i remember when hyundai was pretty much nothing in the u.s., they were booming in canada. it was obviously only a matter of time.

 

you're taking a very short term view.

again, that may be the case right now, and the chinese govt has let 'foreign' car manufacturers start factories there, but that helps train a large number of chinese workers in state of the art car making, and it's only a matter of time before some go out on their own and start a distinctly chinese brand. if nothing else, chinese pride and sheer numbers will make it happen. it might be 10, 20, or more years before your argument falls apart, but i am completely confident that it's inevitable.

 

People are jumping to conclusions I feel. Will Chinese automakers become a big force worldwide? Maybe in 20-30 years. I definitely don't see this happening in the next 10 years.

Even then, the Chinese will have to compete with Indian automakers, *and* Korean automakers. It will be a race to the bottom between these countries with emerging or young auto industries.