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.

Firm suspension is not equals to hard suspension.
Firm suspension is done using longer suspension travel but stiffer absorbers.
Hard suspension is done using short and stiff springs .
Very different feel.