Chery QQ

Chery QQ3

Looking like a Chinese interpretation of a Honda Fit or a Daewoo Matiz (and it wouldn’t be the company’s first instance of derived inspiration), the strong-selling Chery QQ3 may be basic, but it beats walking, and is even marginally faster. As a city car, the shortcomings of the 0.8 (yes, zero-point-eight)-liter or 1.1-liter engines are negligible when you’re stuck in traffic, anyway. If and when Chinese cars arrive here, with or without Bricklin’s help, Chery will probably be among the first. And if the car looks a little familiar, just remember that it’s their form of flattery.

7. Chery QQ
GM sued China's Chery Automotive Group over the QQ, alleging the little "city car" was a thinly disguised clone of its Chevy Spark. The case was settled out of court, and the QQ went on to outsell the Spark in China by a wide margin, probably because the bare-bones QQ sells for around $7,000. Small cars have been selling well in China this year as a result of government subsidies and tax breaks put in place to encourage the sale of fuel-efficient vehicles during the economic slowdown. (U.S. No. 7: Ford Fusion.)

Buying a car in Tawau Saturday, November 30, 2013 06:17:47 PM