"Whenever I attend an international launch for a new Chinese car, I can't help overhearing what other English-speaking journalists are talking about. Some are still making jokes about the Chinese car industry, like it's still 2010, and Western automakers still dominate technology and sales. However, it's 2025, and China's largest carmaker, BYD, sells more plug-in cars than anyone else on Earth and boasts some of the fastest-charging and most advanced electric vehicles in the world."
"One of the first that blew me away was the Zeekr 7X, which I had the opportunity to drive at its European launch in Portugal. The 7X is about as good as midsize SUVs get these days, regardless of what powers them. It felt like a Volvo, but better. I couldn't help but notice that everything felt luxurious, well-engineered and smartly thought out."
English-speaking journalists still sometimes mock Chinese cars as if Western automakers continue to dominate, despite major changes by 2025. BYD became the world's top seller of plug-in cars and delivers some of the fastest-charging, most advanced electric vehicles. BYD employs over 100,000 engineers, giving it the largest automotive R&D workforce globally. European drivers can test-drive these cars to evaluate quality. The Zeekr 7X demonstrates competitive midsize-SUV refinement, feeling luxurious, well-engineered and thoughtfully designed, with features such as powered doors that outperformed BMW's implementations during comparisons.
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