Yes, after I publish this, we’re going to get people jumping into the comments and complaining about us praising or promoting Chinese automakers and the Chinese government. But this is just about reality. The world is changing, fast, and in the auto world, things look set for some massive transitions. … [continued]
The EU recently made moves to properly check the safety of US pick-up trucks. Now the car industry is calling ‘daddy’ Trump for help. When a three tonne Ram pick-up collides with a VW Polo, the American truck always comes out on top. Europe’s auto lobby is working hard to … [continued]
This is the second of three articles seeking to contextualise the failure of the West to grasp or even understand or manifest technological change over the past 15 years. The touchstone used here, and in our previous article, is “New Energy Vehicles” (plugin vehicles). The first article focussed primarily on … [continued]
But weakening carmakers’ next target in 2030 is likely to delay EVs reaching price parity with combustion vehicles. The average price of an electric car in the EU has fallen for the first time since 2020, driven by the release of more affordable models to comply with the bloc’s car … [continued]
By David Waterworth and Paul Wildman Yes, past tense. The West has already lost the dominance of the global auto industry. Why? And will the USA become the new Cuba? Recently, my writing colleague, Dr Paul Wildman, contacted me and suggested we explore these topics. What is the West’s capability … [continued]
China is the Queen of EVs. That much we know for certain. The advantage that Chinese automakers have — rightfully — gained over their competitors will not be an easy one to overcome. And yet, to take the fall of the centennial automobile industries of North America, Europe, and non-Chinese … [continued]
BYD Quezon Avenue is the second dealership in the Philippines. 12 more dealers are planned for this year. (Photo by Gregory E. Bautista.)
There are a couple of claims about China and its car industry that are quite common and aim to discredit what Chinese automakers have been achieving in the EV world. Overall, the idea is that EV producers get too much government support. However, there are a couple of things to … [continued]
The unavoidable demise of the western car industry in China is not on the forefront of managers’ minds, and neither on those of journalistic or financial followers of the industry. And that is strange. For many conglomerates in the industry, China is their biggest and most profitable market. Losing it … [continued]
Last week, I reported on BYD’s climb up the ranks of the top selling automakers or auto groups in the world. That is a bit of a tricky business because of the non-100% partnerships between different companies to create “groups” and “alliances” and joint ventures. However, one clear ranking that … [continued]
Faced with the prospect of new US tariffs, Canada will be find keeping its EV manufacturing momentum going a challenge.
