24/04/2012 14:53 | By Steve Walker, content editor, MSN Cars
The best cars at Beijing Motor Show 2012

Skoda Rapid



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Skoda has revealed the Rapid, a very important compact car which will slot into its range between the Fabia and the Octavia. It should go on sale before the end of the year and help build on the recent success of the Yeti and Superb models.

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25/04/2012 04:56
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It is foolish to display these models in a country that is known to copy everything. It is equally stupid to locate international car manufacturers in a country that steals copyrights and steals technology.

Sure at the moment its a big consumer market in China, lots of China men driving around in cars which they cant safely drive crashing into each other, driving over children etc.

Relocate the car industry into an honest none communist controlled country quickly.

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We have slipped back into recession, but quite clearly it has no effect on the lavish life styles of the rich. There are obscene car prices attached to some of these cars at a time when many across the world cannot earn a wage because of the austerity cuts.
25/04/2012 20:28
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I like the Chery @Ant. It is a clever idea but what happens if the front one crashes? The other 9 will crash too instead of stopping... They will probably have an emergency detach button
25/04/2012 22:17
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I agree with LJFISHERSON and all those who find it hard to believe just do an internet search on the company origins and what they did before car production the truth is often hard to swallow but the truth is still the truth 
25/04/2012 22:16
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I agree with LJFISHERSON and all those who find it hard to believe just do an internet search on the company origins and what they did before car production the truth is often hard to swallow but the truth is still the truth
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I have never seen so much rubbish in my life, the world can afford to produce more cars, the money could be better spent on finding a cheaper source of fuel, where do these companies, think the people are going to get the money from to buy these new cars, let alone run the dam things. 
26/04/2012 04:49
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LJ Fisherson, many british companies were also started/prospered due to war efforts and  agreat deal of the technologies used in modern manufacture have their roots in the ever urgent thrust for tooling up for war. The people running the companies you mention and the companies themselves have absolutely no relation to the period of history you appear to want to remember with such vigor.

 

As an extension of what you are stating should we ban the use of MIG welding in all metal manufacture (developed to produce cheaper lighter bomb cases), maybe ground all jet aircraft, pull all of the satelites from the sky as they were launched from rockets (and before you say that was NASA, the americans offered a nice home to rocket scientists post WW2)

 

So on that tone maybe a trade embargo on America??

 

Now WW2 was a long time ago, the Holocost, the events surrounding it and the needless loss of life should always be remembered but perhaps not in the way that seem to wish to.

 

As a side note i notice that you dont mention Rolls Royce or Daimler or any of the other british manufacturers of Military hardware over the years that also sell cars?

 

As for the "Nazzi" 's use of POW's as labour (which according to the Geneva convention is perfectly legal so long as it doesnt count as part of the war effort), i would do some more research on the rosey picture you have of the UK. We noble Brits have commited more then our share of war crimes over the years. We just tend not to mention them while shouting about other peoples...

 

 

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A very pleasing assortment with the exception of the "Eterniti Artemis"

 

As pseudo a name as you can get with looks that will get old VERY quickly (indeed I dislike it even more re-looking it up to check its name (?) spelling.

As to the rest, is it just my imagination, or has overall STYLING design leaped up a bit recently ?.

 

Peace.

27/04/2012 13:44
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@ Holleran --So , the answer is NO- Those 3 were the only companies who did contravene the Geneva War Convention.- NO OTHERS DIS AS YOU FALSELY ASSUME!

YOU ARe MISSING THE POINT!

THEY FORCED WORKERS! THEY TOOK POW'S AND PEOPLE FROM CONCENTRATION CAMPS!

YOU didn't read the LINK supplied -DID YOU!

IT DETAILS- Karl Sommer the SS Officer administrating this-stating THEY approached the NAZZIS through APPLYING! THESE COMPANIES VISITED THE CAMPS TO CHOOSE THE WORKFORCE THEY WANTED! Go and read the detail! THEY DID HAVE A CHOICE -you ****!

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SmileSmileHotThumbs upho is so sweet very sweaty when you see a car like this is better than a wonderfull g.... or .....w

 

27/04/2012 02:17
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Telemech- Did any British Companies contravene the Geneva War Convention by using Prisoners of War or Concentration Camp detainees?

That is the only relevant point. The rest of your projection is nonsensical drivel.

 

27/04/2012 09:20
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Influencer development- the difference is that those companies are now only related by name now all those workers and directors will now be retired/dead. Example Jaguar helped our war effort but they were called eagle then and have moved and changed name since etc. To me it's unfair but then look how America blamed Britain for that bp oil spill when that drill was run, built and maintained by American companies and the American arm of bp. Just because bp was founded in the UK doesn't mean it's still only british. Just because BMW and VW made things for the ****s doesn't mean they are still ****s they wouldn't have had a choice in the matter such was the way of the **** rule.

30/05/2012 10:23
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the @Ant is a brilliant future for travels lol
25/04/2012 21:31
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Isn't it wonderful to see Mercedes, BMW and Volkswagens displayed here.

 

All companies built on the foundations of Holocaust.

All supporting the Nazzi War Machine by forcing Prisoners of War to work in their factories. Forcing Concentration Camp prisoners to work their before going to the Gas Chambers.Building Luftwaffe to drop bombs on Allied Resistance.

 

see the proof at

theawfultruth

dot com/salbmw

27/04/2012 16:20
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Holleran and Telemech think its ok to urinate on the tombstones of British Servicemen!

They think its acceptable to vomit on their poppies! 

DISGRACEFUL!  YOU BUY THESE CARS- YOU SUPPORT THE NAZZIS! YOU THINK ITS OK FOR MURDERING 6 MILLION JEWS! 

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