Plans by Chinese automakers to enter the United States have largely fizzled.
Chery Automobile, through a deal to assemble cars for Chrysler, stands a chance of entering the United States by 2011.
And Brilliance Jinbei Automotive, a small Chinese automaker, says it plans to sell cars in the United States in 2009.
But other Chinese import plans are in disarray.
Enthusiasm for Chinese vehicles was created mainly by hype from American promoters and wishful thinking from small Chinese automakers who were unaware of the difficulties of selling cars in the United States.