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Chinese cars continue their conquest of Australia

ANALYSIS: NZ’s Giltrap Group is set to market cars from Chinese car giant Geely, but in Australia, Chinese vehicles are already on their way to ruling the roads.

WATCH: NBR senior journalist Lachlan Colquhoun speaks with Simon Shepherd.

Underarm has always had a thing about old cars.

Maybe it was growing up in Adelaide in the 1970s, which back then was the Australian ‘Motor City’ equivalent of Detroit.

School excursions were invariably to the Chrysler factory to see the new Valiants and Chargers roll off the production line,

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Lachlan Colquhoun Wed, 10 Sep 2025
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