Brilliance to Display Cars at Detroit Show in January
Chinese automaker Brilliance has officially announced that it will show cars at next year's North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The company says that it would like to start selling cars in the United States sometime in 2009, however, their cars have not yet passed the U.S. government's tests for emissions and safety regulations. Reportedly, company vice president He Guohua said that Brilliance has hired the engineering help of Porsche AG to work on crash test safety, and FEV Inc., a Stateside engine technology company, to reduce emissions.
According to Automotive News, a spokesperson from Brilliance says that the automaker will be showing four models at next year's Detroit show: the FRV hatchback, BC3 coupe (pictured above), BS4 compact car, and BS6 mid-sized sedan.
We like the idea of more Chinese automakers showing their products Stateside, and only time will tell if Brilliance's hopes to sell cars in the U.S. will play out. We'll be sure to give you the full scoop on Brilliance's auto show display this January.
+ Automotive News: China’s Brilliance to show cars at Detroit show
Comments
mo
brilliance is in town.... that is brilliantly brilliant :)
rbk4ut
Looks like a bad knock-off of a Mercedes coupe, with a little Chevy Cobalt mixed in for good measure.
yan
Brilliance got a lot experience from their joint venture company with BMW. This company is growing very fast.
SaturnBob
Brilliant!
imoore
Working with Porsche and FEV should help Brilliance correct their safety and emissions problems. Now all need is to address their horsepower problems. If they play their cards right, they do stand a good chance of succeeding here in the States.
Does anyone know what happened to David Shelburg? He had big plans to bring Brilliance and several other brands to this country, but since Geely pulled out and Brilliance signed a deal with two Texas investors, Shelburg seemed to have vanished from sight.
Anonymous
Shelburg will soon be in prison based on the number of lawsuits which are filed against him. He has been running a scam for many years and it appears he is now caught.
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