Poll: Chinese cars popular in Germany

FRANKFURT — Nearly two-thirds of respondents in a survey have said that they would consider buying a Chinese car, local German media reported.

Up to 59 percent of the people surveyed by the German Automobile Club in Germany indicated that buying a Chinese car is an option for them, according to a report by the German public broadcast ARD program Tagesschau.

There is an even stronger willingness to buy Chinese cars among young people. Among people aged 30 to 39, 74 percent showed an interest in Chinese cars, and among those aged 18 to 29, the proportion stands at 72 percent.

Affordability plays a main role in those willing to consider buying a Chinese car, according to the survey.

Cars under Chinese brands showed a high level of safety in the NCAP crash test, the official new car assessment program in Europe, said a report released from ADAC in April.

Based on the tests of 13 different models from China and Europe over the past three years, ADAC concluded in April that "Chinese automakers have improved considerably, and can now keep up with established brands."