Katy Perry to sing at 2014 Infiniti China Brand Festival in Beijing

Sweet Tooth · Dec 10, 2013

Katy Perry will sing for the first time ever in China at the 2014 Infiniti China Brand Festival in Beijing. The event will take place on January 11 at the Beijing indoor Olympic Stadium. During the event Infiniti will promote its latest technology as well as upcoming vehicle that have been developed for the local market.

Starting in 2014, local production of the QX50 and the Q50 will take place in China. These models have been re-engineered for local market conditions.

Hope Katy Perry doesn't have to breathe while in China, because I hear that is near impossible.

justspace · Dec 10, 2013

interesting hehe.

last time I went to China I was blown away how bad the pollution smog was.

lucionic · Dec 10, 2013

China is crazy, pollution being that bad is definitely not a good thing, hopefully they're doing things to deal with that. I can see a lot of people getting a ton of health issues cause of this.

justspace · Dec 11, 2013

crazy

RHA · Dec 11, 2013

I bet accidents happen more often because of that, visibility seems to be no more than 40-50 feet.

Hawkman · Dec 11, 2013

Visibility is affected by the smog because of it acting like a fog, but then there is also the fact that it stings your eyes (and any other open orifice.)

This PR stunt seems like an attempt to get the Chinese to forget that Infiniti is Japanese. They are hoping the Chinese like Katy Perry so much that they forget they hate Japan.

Is the smog always like that or just most of the time?

justspace · Dec 12, 2013

RHA said:
I bet accidents happen more often because of that, visibility seems to be no more than 40-50 feet.

too bad you can't go fast because of all the congestion. so the best you'll get is like 10mph hehe

RHA · Dec 12, 2013

justspace said:
too bad you can't go fast because of all the congestion. so the best you'll get is like 10mph hehe

yeah which sucks.

i wouldn't be surprised if people have moved away from their to get away from it all. it's basically a slow death .

Hawkman · Dec 12, 2013

RHA said:
yeah which sucks.

i wouldn't be surprised if people have moved away from their to get away from it all. it's basically a slow death .

I don't think people are moving away from Chinese cities. People in the rural parts of China are so poor they want to move to the cities. And if people try to get out of the country that is hard because of money and getting the permission to leave the country as well.

I just wonder how China is going to combat this problem because it really isn't something they can just ignore anymore. Maybe the government there will start really pushing hybrid and electric cars.

codine · Dec 13, 2013

I heard the smog has unexpected benefits

its unified the chinese people in their complaints
equalized the rich and poor
enlightened them to the cost of growth
allowed chinese people to make smog related jokes
and educated them on meteorology...

AHA I don;t actually believe that but chinese broadcasters would like us to

Chinese State-Run Media Embarrasses Itself By Proclaiming "Unexpected Benefits Of Smog" | Zero Hedge

justspace · Dec 13, 2013

thats terrible lol

btw. why is katy perry singing at an auto show..

RHA · Dec 13, 2013

Hawkman said:
I don't think people are moving away from Chinese cities. People in the rural parts of China are so poor they want to move to the cities. And if people try to get out of the country that is hard because of money and getting the permission to leave the country as well.

I just wonder how China is going to combat this problem because it really isn't something they can just ignore anymore. Maybe the government there will start really pushing hybrid and electric cars.

Tough to say what needs to be done but maybe a curfew needs to be in place, so people can still go about their commutes to some point but be limited as well.

Sweet Tooth · Dec 13, 2013

When they say that the Q50 and QX50 have been re-engineered for the Chinese market, does that mean that they've extended the wheel base of these models? Isn't that what the Chinese are always looking for?

The #BenefitsOfSmog would be a great twitter hashtag.

RHA · Dec 15, 2013

Sweet Tooth said:
When they say that the Q50 and QX50 have been re-engineered for the Chinese market, does that mean that they've extended the wheel base of these models? Isn't that what the Chinese are always looking for?

The #BenefitsOfSmog would be a great twitter hashtag.

likely they have been extended, if the Q50 was which it did, then theres a chance the QX50 got extended, but it's already at a good size, not sure how much more they need,

justspace · Dec 16, 2013

Sweet Tooth said:
When they say that the Q50 and QX50 have been re-engineered for the Chinese market, does that mean that they've extended the wheel base of these models? Isn't that what the Chinese are always looking for?

The #BenefitsOfSmog would be a great twitter hashtag.

don't think there are any real benefits of smog.

they are just joking

I think the Q50 is extended

not sure if the QX50 is extended.

Sweet Tooth · Dec 16, 2013

If its not the wheelbase that is being "re-engineered" with the QX50, then what would they have changed about the QX50? Maybe they just made it more lax on exhaust regulations to save money.

codine · Dec 16, 2013

China usually gets worse engines than us as well. There is less attention paid to performance for the average consumer than there is here.

China is Capitalism on steroids, which is funny because their commies. Have your cake and eat it too?

justspace · Dec 17, 2013

Could be smaller engine and slightly extended for more rear leg room

Katy Perry to sing at 2014 Infiniti China Brand Festival in Beijing

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