Patrick Halliday

Nov 9, 2023 | thedriven.io | Patrick Halliday

“A pretty brutal space” is how Mercedes Benz CFO Harald Wilhelm describes the state of the world’s electric vehicle market. There is little doubt a reshuffling is on as consumers respond to cost pressures when making showroom or online purchasing decisions. Cheaper EV’s are coming to the rescue for millions of buyers wishing to avoid the rising costs at the fuel bowser. In EV hesitant Japan, tiny kei cars are carving out a niche as they account for about 1 in 50 cars sold.

Oct 31, 2023 | thedriven.io | Patrick Halliday

BYD, the Shenzhen based auto and battery maker is looming in Tesla’s rear vision mirror as recent results cement its position for contender of number 1 seller of new energy vehicles globally. China, the world’s biggest and most competitive car market helped deliver an 82.2% increase in third quarter profit to 10.41 billion yuan or USD $1.42 billion on revenue of 162.15 billion yuan for the Chinese car maker.

Oct 31, 2023 | evdriven.com | Patrick Halliday |Philip V. Grice |Peter Campbell |Chris Drongers

BYD is reaping the rewards from over a decade of work to get here. Ford and GM will have to pay to catch up for a good few years. see moreIt may be hard to believe but once Britain was the worlds leader in car manufacturing. Today they build foreign cars for domestic consumption. By the end of the decade Ford and GM will be in a similar position. Heck, Stellantis is already selling new Jeeps in the US based upon FIAT platforms. MY, how the mighty have fallen.