Hot off the Press and just off the plane, Dave Humphries gives us all the news from Auto Shanghai 2023 - China storming into Europe and beyond with many new brands and models - A super insight into the not-to-distant future - Thanks as always, Dave! China How big and diverse Battery Technology Different brands Eyes on Europe Car shows wind down Big car market BMW, Porsche, Mercedes Bad, NIO, Conglomerate Market hungry for new products Snobbery Rapidly changed Chinese car brands iterate so quickly Not scared to make mistakes Size of the car market VW was the biggest seller in China VW has just been eclipsed by BYD Compare Ireland to China Every VW sold in Ireland in 12 months - In China, they sold in 40 hours Multiple brands More than 1 billion people Shanghai alone has 24 million Beijing has 20 million people Baoding (10 Million People) Great Wall Motors Hydrogen R&D centre 1.2 million square metres Built in 14 months from a green field site Moves very fast Reaching saturation Expansion into Europe Expertise with battery technology Desire to grow Eat a lot of people's lunches BYD launched (Build your dreams) MDL round since the 1950s Couple hundred cars on the ground Seal, Dolphin, and Seagull Funky cat Produce Name is irrelevant Brand relevance Skoda Twitter Surprised Not perfect Atto 3 Continental tyres NIO Battery swap Hongqi Wey Habal Tank Jeep Wrangler General Motors VW Group Stellantis Geely Cupra Lucid Electrification Plethora of cars MG MG4 MG Cyberster Watch this space Contact us: Our website: ⁠https://dcev.ie/⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/dcelecdrive⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dcev_irl/⁠ Tiktok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@dcev_irl⁠ Youtube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCup5UUCn7qkNyQvBri9fOwg⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/dc-ev/