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36 messages,  Last post on Dec 07, 2012 at 11:29 PM

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#31 of 36 Re: "In China, 'Audi' Means 'Big Shot' " [hpmctorque] by fintail

Nov 18, 2012 (10:50 am)

Replying to: hpmctorque (Nov 17, 2012 11:53 pm)
And "big shot" there means cronyism, dependence on sweatshop labor/blood money, towing the political party line, and embezzlement. Maybe not an image Audi wants in the rest of the world.

#32 of 36 Re: "In China, 'Audi' Means 'Big Shot' " [fintail] by lemko

Nov 19, 2012 (8:15 am)

Replying to: fintail (Nov 18, 2012 10:50 am)
The Mercedes 600 Pullman is the conveyance of any good dictator in a third world kleptocracy though the 1976 Lincoln Continental runs a close second.

#33 of 36 Re: "In China, 'Audi' Means 'Big Shot' " [fintail] by hpmctorque

Nov 20, 2012 (7:53 am)

Replying to: fintail (Nov 18, 2012 10:50 am)
I agree with your first sentence. However, despicable people and bad images don't seem to tarnish the image of the cars they choose, historically. I can't think of one example to the contrary.

#34 of 36 Re: "In China, 'Audi' Means 'Big Shot' " [hpmctorque] by fintail

Nov 20, 2012 (10:41 am)

Replying to: hpmctorque (Nov 20, 2012 7:53 am)
Good point. If anything, evil sells.

#35 of 36 Edging up by steve_ HOST

Dec 05, 2012 (6:05 pm)

"Ford Motor Co. set a sales record in China for the third consecutive month in November and bolstering its effort was sales of its Focus compact car.
 
Ford China registered 67,505 sales in November, up 56 percent compared to the same month last year. Ford China sales are now up 18 percent through the first 11 months of 2012."
 
Ford sets sales record in China for third consecutive month (Detroit News)

#36 of 36 steve... by iluvmysephia1

Dec 07, 2012 (11:29 pm)

Ford is set to prosper big-time in China, if they're not already. The Fiesta ought ta do well there, too, though I'm not certain Ford's Chinese counterpart in production, Changan, makes the Fiesta for Chinese consumption. Though I'd be shocked if they didn't. It should be an absolute natural for China, the Ford Fiesta.
 
They do.

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