So "In 5 Years' time we'll all be driving Chinese cars" - how's that working out?

[Crazy Dazz]

Was recently looking at a small runabout for the missus. She was convinced she wanted an MG ZST. One test drive took care of that.
The new cars smell like a toxic waste dump. Everything in the car makes noise, and the engine is beyond gutless. 3 people on board, headed up a hill, and can't even hit 50 with foot to the floor. The CVT means the engine is constantly screaming. Steering is haphazard, and suspension is somehow both lose and harsh. And FMD, I've seen Oil Tankers with a smaller turning circle.

My daughter recently had to hire a car for the week, and she received an "upgrade" to an MG HS. What a literal piece of crap.
Now the car had done 52kk, so I don't know how old it was, but it was knackered. Half the electrics didn't work, the "emergency brake warning" kept randomly flicking on in the open road, and the engine was basically toast.

As an overly simplified concept, I don't know why they can't just buy a Toyota Camry, give that to their engineers, and say "build that." But it just doesn't work. I know that most of our electronics and appliances are now coming out of China, and most of it seems perfectly fine. But their cars are still rubbish.

I know that people like to say "oh just look at the Japanese and Koreans" but aside from being racist, it makes no sense. Might as well say that Russian cars will soon be as good as the Germans.