My opinion is China car dont do enough homework on our market needs.

If i look purely at Geely/Proton , seems that they still refuse to acknowledge that many of us dont like 3 cylinder engines. Yet , their 1.5T engines still use the old 3 potter while PRC market has moved onto 4 cylinder 1.5T.
Then the issue of suspension , its too soft for most of us. Ppl here drive very aggresively , the suspension has to be firmer and chassis should not roll around . In my opinion , Mazda got this right , many ppl here prefer the European suspension feel.

If PRC is sincere to capture market share here , they should address our needs correctly. I hvnt talk abt spare parts availability yet.