mlhm5 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Miles Electric - The Startup Below the Radar "With a formal introduction next fall, and “large-scale deliveries” by April 2010, the company projects that it can sell 9,000 cars there in CA its first year—and up to 30,000 a year thereafter." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 If the Hafei Saibao Chinese car it is based on can actually pass a crash test somewhere (yeah, I know they say it was designed to meet international crash standards) then this might work. To expect it to sell in the numbers being projected? Laughable. And going on...who the hell is going to pay $40,000-$45,000 for a car built in China, using Chinese parts including Chinese batteries? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 If the Hafei Saibao Chinese car it is based on can actually pass a crash test somewhere (yeah, I know they say it was designed to meet international crash standards) then this might work. To expect it to sell in the numbers being projected? Laughable. And going on...who the hell is going to pay $40,000-$45,000 for a car built in China, using Chinese parts including Chinese batteries? TATA.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlhm5 Posted December 3, 2008 Author Share Posted December 3, 2008 If the Hafei Saibao Chinese car it is based on can actually pass a crash test somewhere (yeah, I know they say it was designed to meet international crash standards) then this might work. To expect it to sell in the numbers being projected? Laughable. And going on...who the hell is going to pay $40,000-$45,000 for a car built in China, using Chinese parts including Chinese batteries? The car will qualify for a $7500 rebate as well any CA rebates, so the cost to the buyer will be less than stated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 (edited) The car will qualify for a $7500 rebate as well any CA rebates, so the cost to the buyer will be less than stated. A $7500 tax deduction is not a $7500 rebate. $30K+ is still a lot of clams for a Chinese car anyway. It just sounds like another pie-in-the-sky wanna-be-the-next-Henry-Ford entrepreneur to me. When these cars are actually on the market in any significant number, then I'll take notice. If we took all of these articles at face value, we'd have about 400 automakers in California selling cars in the hundreds of thousands by now. Edited December 3, 2008 by NickF1011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfeg Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 And the name of the car just rolls off of the tongue - Miles Highway Speed. I also like the one bit of information that they only want to sell to those who will live near a "service center" and where the climate is uniform. Really cuts down on the potential customer base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96 Pony Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 A $7500 tax deduction is not a $7500 rebate. $30K+ is still a lot of clams for a Chinese car anyway. It just sounds like another pie-in-the-sky wanna-be-the-next-Henry-Ford entrepreneur to me. When these cars are actually on the market in any significant number, then I'll take notice. If we took all of these articles at face value, we'd have about 400 automakers in California selling cars in the hundreds of thousands by now. This is a market that has been saturated by the Jap market, so discounting people's attitude towards Chinese or Indian makes is not a good idea. Especially now that the market is now so "Gore Green." :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 This is a market that has been saturated by the Jap market, so discounting people's attitude towards Chinese or Indian makes is not a good idea. Especially now that the market is now so "Gore Green." :rolleyes: When the whole of America is barely ponying up for 1000 $30,000+ Korean cars a month, I don't think the Chinese stand much of a chance, do you? It may happen eventually when the Chinese actually start building half-decent cars, but that's not going to happen by 2010. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bored of Pisteon Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 If the Hafei Saibao Chinese car it is based on can actually pass a crash test somewhere (yeah, I know they say it was designed to meet international crash standards) then this might work. To expect it to sell in the numbers being projected? Laughable. And going on...who the hell is going to pay $40,000-$45,000 for a car built in China, using Chinese parts including Chinese batteries? I'm sure you'll find a few assholes around Ann Arbor who will! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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