March 22, 3:14 p.m
The Russians named the main problems of Chinese cars
Russian drivers named the pros and cons of popular Chinese models
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The drivers listed the main pros and cons of Chinese cars on the Russian market. Evgeny Kuznetsov, CTO, head of the monitoring and analytics department at the SidorinLab reputation agency, which studies consumer opinion, shared the research data with Autonews.ru.
The company conducted an analysis of consumer opinions, which were collected from September 1, 2022 to January 31, 2023. The main disadvantages of the Chery brand were the difficulties with repairs, the lack of spare parts on the market and the high cost, the respondents noted comfort, trunk volume and low repair costs as pluses.
Negative features of brands, according to complaints from car owners:
- Chery – repair difficulties, lack of spare parts on the market, high cost.
- Haval – corrosion, high fuel consumption.
- Geely – warranty problems, high fuel consumption, spontaneous combustion of the fuel line.
- Lifan – corrosion, high cost of spare parts.
- Exeed – quality brake discs, high cost in the Russian market compared to China.
- JAC – design, high cost, comfort.
- Great Wall – service life, logo design, corrosion.
- Changan is a high cost in the Russian market compared to China.
- FAW – quality of plastic products, corrosion.
- Tank – high fuel consumption.
- Xpeng – hard brake pedal, poor sound insulation.
- Omoda – inconvenience of landing seats, small trunk volume.
- Wey – slow acceleration.
Positive qualities:
- Chery – comfort, trunk volume, low cost of repairs.
- Haval – low cost among competitors, cross-country ability.
- Geely is a design that has been on the market in Russia for a long time.
- Lifan – low cost, service life.
- Exeed — the best among Chinese cars, comfort.
- JAC – warranty period, design, low cost.
- Great Wall – service life, low cost of spare parts.
- Changan – quality materials, low cost, interior design.
- FAW – low cost, service life.
- DFM – design, smooth gearbox.
- Tank – strong steel frame, endurance.
- Xpeng – spacious interior, comfortable dashboard.
- Omoda – design, low fuel consumption.
- Wey — design.
Haval noted low corrosion resistance and high fuel consumption, low cost among competitors and high cross-country ability were named as advantages. Geely is strongly associated with high fuel consumption, spontaneous combustion of the fuel line and warranty problems, but at the same time it is noted for its good design and long-standing presence in the Russian market. The disadvantages of Lifan were called low corrosion resistance and the high cost of spare parts, but among the advantages of these machines were low cost and a long service life.
Respondents cited the quality of brake discs and the high cost compared to prices in China as problems for Exeed cars. The main advantage was comfort. Moreover, Exeed was named the best Chinese brand. Minus JAC respondents considered comfort. At the same time, low cost was named among the advantages of JAC. Approximately equally divided opinions about the design and cost of JAC cars. Great Wall was criticized for its logo design and corrosion. A plus is the low cost of spare parts. At the same time, opinions were divided almost equally about the service life.
The main and only disadvantage of Changan was the high cost in the Russian market compared to prices in China. At the same time, the advantages of the company’s cars were the quality of materials, low cost compared to competitors and interior design. FAW is distinguished by poor quality plastic parts and corrosion, but at the same time brand machines are associated with low cost and high service life. The Dongfeng (DFM) models were also priced higher than the Chinese ones, but were praised for their good design and smooth gearbox operation.
The downside of the Tank cars that recently debuted on the Russian market was called high fuel consumption, while among the pluses there is a strong steel frame and endurance of the cars. But the XPeng company is not officially represented in Russia, but at the same time, the respondents noted the hard brake pedal of the brand’s models and poor sound insulation, but they praised the spacious interior and comfortable dashboard. At Omoda, among the minuses they called an uncomfortable fit and a small trunk volume, and among the pluses – good design and low fuel consumption. The premium automaker Wey, also not officially represented in Russia, is nevertheless familiar to respondents who noted the slow acceleration of these cars, but at the same time the cars were praised for their design.
At the same time, as Kuznetsov clarified, most of the popular negative opinions among Russian drivers are actually myths. They have taken root in the public mind since the moment when Chinese brands first entered the Russian market. Then Chinese cars were noticeably inferior in quality to their direct competitors.
Earlier, Autonews.ru reported that sales of the Chinese Chery Arrizo 8 sedan, which will occupy the Toyota Camry niche, will begin in Russia.
