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China Car Imports

1 items · 1 aliases · peaked week of 10 May 2026 · first seen 19 May 2026

A Motor Trade Association CEO discusses the rising influence of Chinese car imports and the risks associated with adopting unfamiliar electric vehicle brands due to concerns about long-term support and availability of parts.

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  • I mean, I I think of of of of course people do take that into consideration, but then I I think it's worth considering that with many of these brands, they may be unknown here, but they're certainly not unknown in China. There may be only twenty-five of whatever particular new car in New Zealand right now, um, but there may be a hundred thousand of them in China. Um I mean, I think you're right that not all of these companies will stand the test of time. They are going through a process of consolidating in that industry, but um but equally I don't think there's any reason to believe that these vehicles will not be supportable in the future. Interesting. Um yeah, pe people have had these consider uh you know concerns in the past, but um, you know, and and people people will always wonder will we just see these vehicles, you know, parked up on the side of the road or whatever, because no one can fix them. But you know, people have said that before lots of times, and it never happened. It's a resourceful industry um that invariably does work out how to maintain them. Good stuff, Lynn. Nice insight. Appreciate it very much as For more from the Mike Asking Breakfast, listen live to News Talks Ed B from six AM weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.
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