How China’s tech-forward EVs are dominating the industry
Chinese car enthusiasts thronging to Beijing’s glitzy auto show – the country’s largest – had hundreds of sleek high-tech electric vehicles to explore last week from both foreign and domestic brands.
But as the crowds flocked to see the latest models, from the bestselling BYD Seagull to the sporty and digitally connected Xiaomi SU7, enthusiasm over China’s homegrown EVs was unmistakable.
“Smart cars produced in China are relatively advanced now,” says Ying Cheng, a Beijing company worker shopping for a family car. “I’m interested in cars with more AI.”
Mr. Ying isn’t considering any foreign brands, he says, because “their driving technology systems are relatively backward.”
China has rapidly emerged as the world’s biggest EV market, accounting
