Chinese Automakers Go After African Car Market

So what do you do when you can't face the regulatory and marketing hurdles of the US market, but you still want to sell as many of your cheaply manufactured vehicles as possible? Why, you head right on over to Africa like Great Wall Motor Co and take over the European automakers dumping ground for used vehicles. Chinese automakers like Great Wall appear to be making a significant dent in the auto market in Africa — mostly because they're able to sell new vehicles at a lower price than you can buy a used vehicle for. And, as you can tell from the video of the Euro NCAP crash testing of the Chery Amulet above, you also get the added benefit of a car that collapses whenever you need to toss it into a recycling can. Or like, whenever you hit a wall at 30 mph. [via WSJ]