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© 2023 AFPChinese carmakers confront European industry at Munich show
By Léa PERNELLE and Yann SCHREIBER FRANKFURT/PARIS©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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sakurasuki
Japan carmakers even not worth mention anymore in Munich show, just to slow to adapt.
https://www.economist.com/asia/2023/04/16/how-japan-is-losing-the-global-electric-vehicle-race
Joe Blow
No thanks.
1glenn
How ironic. In China, which has more EVs than the rest of the world combined, they power their them mostly with electricity made by burning coal. They might just as well have stuck with gasoline powered cars, for all the good it does.
kurisupisu
The article is written as if there is a war going on ..
piskian
It's all about reliability and brand marketing.
I remember as a kid laughing at people driving Datsuns, because they were rusty nonsense.
Ten years later.....
Fighto!
That's true - people did use to point and laugh at Datsuns.
The difference, however, was that Japan was on the up in the 70s and kept innovating in the auto industry. By 1989 Japan had built what was termed the "World's best vehicle" - the Lexus LS400.
China, however, is already on the decline, so it's hard to see vast improvements being made to these Chinese-built vehicles. They are most likely at their peak.
rocketpig
EVs currently cost about 3 iPhone 14s. If the costs drop further, soon they will become disposable cars or upgradeable every year. Thats where the car industry is headed.
kaimycahl
Made in China it might look good but does it work. Will it last lol about as long as no one touches it. A model!!
diagonalslip
can't help but wonder at the "carbon footprint" of this massive Munich event (one of many similar events in the course of a year I suppose) aimed at, ummm.... cutting carbon.... looks a lot like smoke and mirrors.