Ars Technica

Chinese customers hate “new car smell,” so Ford files a patent to bake it out

I would huff new car smell if I could. TBH I havent ever had the money to buy a new car. Are there other countries besides China where this has been an issue? I don't recall hearing of it before. I ...
LAist

Chinese Buyers Don't Like That New Car Smell

Last year, some 28 million cars were sold in China, making it the world's largest automobile marketplace. But the top reason Chinese car buyers point to for rejecting a potential new car - how it ...
Ars Technica

Chinese customers hate “new car smell,” so Ford files a patent to bake it out

Ford didn’t file a patent, they filed a patent application. A patent application may never mature into a patent and the scope of protection granted by any patent that does issue may depart ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

Chinese Buyers Don't Like That New Car Smell

Unlike many Americans, Chinese consumers are not fans of "new car smell." Ford has hired 18 smell testers for their Chinese research lab to sniff... Chinese Buyers Don't Like That New Car Smell DON ...