Why you should buy a Chinese car
I have only ever owned two cars in my life, and I have loved them both dearly. Both were grey and both were Volkswagen Polos. Founded by the Nazis to produce ‘the people’s car’, Volkswagen has been a manufacturing behemoth for nearly 100 years. But in times of intensive change in the automotive market, they’re now driving down a bumpy road. Just last month they announced a further 50,000 planned job cuts, on top of the initial 50,000 that was billed in March. None of this is surprising, being the result of a bloated giant sinking in an increasingly competitive forecourt: the Chinese.