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Chinese cars gain growing popularity at Qatar motor show
DOHA, Oct 19, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – Chinese cars have attracted wide
attention at the ongoing Qatar international motor show, which kicked off on
Wednesday.
The eighth edition of Qatar Motor Show 2018 (QMS), which will continue
until Sunday at Doha Exhibition and Convention Center, is held under the
theme “Driving to Innovation” and showcases 165 models of top international
car brands.
Ali Najm al-deen, the operation director of “Taleb motors,” the authorized
general distributor of four Chinese car brands in Qatar, said that Chinese
cars continue their distinguished and prominent presence at Qatar motor show.
”During the past few years, Chinese vehicles received unexpected high
demand in the Qatari market. Besides, they are currently competing with
German, Japanese and Korean cars,” Najm Al-deen added.
Najm Al-deen said Chinese cars are equipped with the latest electronic
systems for control and driving, fuel engines of different capacities,
advanced security programs, screens connected with day and night vision
cameras and multimedia technology.
He said that Chinese cars are well known for their high quality, affordable
prices and good after-sales services.
Talking about the future of Chinese-made cars in Qatar, Najm Al-deen said
he is optimistic as Qatar will host the World Cup 2022 which will facilitate
the entry of new models to the market.
Many visitors to the motor show also expressed their admirations for
Chinese cars.
“There is a rising creative trend in the automobile field in China,”
Mahmoud Nabil, a visitor told Xinhua.
Nabil added that China’s auto industry is developing rapidly, and China
will compete with world’s largest companies in the coming years.
Another visitor Khalid Al-Yafi’i told Xinhua that Chinese cars have
competitive prices, good quality and techniques that can be compared with
German, American, Korean and Japanese cars.
Saleh Al-Hamad, one of the show visitors, said that Chinese cars also have
luxury options, in addition to their competitive prices and attractive
promotional offers.
Qatar motor show hosts 23 companies and features 37 booths representing
various car manufacturing brands, car accessory brands and partners.
A total of 14 new models were unveiled on the first day of the show
including Chinese ones.
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