How do you feel about it?
The number of Chinese brands and models that you can buy in the Netherlands is growing rapidly. Not everyone seems to be convinced by the Chinese cars, but that does not always have to do with the quality of the cars themselves. More than a quarter of Dutch people indicate that they have moral objections to purchasing a car from China.
Not everyone is so happy with the strong growth in the number of Chinese brands that are expanding their sphere of influence to Europe. Some still think back with clenched buttocks to the sad crash test results that Chinese brands such as Landwind used to achieve, others prefer to drive a car with an established name and fear a poor residual value, while others are not in favor of purchasing products from China. Research conducted by Multiscope on behalf of Elektrijkeleaseauto.nl shows that more than a quarter of Dutch people have moral objections to purchasing a car from China.
27.2 percent of respondents say they completely agree, agree or somewhat agree with the statement “I have moral objections to purchasing an (electric) car from China”. A third of respondents are neutral, while almost 40 percent indicate that they disagree with that statement to a greater or lesser extent. The percentage of Dutch people who disagree to a greater or lesser extent with the statement “I think it is a good thing that more and more Chinese brands are entering the Dutch market for electric cars” is 33 percent larger than the percentage that agrees with it (24 percent). 15.5 percent of respondents said they more or less agreed with the statement “I would consider buying or leasing a Chinese electric car in the next five years.” More than half (50.7 percent) say they will not consider a Chinese EV within the next five years. The latter may of course also have to do with the financial situation of the respondent.
How do the Dutch view the quality of Chinese cars? Nearly 35 percent of respondents think to a greater or lesser extent that the quality of Chinese EVs is not inferior to that of electric cars from European brands. 42 percent are neutral, while just under 23 percent indicate that they think to a greater or lesser extent that the quality of Chinese EVs is inferior to that of European ones. The price of Chinese cars appears to be important for Dutch people. More than 40 percent say they agree to a greater or lesser extent with the statement “If a Chinese brand delivers the same quality for a significantly lower price, I will choose the Chinese brand.” Nearly 33 percent responded neutrally, while a quarter of respondents disagreed with that statement.
Last year we gauged the sentiments surrounding Chinese cars among AutoWeek readers.
– Thanks for information from Autoweek.nl