Paul Eisenstein, author of The Detroit Bureau, is at arguably the biggest of all motor show's — and perhaps the most important: Beijing. What kinds of cars do the Chinese people like? The answer has important implications for the American auto industry. That's because what the Chinese want from their cars is increasingly dictating what American's get in their cars.
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Eisenstein said that Buicks in the US are more attractive because the Chinese asked Buick to make better looking cars. WHAT?! So all this time Buicks were ugly because Americans were asking for ugly cars? I'm just going where the fuzzy logic takes me. Could it be that GM was just plain lazy until they almost went under and decided to start making cars again?
By the way, the midsized GMs are sold the US as Buicks and in Europe as Vauxhalls. Ford and GM are in Europe building successful cars. In fact, the Chevy Bolt (Vauxhall Ampera) is the 2012 European Car of the Year. This is what happens when John and Celeste are out of the office at the same time. Get a real automotive journalist!
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