Are Joint Venture Cars Considered Domestic Vehicles?
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Joint venture cars are not domestic vehicles. Below is a detailed comparison between domestic and joint venture cars: 1. Exterior Design: Domestic cars have relatively less independent research and development and are still in a stage of imitation. Joint venture cars combine their own product advantages and make improvements based on domestic consumer market demands, making them more appealing to the market. Therefore, in terms of exterior design, joint venture cars have an advantage. 2. Safety Performance: In terms of safety performance, domestic cars perform better than joint venture cars. 3. Configuration Reduction: Comparing two car brands, it can be seen that joint venture cars have severe configuration reductions. 4. Complaint Rate: Feedback from car owners is very important. According to some data, the complaint rate of joint venture cars has been soaring in recent years, while domestic cars have not made the list.
I've been researching the automotive industry and found that there are some differences between joint-venture cars and purely domestic cars, but their relationship is quite close. From a production perspective, joint-venture cars are indeed manufactured by Sino-foreign cooperative automakers, such as Volkswagen or Toyota produced in domestic factories, using local workers and components, which fits the definition of domestic cars. When chatting with car enthusiasts on forums, many people consider them as domestic cars because they are registered in China, pay taxes, and support employment. Of course, purely domestic cars like Geely or BYD are entirely local brands, and there might be technical differences, but joint-venture cars are also part of our economy, promoting technology transfer and local industrial upgrading. For me, having driven several joint-venture cars, they feel good, with reliable quality and affordable prices, essentially falling into the domestic category.