http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/17/beijing-08-preview-roewe-550-unveiled-and-its-impressive/ Autoblog Comments for Beijing '08 Preview: Roewe 550 unveiled, and it's impressive http://www.autoblog.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.autoblog.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/17/beijing-08-preview-roewe-550-unveiled-and-its-impressive/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/17/beijing-08-preview-roewe-550-unveiled-and-its-impressive/
It's a Rover project, british in every sense, with a Roewe badge and chinese construction. ;)]]>Apr 17th 2008 2:07PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/17/beijing-08-preview-roewe-550-unveiled-and-its-impressive/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/17/beijing-08-preview-roewe-550-unveiled-and-its-impressive/Apr 17th 2008 2:41PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/17/beijing-08-preview-roewe-550-unveiled-and-its-impressive/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/17/beijing-08-preview-roewe-550-unveiled-and-its-impressive/]]>Apr 19th 2008 2:26AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/17/beijing-08-preview-roewe-550-unveiled-and-its-impressive/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/17/beijing-08-preview-roewe-550-unveiled-and-its-impressive/
It's well known the project was developed by Ricardo from head to toe (SAIC even bought the company for that purpose), and it's well known that this project is the one Rover planned to substitute the 45 with.

I'm OK if you don't want to credit Ricardo (where legimitamy due) for the Roewe 550, but these are the facts: not hunches or anti-euro obcessions... :s

Here's the state of Rover's RDX60 Saloon project in 2003/2004:
http://www.austin-rover.co.uk/images/rd60_22.jpg
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Mind you, I also think the Sebring is one of the ugliest cars on the road today...

I'm sure quality will be an issue, but automakers discount Chinese offerings at their own peril, especially in the next decade.]]>Apr 17th 2008 2:32PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/17/beijing-08-preview-roewe-550-unveiled-and-its-impressive/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/17/beijing-08-preview-roewe-550-unveiled-and-its-impressive/]]>Apr 17th 2008 2:30PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/17/beijing-08-preview-roewe-550-unveiled-and-its-impressive/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/17/beijing-08-preview-roewe-550-unveiled-and-its-impressive/Apr 17th 2008 2:47PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/17/beijing-08-preview-roewe-550-unveiled-and-its-impressive/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/17/beijing-08-preview-roewe-550-unveiled-and-its-impressive/Apr 17th 2008 2:31PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/17/beijing-08-preview-roewe-550-unveiled-and-its-impressive/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/17/beijing-08-preview-roewe-550-unveiled-and-its-impressive/Apr 17th 2008 3:04PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/17/beijing-08-preview-roewe-550-unveiled-and-its-impressive/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/17/beijing-08-preview-roewe-550-unveiled-and-its-impressive/Apr 17th 2008 2:34PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/17/beijing-08-preview-roewe-550-unveiled-and-its-impressive/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/17/beijing-08-preview-roewe-550-unveiled-and-its-impressive/
BTW, I've sat in a ROEWE. Better materials and build quality than the Newish 2008 Explorer Limited I had from Hertz last weekend.]]>Apr 17th 2008 5:53PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/17/beijing-08-preview-roewe-550-unveiled-and-its-impressive/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/17/beijing-08-preview-roewe-550-unveiled-and-its-impressive/This will be the first good Chinese car:
- European Design and engineering
- Asian work mentality
- Built from the people who own Ssangyong
- price levels to compete with Hyundai/Kia and Dacia.


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