Chinese cars have a lot of technology, but sometimes it is not, it is damaged at any time!

Compared with the cars of Japan, Korea ..., Chinese cars can not match them. Now adding the illegal "cow's tongue line", Chinese car showrooms are even more in the afternoon market
Recently, through the process of carrying out procedures, the Customs Branch of Dinh Vu Port Border Gate (Hai Phong City) discovered that in a shipment of 12 imported cars there were 7 cars on the navigation screen showing the questionable image. illegal "cow's tongue line".

Customers are afraid to buy, the store reassures

Those are 100% new 5-seat cars, Hanteng brand, made in China. According to the leader of the General Department of Customs, these 7 cars violated similarly the case of Volkswagen Touareg car with illegal "cow's tongue line" at an earlier exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City. Therefore, the solution will also be administrative sanctions and confiscation.

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A Chinese car showroom in Ho Chi Minh City is empty of customers

Before this information, many customers who intend to buy Chinese cars were hesitant and decided to switch to buying another car for peace of mind. Mr. Tran Hoang Minh (living in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City) said that he used to "love" Chinese cars because they are like a luxury car and many technologies are cheap. Now, there is information about the "cow's tongue line" on some Chinese car brands, so he worries and abandons his intention to buy.

Mr. Tong Minh Tung (living in District 6, Ho Chi Minh City) is using a car of Chinese origin that bought more than VND 700 million from last year. Recently, he took the car to the dealership to ask if there was a "cow's tongue line". Not assured, he also returned to the garage thanks to the technical staff to check it again. "My car has no" illegal cow's tongue line "- Mr. Tung said.

Surveying Chinese car showrooms in Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong province, the reporter found that visitors were sparse compared to before. The staff of a Chinese car dealer admitted last month that there were customers coming in and out, but they rarely saw anyone recently. According to a representative of a Chinese car showroom in Thu Duc district, Ho Chi Minh City, besides the price, customers have recently asked whether the product has a "cow's tongue line" or not.

Representatives of a Chinese automobile showroom in Binh Chanh district, Ho Chi Minh City said that when there was information about the "cow's tongue line" on the navigation system of some cars, distributors in Vietnam and suppliers in China, quickly check the cars that have been imported to Vietnam. The subsequent import lots, if detected "cow's tongue line", will be removed immediately in China before being exported to Vietnam. The representative also reassured: "Buyers should be assured, if anything happens, the store is fully responsible".

Many risks and disadvantages

Mr. Tran Ngoc Phuc, Sales Director of Sutong Company, said that the Chinese models that the company imported into Vietnam market were not equipped with a navigation map, so there was no "tongue" at all. The company wants to do business for a long time, keep the brand, so everything must be groomed.

According to Ly Phi, in charge of market management of Dong Feng Feng Xing in Ho Chi Minh City, since the information on the “cow's tongue line” on cars, the number of visitors to Chinese car shops has decreased significantly. Vehicles imported by the company have been removed from navigation and navigation functions from a factory in China. Mr. Phi said the authorities have contacted the company to ask about issues related to the "cow's tongue line" and asked to take photos sent to them.

Besides, Mr. Dang Van Bien, who specializes in buying and selling cars in Ho Chi Minh City, also said that Chinese cars have beautiful form and models but there are too many risks. These models only after a period of use will quickly deteriorate, the noise is increasing, the suspension system is also "frozen".

"Chinese cars have a lot of technology, but sometimes it is not, it is damaged at any time! And yet, when repairing it is difficult to find a maintenance station. Even in Ho Chi Minh City, there is only one repair station, but in other the province does not. It is worth mentioning that Chinese used cars are difficult to sell even though car owners accept losses of up to 70% "- Mr. Bien wondered.