In a word, Tesla is not questioned for safety, or reliability because: 1) it’s so expensive that most of us can’t afford; 2) it’s so expensive that one have to assume those who buy/bought it/them must know a thing or two we don’t; 3) it’s so expensive that I don’t care if those who buy/bought it/them are idiots; 3) it’s made by American in America –> Confidence! 4)BYD is an unknown manufacturer on the far side of the globe in a country called China from where a lot of your neighbourhood Walmart stocks means –> C.R.A.P.!

Don’t think me wrong, I also have serious doubt on BYD’s ability to bring the EV to American soil in large quantities in the next 12 months.

I bought BYD stock: BYDDY at 20, it’s above 85 in 6 months. If this company turns into the Toyota of China, I can retire.

Furthermore, it is pointed out in the report that “most of the recalls of toys manufactured in China during 2007 were not due to manufacturing problems originating in China, but rather design problems originating outside of China”…

Thanks for correcting my assumption about consumers’ ability to make judgements. In this context, I agree that it is an enthical problem to take advantage of the weakness and laziness of consumers. My point is, why labeling this problem with “China” since the decision of doing that is not made by Chinese manufacturers? I strongly doubt that with the influences from big companies and the government, the US media tends to redirect ppl’s anger and insatisfaction to China, which seems to be a very good target.

I can understand the doubt of Chinese cars’ quality since China has focused more on low-end products until now. It is fair to ask “can they make high quality products even if we pay high price”, since ppl haven’t seen too much Chinese high-end products yet. But I really don’t see why China’s past dominance in manufacturing “Walmart products” should count as a negative factor in predicting Chinese cars’ quality. If Chinese manufacturers produce $1 socks at higher qualities than other countries’ $1 socks, is it more or less likely that they will produce $20,000 cars in higher quality? You can say it’s a question mark, but it never should be a minus…

Again, those are just explanations and they are not necessarily my opinions at all! Hope this helps understand. Good luck building good hybrid cars. Many Americans also hope that people of all countries will enjoy a decent future. Supposedly, globalization means everyone benefits from better products, or at least that’s what our politicians and businessmen have assured us.

I did a quick search and found this:
http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=57594

I understand that many products in the U.S. come from China, so that would signify more recalls in general, but it does seem a bit high overall. If this information is incorrect, please feel free to respond. Maybe 2007 was the worst of it and things have changed, but until the track record gets better, consumers may be looking at more “Made in” labels.

Oh, and many consumers are idiots. Especially, ones at Walmart. Have you seen this yet? http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/

I understand that many shoppers just can’t afford the “better” things, especially nowadays. Some just don’t do the research. And some just don’t care, they just look at the price.

Why do you think so many Americans are overweight? When you look at a loaf of bread for 99 cents that’s bad for you and another that’s $3.99, but good for you, it’s harder to make that more expensive purchase. I also know that American corporations like Walmart don’t care about their consumer. They care about money and profit, so it’s not just one country’s problem.

The main thing is an ethical problem. No, I don’t want $100 pair of socks made from the gods. But I also don’t want socks for a penny that turn my toes green. Both are extreme examples. However, there has to be a line drawn on quality to cost and that can’t be strictly on the consumer because we don’t know exactly how things are made until it’s too late. Corporations shouldn’t allow it. We put too much trust in products, but hopefully that’s changing.