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Chinese car brands getting increasingly popular, but they better not make the mistake the Koreans made

In the cut-throat business of cars, the balance of power has been shifting eastward for more than half a century.

Back in the 1950s and ‘60s Detroit’s Big Three, who you might know as GM, Ford and Chrysler, must have seemed unstoppable with their glitzy tail fins and roaring V8s. Even if many consumers were already warming to sportier European models.

Then came the oil crisis of the 1970s and suddenly economical Japanese cars, seen as cheaply made objects of ridicule just a decade earlier, were now a thing. A big thing.

Before we could rub the crude oil out of our eyes, South Korean cars had become mainstream too and in recent years Chinese entrants have enjoyed a similar rise to fame.

Having failed to make an impact with their often poorly built and engineered cars of the early 2000s, modern Chinese products have improved in leaps and bounds to the point where they are now a real threat to the establishment.

 
Haval H6 Facelift Imminent

Here’s your first look at the Haval H6 facelift, before its official reveal at the 2024 Beijing Auto Show.
According to a fresh report from CarsNewsChina, the Haval H6 facelift will make its official debut at the 2024 Beijing Auto Show, and we’ll be there!

The Haval H6 is a popular SUV that’s positioned against the Volkswagen Tiguan, Mazda CX-5, Honda CR-V and the Kia Sportage. Globally, the H6 is the brand’s most popular model and its imperative the clearly winning formula isn’t changed that radically.

The vehicle has yet to be revealed, but the patent images from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology have emerged, along with some details. Physically, the Haval H6 facelift is 50 mm longer, bringing the total length to 4 703 mm.

Visually, there’s a new and bolder grille with vertical daytime running lights at the edges. The rear sees the fashionable LED lightbar stretching across fall away, replaced by a more traditional tail light array.

 
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