed in the Vietnamese market from the end of 2018, with the price of 658 million VND, equivalent to the price of Hyundai Kona and Toyota Rush cars.
