As one of the world's five major car series of Korean cars, its reputation can be described as "resounding around the world", its models are also sold in all corners of the world, netizens have said that "Korean cars have conquered the world with their own strength", but it has "pulled across" in China. China's Korean cars, it reached its peak in 2016, Hyundai motor annual sales of more than one million, Kia car sales also reached 650,000 +, but after that, The sales of Korean cars began to decline rapidly, until 2021, in the past 2021 Hyundai car sales of less than 400,000, Kia car sales of less than 200,000, Korean cars in China has slipped to the second echelon, this is the current situation facing Korean cars.
The "Korean car" in the hearts of netizens
Why don't Chinese riders like Korean cars? There are many reasons for this, and I will list a few of the more unanimous opinions. First of all, Korean cars like to play with double standards, compared to the overseas version of the Korean car, the Chinese version of the Korean car is seriously reduced; secondly, the weight of the Korean car is light, the driving texture of the vehicle is slightly frivolous, which also makes Chinese car owners agree that "Korean cars are not safe"; in addition, as a Chinese with home and country feelings, everyone is more inclined to buy independent brand cars. For these reasons, what I most recognize is the last one, because of the "feelings of home and country" instead of buying Korean cars, directly buying domestic cars with higher cost performance, but those netizens who say that Korean cars have serious reduction, poor safety, and low stability are somewhat suspected of "black powder"!
"Korean car" in the eyes of car owners
Take the Hyundai Yuedong I drive, this car was purchased in 2012, and has now been open for more than 9 years, for the 100,000-level family car of Yuedong, it is a generation of walking tools, follow me to the south and north, take a closer look, the driving mileage has exceeded 250,000 kilometers, an average of nearly 30,000 kilometers a year. Although it has run so many miles, it has never dropped the chain, the engine has no signs of oil leakage, the noise of the engine is still at the level when I just bought the car, the 5MT transmission is also original, probably my driving habits are better, even the clutch friction plate has not been replaced.
What I usually do is to replace the engine oil, the machine filter, replace the air conditioning filter and the intake filter, replace the brake oil every 40,000 kilometers or so, replace four tires every 60,000 or 70,000 kilometers, and also replace the engine coolant, replace the lubricating oil of the transmission at about 100,000 kilometers, and also replace the engine spark plug. According to the driving experience left by Yuedong, its durability and stability are very reliable, maybe it can not be satisfied with all netizens, but at least it has been recognized by the owner himself.
For the power of the Vehicle, I am not very concerned, because I usually drive is not very grumpy, there is no desire to overtake and accelerate frequently, normal driving can be, but the fuel consumption of modern cars is indeed amazing, 1.6L + 5MT of Hyundai Joy, its fuel consumption level is about 6.5 ~ 7.0L / 100km or so, for vehicles before 9 years, Hyundai Joy is indeed very good in fuel consumption, at least to help the owner save a lot of fuel costs.
Korean cars are "strength faction"
Why does Hyundai Yuedong have such an excellent performance? In fact, if you think about it, this is closely related to the modern car itself. Hyundai Motor is one of the world's five major car series, it has a high degree of recognition around the world, in terms of automotive technology, Hyundai Motor is definitely "lever drop"! Hyundai has its own engine, transmission, vehicle chassis architecture, and Hyundai has also developed the latest automotive platform, i-GMP, which is enough to make Hyundai proud of the automotive market. Those netizens who say that the quality of modern cars is poor, I don't know if they have done relevant research?
Many people say that Hyundai Motor is engaged in double standards, and the difference between the overseas version of Hyundai and the domestic version of Hyundai is significant, perhaps in the past few years, this statement has some truth, but with the increasing attention of Korean cars to the Chinese automobile market, the quality level of the vehicles it has developed in China has also been significantly improved. In recent years, the sales of Korean cars in China are not very good, if Korean cars continue to adhere to the strategy of reducing allocation, it will undoubtedly force Korean cars to withdraw from the Chinese auto market, we ordinary people can think of problems, Hyundai Motor should also be able to predict.
I don't know what you think of the quality of Korean cars? Is it worth buying? Welcome to leave a comment!