[ti:Chinese Company to Sell Cars in US in 2019] [by:www.51voa.com] [00:00.00]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM [00:01.40]A Chinese automobile maker wants to begin selling cars [00:07.12]in the United States by the end of 2019. [00:11.52]GAC Motor on Monday presented two car models [00:17.20]at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. [00:22.96]The new models included an electric SUV called the Enverge and a sedan. [00:31.92]The new car models will go on sale in China later this year. [00:37.92]GAC says it is negotiating with its partner Fiat Chrysler [00:43.72]about how to sell the vehicles in the U.S. [00:47.64]The company says it already has two research centers [00:52.50]and a design center in the U.S. [00:55.60]Davis Cole is an industry expert and chairman of the AutoHarvest Foundation in Detroit. [01:03.24]The non-profit serves to connect industry inventors with each other and investors. [01:11.12]Cole told VOA that Americans appear ready to buy Chinese-made cars. [01:18.08]He said the automobile company General Motors [01:22.12]already sells one, the Buick Envision, in the United States. [01:28.36]He said the quality of Chinese-made cars earlier was, [01:33.20]in his words, "not up to what most people would expect here." [01:38.40]However, he said there are clear signs of improvement. [01:43.40]The new models show, he said, "much better quality [01:47.96]and my guess is that as we look to the future, [01:51.64]quality differences will probably disappear." [01:56.16]Cole said U.S makers who want to stay on top of the market [02:01.56]now must consider former competitors more as partners. [02:07.28]He noted Buick as an example. [02:10.44]He said it sells about three times as many vehicles in China as in America. [02:18.52]In the U.S., GAC markets its cars under the name "Trumpchi." [02:24.11]Cole said the name was interesting, in his words, [02:28.07]"particularly with the criticism the president had of China and their vehicles... [02:33.84]that just adds to the drama." [02:37.32]However, Trumpchi vehicles are already popular in China. [02:42.64]In 2017, GAC sold 500,000 vehicles, [02:48.60]which is 37 percent higher than the year before. [02:53.60]The company has said the name has no connection to U.S. President Donald Trump. [02:59.24]It has been used by GAC since 2010. [03:04.64]I'm Phil Dierking. [03:07.48]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM