Automotive Industry

Nissan isn't at death's door... but it's close.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/42913691

Ford CEO Jim Farley said Chinese cars have "far superior" technology, lower costs and great quality.

Stellantis and Renault are lobbying for a new, less-regulated category of small cars with fewer safety features

Lobbyists argue there is no need for safety requirements like those for high-speed collisions when it comes to small cars designed for city drivers.

Matthew Avery, director of strategic development at Euro NCAP, which tests new cars for safety, said the idea that small city cars would not be involved in highway accidents is nonsense. The Chinese are bringing cars to Europe that consistently get five-star ratings from Euro NCAP

A change in regulations to cut some safety requirements could leave smaller European cars with two- or three-star ratings, Avery said.

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Chinese brands doubled their share of the European car market in April from a year earlier, according to registration data compiled by JATO Dynamics

About one in five electric vehicles sold in Europe during the first quarter was made in China, according to separate figures from Schmidt Automotive Research.

Only one-third of the cars that the Chinese carmakers sold in Europe during the first quarter were electric, according to Schmidt Automotive. The rest were hybrids or conventional gasoline-powered cars that are exempt from tariffs. “That’s one of the ironies” of the tariffs, said Matthias Schmidt, the owner of Schmidt Automotive.