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This Chinese byd car looks at the face of many Europeans of 100,000 euros

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Lombardy is all that one can expect from northern Italy. It is the most populous region in the country. The richest. A place where luxury, design and industry are mixed. Based in a single region the idyllic sunset in the lake as, where Swiss atmosphere is already breathed, the elegance of Armani, the great of Il duomo of Milan and the maximum representation of the latest technology with the monoplays of Formula 1 traveling at full speed the Monza circuit. It was not in Monza but in a circuit where Denza made us a first demonstration of what they have prepared for Europe. One of Byd’s luxury companies let us sit in his denza Z9GT, a kind of Shooting Brake Sports, exquisite dyes and a technological load that surprises. Unfortunately, we only stay in the Vairano circuit enclosure, between Milan and Pavia. At the moment, cars are not approved to circulate on European roads but will do it very soon. Despite this, it was a most interesting day. What is coming As We already told you a few days agoByd will bring to Europe one of its luxury brands. We could say that it is its premium brand, one step above byd (the generalist) and Yangwang (the most extreme luxury). But the truth is that, seen what was seen, he will denied more to what a Porsche can offer than an Audi, if we speak in terms of the Volkswagen group. The really complicated to denza, which was born as Fruit of a collaboration with Mercedesis to demonstrate that it can sit at the table of a Porsche which is a reference in the European car. His experience, his history and his product have elevated him to a very special position, conquering the wealthiest fans who could well buy a Ferrari but also to more modest pockets (within what fits) that aspire to take some Porsche to the mouth with the most modest versions of a Macan or a Cayenne. Everything indicates that he denies does not aspire, or from afar, to make a large volume of sales. It seems clear that it is about demonstrating to the skeptics where China is (and more specifically byd) in the car market. Technologies that surprise We are accustomed to luxury European manufacturers, those who choose to offer great performance, focus on the mechanical capacities of their propellers. The most powerful BMW and Mercedes, the Porsche of reference, all direct their speech to the latest innovations they have achieved with their combustion propuls. It seems to make sense seeing that electric cars seem to have been far from that luxury market in Europe Or, at least, they don’t have such a great attraction power. In China, however, it bets more on the most striking games. To show this article of Bloomberg in which the opinion of a wealthy driver who had been very disappointed because his Porsche Taycan “was only an electric Porsche” was collected. Hence it will jump to the local market. The public in China asks for other types of solutions. For example, the byd parking system. A chuchería that, honestly, I think it is useless for day to day but demonstrates how technically advanced the company. And this Z9GT denies is able to turn on its front axle rotating the butt (at the cost of burn tire) and park in line with, it is supposed to be greater. This same system called Enge Parking He uses it to move completely diagonally, a especially rare sensation when you go inside the car. The interesting thing is the real practical application that technology has here. The car has a tiper rear axle. That is, the rear wheels can be turned in the same direction as the front (to round the curve) or in the opposite direction, to reduce the radius of rotation and maneuver more easily. But, in addition, they do not have to turn to the right or left parallel. They may roll them use a convergent or divergent position. That is, they open or close on themselves and, therefore, the possibilities when parking multiply, allowing this option to rotate the car on the front axle or move diagonally. Without a doubt, the most interesting thing is to check how a car of almost 5.20 meters moves in very narrow spaces. In places where a compact of four and a half meters would need several maneuvers to get out of the quagmire. If it came out of it. This technology is combined with a body control exquisite. In our passes through the circuit we submit to the Chinese Berlina to different lands, with broken asphalt or with undulations. Especially in this last land, the car contained the body perfectly. Passing at good speed, we do not feel at any time that the situation would rise and that inertia and weights became the protagonists. That body control reached the extreme during one of the star tests of the day. A driver aboard a Z9GT denza was at the end of the track, accelerated with all his might and when he had overcome the 180 km/h, a deaf noise confirmed what had already advanced it with a small pink smoke: the tire had burst. What happened? Nothing. That is the most chilling. If a car bursts the tire at 180 km/h we can expect the body to move and the driver will lose control of the car shortly that the steering wheel touches to compensate for the puncture. None of this happened because the tire suspension system immediately compensates for the loss of support that the wheel exerts. With great detail As we say, we can say little about the car running. In fact, we don’t even have the technical specifications of the cars that will arrive because, in the absence of homologation, we get on cars with Chinese specifications. The z9gt denza is sold in electrical format but we We tried it in its plug -in hybrid version. It is a … Read more

The more and less reliable car brands of 2025, in a graphic dominated by Japan and with a surprise: Tesla

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Buying a car is A authentic headache. It is logical if we consider that, usually, after the house, the purchase of a car is the greatest expense we make. There are many variables to take into account (motorization, securitymore or less screens …) and something that should be seen are the lists of the most reliable cars. There are several, Like those of Consumer Reports Or JD Power, who help us make the decision. And, precisely, in this graph elaborated by Visual Capitalist We have the list of the most reliable brands of 2025 according to one of these databases. JD Power. First of all, let’s see the context of this company. Founded in 1968, it has been specialized in handling big Databases that collect consumer data in various industries. One of them is that of the car, where they analyze all those data to prepare reports with achievements such as the discovery of a defect in the design of the rotary engines of Mazda in 1973, something that forced the company to remedy. In the automobile segment, they publish several lists, being one of them that includes the general degree of satisfaction of the owners of the different brands. On this occasion, it focuses on the United States, but as is the case in the Consumer Reports lists, although the US market is slightly different from the European, many of the brands and models are common in both markets. PP100. To understand the list, you have to know that the number of problems per 100 vehicles is detailed (problems per 100 or PP100) after three years of property. For example, in the Last year listJD Power collected the response of more than 30,500 people from cars bought in 2021 and, after three years, detailed the problems belonging to nine categories: Abroad Inside Seating Driving experience Air conditioning/air conditioning Controls Infoentrate system Engine Driving aids The best. Going to the list, we have a recurring company in the first position: Lexus. In different consumer surveys, Toyota’s luxury brand has been crowned as the company that has the most degree of satisfaction among its customers. In this case, although it has more errors than in the list last year, it continues in first position. The American Buick is the second and, thirdly, Mazda advances to Toyota. Nothing surprising: Japan continues to lead in the high satisfaction positions, but others like General Motors manage to sneak because they have varied the most with respect to the previous period. The biggest changes. Precisely, there are several changes in the list marked by that improvement or worsening in front of the 2024 survey. Mazda is one of the one that improves the most with respect to the last year, reducing its PP100 by 24 points. Ford reduced it at 31 points and Tesla starred in the biggest change by reducing it by 43 points. There are also changes worse, such as that of the aforementioned Toyota, Alfa Romeo, Hyundai, Acura or Jeep, something that surprises less if we see recent movements of the company in American territory, with policies that are not liking and other determining factors for this list. Worse. The really interesting, beyond the brands whose reputation improves or worsens in recent months, is the fact that, globally, the average errors per 100 vehicles has reached, according to JD Power, its highest average since 2009. This is curious because it was the year immediately later to the financial crisis of 2008 and the manufacturers may cut in components, but cars analyzed in 2024 They are built during the Covid-19 pandemic, which points to a correlation between a crisis moment and an increase in vehicle failures. More technology, more problems. The more options a device has, the more possibilities there is something fail. It is something that surely you have heard: do not buy you a washing machine because it surely fails more than a washing machine and a separate dryer (insert the example you want with a microwave-shock or whatever). Well, in the case of cars, according to JD Power reports, half of the main problems of the entire industry are related to the great novelty of recent years: integration with smartphones and systems ANdroid Auto and Apple Carplay. In fact, in surveys, 56% of users claim that they have not noticed improvements even after updates and that, the more software related to the Infoentrate It has the car, there is more likely that something fails. Obviously, Millions of cars are sold a year And many have that integration, but also owners or solutions such as Android Automotive and the units that fail represent a small percentage. But, in an industry that becomes more and more in this and Use of screens (With brands that are already reculating), It is normal for more mistakes of this type to appear. Choosing a car now does not go only motor or design, but also of stability in the software, and it is convenient that we keep it in mind when choosing. Images | Visual Capitalist In Xataka | There is a clear winner with the 25% tariffs to the car: it is called byd and represents everything that China has to win

The detail that improves your car since you open the door

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Surely on some occasion you have opened the car door at night and you have stumbled upon something because you did not see it well, or even put your foot in a puddle. This is something you can easily avoid with some LED lights for vehicle openinga very economical gadget that you can get in Aliexpress and that it will be much more useful than you imagine at first. LED light for opening vehicles * Some price may have changed from the last review With this little gadget, open the door of your car will be much more practical Surely, on more than one occasion, when you get off the car you have encountered a treacherous curba Unexpected pond or simply with the darkness of the night playing against you. With this device, you will have light right at the time you need it most. Are LED lights For the opening of vehicles are that small detail that makes the difference. HE automatically activate when you open the door And they emit a clear and striking light – in the color you choose -, which not only allows you to see the environment better, but also alert other conductors or pedestrians of your presence. Without a doubt, a security plus for your journeys. Its compact size and Water resistance They make them ideal for any type of climate, since they perfectly support the rain. In addition, its installation is fast and simple: you do not need tools, just place them with the adhesive pull included. They will be perfectly integrated and discreet at the door of your car. And, as if that were not enough, they also give him a Modern and totally personalized touch To you vehicle. This gadget not only improves functionality, but also contributes style. It can be said, therefore, that it is one of those accessories that you did not know that you needed … until it tried it. Other gadget for your vehicle that may interest you MSXTTLY CARPLAY ANDROID AUTO SMT-AC01 Wireless Adapter * Some price may have changed from the last review MIRECASE MOBIL SUPPORT CAR (powerful suction cup) * Some price may have changed from the last review Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Evary In Xataka | Android Auto or Apple CarPlay Wireless: What you need to connect your mobile phone to your car without cables In Xataka | Best iPhone. Which to buy and recommended models based on budget, tastes and quality price

If the question is which car will not leave you lying on the road, the German experts are clear: the electric

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More and more drivers They bet on electric cars And, with it, the Reports about your reliability They become more precise and complete because they provide more real data on the wear of their pieces over time. He last analysis of the ADAC, The main automobile club in Germany has thrown surprising data on the frequency of roads on the road, comparing electric and combustion vehicles. We have a clear winner. Thrown on the road. He ADAC studymade from millions of road assists, reveals that electric cars have a lower breakdown rate than their fuel or diesel combustion counterparts. This data is essential for those looking for a reliable car and with less possibilities of stay on the road. The analysis is based on 3.6 million road assistance operations, of which only 43,678 went to electric cars, which represents only 1.2 % of the total. Although the percentage of electric cars in circulation is much lower than that of combustion cars, the fault ratio remains well below compared to the thermal models of the same antiquity. The data leave no doubt. Adac data has only taken into account cars of which, at least, 7,000 units have been enrolled in Germany in the last two years, which leaves a sample of 160 models of 20 brands other than two and nine years old. If vehicle data is compared four years old, the Road Assistance Service It served 8.5 electric cars damaged by every 1,000 existing cars, compared to 12.9 combustion cars per 1,000. For cars between two and four, the difference is even greater: a ratio of 3.8 breakdowns per 1,000 electric versus 9.4 per 1,000 combustion cars. These numbers show that the electric ones fell half that the thermal models. A simpler mechanic, less breakdowns. The main reason for this difference lies in the Mechanical simplicity of electric cars. Having less mobile components and mechanical systems, there is less likely to suffer a breakdown that requires road assistance. For example, electricity do not have traditional gearbox or complex exhaust and cooling systems, which significantly reduces critical fault points. However, the most common breakdown in both types of vehicle remains the 12V auxiliary battery that tends to be downloaded more easily due to use in starting systems and the greatest demand for electronic systems. In the electric, 50% of the faults are related to this component, while in combustion the 45% of the assists. Tesla leaders, Hyundai to the tail. The ADAC report also analyzes reliability by brands and models. The data show that Tesla is the brand with less incidents registered. Thus, the Tesla Model and has a ratio of only 0.9 breakdowns per 1,000 units and Model 3 drops to 0.5 faults per 1,000. Other highlighted models in this section are the Volkswagen ID.4 with a ratio of 1.0 and the Audi Q4 e-tron with 0.7 failures per 1,000 vehicles. On the opposite side, as a vehicle with more registered assists, there is the Hyundai Ioniq 5, which in two -year -old cars has registered 22.4 breakdowns per 1,000 vehicles. Discordant notes. Toyota, considered one of The most reliable brands In different reliability rankings, it obtains a alarmingly high assistance ratio in its Yaris and Yaris Cross models. According to the study authors themselves, Toyota has already taken letters in the matter indicating that it is an incidence in the 12V battery configuration that discharged them, but that was solved in the new units produced in 2024. The data obtained by ADAC contrast with the Obtained in the Itv German (Tüv), where the Tesla Model 3 was the electric with the most failures detected, especially in headlights, brakes and suspensions, being below brands such as Dacia in general reliability according to this organism. The electric approve with note. The electric car market is relatively recent, so Adac clarifies that its conclusions are based on data data with an age of between 2020 and 2023, many of them being the first versions of their models. That leaves a current photograph but still limited in time. As increase the electric car park and These vehicles agethe records will be increasingly precise and complete, allowing to detect problems of long -term reliability. However, these results already allow an idea of ​​the reliability offered by the electric car and the evolution it will have in the coming years. In Xataka | Elon Musk dismissed the security experts of autonomous vehicles: they were the same ones that should regulate Tesla cars In Xataka | The most exclusive BMW of his time did not create BMW: Volkswagen created it to devise an ultra -polishing “secret motor” Image | Xataka

Its sales are falling 37% between politics, controversies and the renewal of your star car

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Tesla is going through an extremely complicated moment. Like every automaker, the company faces a really complicated context in the United States and China with the open commercial war between the two countries. Although Donald Trump has announced last Sunday that his offensive retracted in part and that partially lifts tariffs on technological products manufactured in China, commercial barriers to cars production and to steel and aluminum They are still underway. Obviously, these last two variables directly affect the company. Although Tesla manufactures in the United States All cars that sells in the country, tariffs also apply to the pieces with which these cars are produced if they arrive from outside the country’s borders. That is to say, will suffer a minor impact than other companies but also faces difficulties in this regard. Tariffs explain from Bloomberg, They have caused the company to stop selling its Tesla Model S and Model X in China. These two luxury options are almost testimonial in the Chinese market but the image of the company in a way. In spite of everything, as we explain, what Tesla can fear are Restrictions related to autonomous drivinga service with which the company expects to gain ground in China now that Byd is pressing taking these serial options to its cheapest vehicles. The international context cannot reach Tesla at the worse. The company has faced some last months where the falls in the stock market have been a constant. To the point that on December 17 its cost brushed the $ 480 and today it is quoted just over 250 dollars. And all of the above must be added a generalized fall in almost all European markets. Sales figures that scare In March 2025, Tesla Model 3 was The best -selling electric car In Spain, registering 1,391 registrations. The Tesla Berlina reinforces its position as the best -selling electric car in our country and puts distance to the KIA EV3 in the accumulated of the year. Between January and March, Tesla Model 3 added 2,047 registrations, for the 1,292 of the Korean model. In addition, in March the Berlina opened a huge gap with the Renault 5, the second best -selling electric car in Spain last month, which added 696 registrations. He clearly exceeded Tesla Model and (589 registrations), third classified last March, and maintained the accumulated of the year with 1,177 enrollments compared to 1,101 SUV of Tesla enrolled. However, in what we have been, the fall of sales of Tesla in Spain is considerable. He Tesla Model 3 It is working at the same rate as last year at this point (it grows less than 1%) but Tesla’s SUV does fall strongly (-27.38%). And their luxury vehicles, the Tesla Model S and Model X, have only sold 10 and 11 units which is around half that last year. In the sum of units, Tesla has sold in Spain 3,169 cars between January and March. It is 11.75% less than the previous year, which also drastically reduces its market share among the electric where it dominated with iron hand. As we have explained on other occasions, the trend points to the fact that in April the sales of Tesla will begin to recover, with the delivery of the Tesla Model and Updated that had not yet been delivered and that they have had the Shanghai plant has half a gas until not long ago. We must also add that The approvalagain, of MOVES III PLAN I should encourage sales. But Tesla not only lives from Spain and sales in the other markets in Europe are being especially bad. In Germany, which remains by volume the largest market in the electric car in Europe, Its sales have collapsed to the point that it is no longer its main market. Between January and MarchTesla sold 4,935 units in Germany. It is 62.2% less than in the same 2024 period. And of those less than 5,000 registrations, 2,229 arrived last March. Germany’s data are especially worrisome. It remains to be seen to what extent is the hangover of the update of Tesla Model and but you have to take into account that Elon Musk has been politically meaning With the extreme right in the country, a really sensitive issue and that has caused multiple protests To the point of projecting on the facade of the Berlin factory an image of the company’s CEO doing the Nazi greeting. On average, they collect in ForocochesticoTesla sales have fallen 37% in Europe. This is a consequence of very pronounced falls in large markets. In France, 11,360 registrations in the first quarter of 2024 to 6,696 units this year have passed. It is a 41.1% fall. In Belgium, Denmark or Netherlands, some of the countries with the highest share of electric cars, the falls are counted at 58.2%, 56.5%and 49.7%, respectively. The only market where Tesla sales are maintained is in the United Kingdom. There have been 7,220 units making this country into the company’s main market and the only major market where sales are maintained. An absolute exception in the company’s context. But why is this taking place? In Electrek He points out that the company is giving substantial advantages in financing but also echoes a information that suggests that the company is redirecting leftover vehicles from Hong Kong to the United Kingdom. In United Kingdom They are not paid import tariffs of cars arrived from China, unlike in the European Union. This commercial barrier prevents Tesla from bringing more vehicles from China to countries such as Spain or Germany, so the performance of its gigafabrica in Berlin is key to its performance in our continent. However, in the absence of an extra cost at the entrance to the United Kingdom, it is rumored that the company is redirecting vehicles in stock that find no buyer in Hong Kong to the United Kingdom since they are cars with the steering wheel to the right and have very few options to go … Read more

It is from a Monaco car and makes all the meaning

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In the Principality of Monaco, the slightest traffic accident has a millionaire cost for insurers. The most pomegranate of each brand circulates through its streets. Ferraris, Rolls-Royce, Lamborghini or Porsche are part of the usual landscape of this Small shelter for millionaires. This little country, famous for its Opulence and luxurious lifestylehas led driving at a completely new level. Here, teenagers have the opportunity to learn to drive in a Porsche 911 Carreraa sportsman valued at more than 150,000 euros and with a power of 394 hp. Beyond the extravagance of the image of a supercar such as 911 Carrera wearing the signage of a car of auto -school, this initiative has a fairly reasonable explanation: road safety. The most exclusive car in Europe The Monaco Bonne Conduite self -school has revolutionized the Traditional Learning Concept behind the wheel. Since the end of March, he offers his students classes Practices in a Porsche 911 Carrera. Specifically, in one with red finish. In case the practical car signage did not call attention enough. With this initiative, the Monaco Bonne Conduite becomes the first and only self -school in the Principality to use a supercar to teach driving. This model, known for its three -liter biturbo boxer engine and six cylinders, reaches a maximum speed of 294 km/Hy accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4.1 seconds. All our admiration for the teacher who has the value and cold blood sit as a novel driver behind the wheel of such a beast. Touch the image to go to the original message OK With what is published by the local medium BFM Nice Côte d’Surto adapt this sports to the needs of a car, special characteristics such as double pedals and additional rearview mirrors have been added such as those that can be found in practices cars of any car. According to Paul Croesi, owner of the center, this decision seeks Better prepare drivers To drive powerful vehicles after obtaining your license. In Monaco, many students obtain their license by driving modest cars with front -wheel drive and usually do not exceed 100 hp. However, taking into account that Monaco’s principality is one of the countries with greater concentration of millionaires per square meterit is very likely that the first car of these novel drivers will exceed 500 hp and at several hundred thousand euros. “We are driving instructors, but also road safety, so it seemed important to raise awareness about the big engines,” says their owner. Future drivers not only learn the basis of driving, but also become familiar with high -end vehicles and great powersomething essential in a place where garages usually house cars with more than 600 hp. You better approve the first Learn to drive in a Porsche 911 Carrera It has a price that reflects its exclusivity. Each class behind the wheel of 911 Carrera costs 159 euros per hour, compared to the 55 euros it costs with the usual practices cars. That is, almost three times more expensive than a conventional class. In addition, students can opt for packages ranging from five hours for 750 euros to complete 20 -hour courses for 3,249 euros. The latter includes both French and Monegasco permit. Despite the high costdemand has been remarkable. The first students have highlighted how different and exciting it is to drive a Porsche compared to conventional vehicles. Croesi pointed out that driving classes with the Porsche 911 Carrera are not only limited to new drivers, but any Pilot already experienced You can improve your driving technique with this type of supercar to improve your safety. In Xataka | I have got into a 420,000 euros car for the first time in my life. Now I know what the millionaires feel In Xataka | Ferdinand Porsche’s grandson had to take some curves to reach his mansion. So a tunnel will be built Image | Flickr (Circulate safely), Unspash (Dillon Kydd)

The European car industry has a problem with US tariffs. Your solution is surprising: India

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An attack in a commercial war, a negotiation proposal and a closed door to lime and song. This can be summarized in the last days in the relationship between the United States and the European Union. On April 2, Donald Trump confirmed that the 25% tariffs on cars and the pieces for their production that will go through their borders. At the same time, he also confirmed that he would apply tariffs to almost all countries in the world. The base rate of these last tariffs is 10%. From there, the United States will apply tariffs that climb depending on the commercial deficit that has with those countries and that, according to its president, apply hidden commercial barriers. The European Union will pay 20%. Japan 24%. The threat already amounts to 104% for China. The answers have been diverse. China answered the first tariffs raising commercial barriers, which has cost him the threat we wrote above. Japan has sent emissaries to try to reach an agreement. Europe has put its own proposal on the table: 0% tariffs in the two directions For cars and industrial goods. The answer has been overwhelming. For Donald Trump this is not enough and is not open to negotiate in those terms. In the air a trade is at stake that in 2024 moved 38.9 billion euros. They are the ones paid by the United States for cars from Europe. To them we must add those manufactured by European companies in Mexico and Canada, to which these commercial barriers are also applied. The measure is hard and puts a sector, that of the automobile, which uses more than 13 million people in Europe and did not cross their best moment. In China, European manufacturers are finding huge difficulties in placing their cars now that the market has set their eyes on local manufacturers. In the United States, the production of the product only leaves three ways. One of them is to stop sending cars or stop selling them, as Volkswagen and Mercedes are doing with some models. The second option is manufacture locally But limiting the pieces that arrive from the outside, which is a expensive reinvestment. The third, and last, is to absorb tariffs to a greater or lesser extent and try to limit the rise in the final price. All these options attack the results account of the great European manufacturers. Good because they will sell less, because it will cost them more expensive to manufacture or for the sum of both conditions. Therefore, they already look where their factories or their products can be transferred. India seems to open the arms. 100% to 10% The Indian market is unexplored by large European manufacturers. The difficulties in operating there are maximum. The example is totally contrary to Japanese. In the Japanese country There are no tariffs to the importation of vehicles for local sale. However, the client is particular. In the big cities You can barely sell cars Because regulations on space force a parking space. They do not require Kei Caran extremely narrow and cheap type of car that in Japan dominates perfectly. India, however, is a very protectionist country. Tesla knows the challenge. In 2016 he already tried to enter there opening reserves of their cars for 1,000 euros. Almost a decade later their owners did not have the car or money. Tariffs are 15%… as long as Do not enroll more than 8,000 units When it comes to an electric. An extremely low figure that discourages the industry to sell large amounts of vehicles. Especially since they demand three -year investments seen In addition, so far they have had another problem. The potential client needs extremely cheap cars and with Very specific technical issuesas a free height to the ground higher than usual since the roads are in very poor condition. Adapting cars is a company to spend money on developing a product that must compete in extremely low prices. However, Europe seems to be willing to reach an agreement with India. And India is willing to listen to Europe and open the door. This is what they maintain in Reuters which ensure that the European Union and the Asian country are looking for a Agreement to reduce tariffs of import that are now 100%. In the news agency they point out, however, that although India is willing to reach a 10%tariff. Local manufacturers such as Tata or Mahindra press to impose their conditions. These are not going down 70% in tariffs on gasoline cars and gradually reduce tariffs up to 30% in successive phases. Of course, in the case of the electric car they do not want to reduce tariffs until 2029. Negotiation comes just when the United States has also pointed in the same direction. As we counted, Tesla has long wants to enter the market but Negotiations have intensified Since 2023. A four million vehicle market is juicy enough to seek solutions now that relations between the United States and Europe harden. Manufacturing in India is also an opportunity for manufacturers to give out to their lowest vehicles. The industry has long proclaimed that selling electric cars of 20,000 euros is not profitable in current conditions. That’s why Automotive News He pointed out that the Volkswagen Group has been evaluating this possibility. Carlos Tavares, at the head of Stellantis in 2022, I also pointed that India was one of the markets to conquer. And, according to ReutersByd has also shown interest in entering the country. Photo | Suroor Haider and Volkswagen In Xataka | “A hole we have never seen”: 25% tariff

The Spanish car will not suffer with 25% of the United States tariffs but with its consequences: a poorest Europe

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With a table in the hand and presuming to apply fewer tariffs than, it is supposed, the world is applying against the United States. This has been presented Donald Trump in what he has called “Liberation Day” to the media to confirm the application of new tariffs And when we say “the world”, capitalized, it is not an exaggeration. China, Europe, Taiwan, Vietnam, Japan, India, Switzerland, Malaysia … the list could follow Until adding 200 countries or regions. Literally. All these countries or regions are those that will have to Assume new US tariffs If you want to sell their products in the country. They are tariffs that will apply especially types of products Because, according to Donald Trump, his country is harmed in the purchase and sale of these goods or in their production. Based, all countries will have to pay 10% tariffs, whatever product. From there, up. And also specific rates are maintained to some sectors. The most punished, without any doubt, 25% to cars. Its impact is our consumption As We said a few days agothe direct impact of imposing 25% on cars that enter the United States is irrelevant for one of the most important industries in our country. The direct impact, that is important to point it out. Spain specializes in the export of cheap vehicles. Since it does not export the Mercedes Vito and Ford Transit to the United Statesits trade with the American country is practically non -existent, so the increase in cars that could reach it is irrelevant. Our country is the Second major exporter of cars of the European Union but the primary business is sales to the European Union itself or countries of the continent. By philosophy, the utilities we manufacture in Spain are very unattractive in the United States. And more if we take into account that we are jumping to electrical technology. Small and electric car is so uncompeitive in the country that Fiat was practically giving his fiat 500e. But all this does not mean that we do not suffer with all this tariff offensive. Impose a 20% tariff to the European Union (Independent of the mentioned to cars, steel or aluminum) and 34% to China, from 32% to Taiwan, 46% to Vietnam or from 24% to Japan, among others, it will make the purchase of cars, textiles and even raw materials as basic as rice. The problem is that The United States has lived in constant relocation For decades. Moving all that production to American soil is impossible in the short term and the direct and imminent consequence is, everything indicates, more expensive products. A loss of purchasing power That, indeed, it affects us. Because in a hyperconnected world, which BMW, Mercedes or Volkswagen sell less cars in the United States directly affects their results accounts. Goldman Sachs Calculate that Increase in the price of cars It will go from 5,000 to $ 15,000, depending on the type of vehicle and its base price. If this happens, it will fall as a waterfall to the employees to whom there will be less money to continue paying and, in turn, will cost them more money to make consumer goods. At the moment, the trust of US consumers has already fallen to values ​​of 2021, according to Bloomberg. When the Economy is aimed at a recessionone of the sectors that most usually suffers is that of the car. Keep in mind that the car is one of the greatest investments we make throughout our lives. For disbursement, it is usually the most important after the purchase of a house. When the economy enters crisis, Renewal times are lengthened and Less cars are sold. The 2008 crisis brought with him a Huge drop in car sale. That year, Spain returned to 1997 in terms of productive volume with An interannual fall of 12%. In our country, in 2006 1.6 million cars were enrolled and in 2012 The million had not been exceeded of units sold. Obviously, Spain is not in the 2008 pre -crisis bubble but we must look at countries like Germany. The German country is the main buyer of Spanish vehiclesfollowed by France. Has based much of its economy on exports And those of cars is the most remarkable to the point of being the first European and sixth producer and exporter in the world, with more than 4.1 million exported units (Spain did not reach 2.5 million last year). The German country has already added two years in a row in recession And the prospects for this 2025 was to grow very little. As little as just 0.3%. Calculations that were made before the announcement of the new tariffs presented last night. For its part, France grew last year 1.1% But household investment fell 6%. Again, everything points to lower consumption. The positive part is that Spain is facing a conversion betting on electric mobility. Although in Spain cars with combustion and cheap engines continue to lead the market, European manufacturers need to start selling all the electric ones that can go to go compensating emissions for 2027. And that implies lowering prices and making them more competitive in front of gasoline cars. What is evident is that an economy in recession or stops only negatively impacts the sale of vehicles. And that sale of vehicles depends on the 10% of Spanish GDP. Photo | The White House and Volkswagen In Xataka | Trump tariffs have caused the Big Tech debacle in the stock market. And propose a slowdown in investment in AI

400 million euros for the electric car and the same as always

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The Government has confirmed the renewal of the MOVES III PLAN. More than two months after Congress knocked down the decree boum in which Aids for the purchase of electric cars were collectedthe Executive has managed to extend the plan that already existed and make it retroactive. It will be available until the funds are exhausted on December 31, 2025 The latter is important because it does not leave any buyer that he has acquired his electric car in 2025 behind. Remember that the approval of a new Moves Aids continued to be approved. From here, uncertainty. To start because, adding those days of 2025, The approved aids exceeded the budgeted amount. With the successive extensions, 1,550 million euros were available but the requests added 1,579 million euros. And, secondly, because from the beginning it has been ensured that all purchases made in January, February and March of an electric car that will enter the Moves Plan (less than 45,000 euros before the application of VAT) were going to be delivered to buyers. In spite Xataka different companies. Now we know that the program continues in the same terms we had with a Temporary extension of 400 million of euros. A program that can support at a time when the registrations of this type of technology have triggered. Aids that have the challenge of being more agile The aid of the Moves III Plan, which now recover, have the following format for the purchase of a tourism: Electric and electrical car of extended autonomy (more than 90 kilometers of electric autonomy): 4,500 euros of minimum aid and 7,000 euros of help if a vehicle with more than seven years of seniority is accused. Plug -in hybrid (between 30 and 90 kilometers of electrical autonomy: 2,500 euros of minimal aid and 5,000 euros if a vehicle with more than seven years old is accused. Fuel battery (without minimal autonomy): 4,500 euros of minimum aid and 7,000 euros of help if a vehicle is accused more than seven years old. These amounts They increase by 10% When the task of the vehicle is taxi, it is purchased by a person with reduced mobility or in a municipality with less than 5,000 inhabitants. In addition, with the extension of the Moves III Plan, the 15% dismissal in the income statement for the purchase of an electric car (with a maximum of 3,000 euros. The fall in aid had arrived at the worst time because the market gave symptoms that this technology was taken off. In fact, with figures from the first quarter of the yearWe know that the electric car has grown by 64.22%, until reaching 22,028 registrations. But, above all, it has been 6.66% market share, which is a great advance for previous years where it did not pass or cost to reach 5%. It remains to know how many of these registrations were already closed before the fall in January of the Moves III Plan and are being registered now. With the registrations of the month of April we should verify If the fall of the Moves III Plan was leaving a lot of hangover in the market or purchases have continued. What we will not have is a change in the bureaucracy of aid. Asked for this, Sara Aagesen, Minister for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, has assured that He has worked to expedite processes But aid will continue to be processed by the Autonomous Communities. The current process has been repeatedly criticized by manufacturers and buyers since the delivery of aid was delayed to the point that some clients did not see the entry of them Until more than three years old. More than a year ago than The Government promised To change this and deliver the aid as a discount that we would find when buying the car. At the moment, it has not happened. Photo | Renault In Xataka | All aid you can request for the purchase of an electric car

Thus was born Changan, the company that manufactured the first Chinese car in history

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Münich, March 2025. The departure pistol for the arrival of Changan to Europe. This Chinese automobile group confirmed the arrival of Deepal, one of its brands with a clear premium approach to Europe. He did it with him Deepal S07an electric Berlina that bets on a great technological load. 15.6 -inch central touch screen, adaptive cruise control with lane centered (which is equivalent to a level 2 of autonomy) and good performance with an electric motor of 216 hp and a 79.97 kWh capacity battery. The presentation demonstrates how far Changan has arrived. The company is the Chinese manufacturer by sales volume and its journey in Europe will begin in the main markets (Norway, Netherlands or Germany, among others) before their arrival in Spain, which is expected for 2026. But Changan Not only one more company in the Chinese car market. Changan’s story goes back, even, until the nineteenth century and this is one of the reasons that led him to produce the Changjiang Type 46, the first Chinese car in history. It all starts in the nineteenth century To understand what Changan is for China you have to go back. Far back. Between 1636 and 1912 the Qing dynasty ruled the country. Obviously, in almost three centuries of history of a country can happen. But what happened in the second half of the nineteenth century in China is that the region was immersed in all types of war conflicts. Finished in 1842 the First opium war In which the Chinese Empire had tried to snatch the drug trafficking of this powerful opioid, various revolts were happening until, in 1956, the Second Opium War began. A contest that united to the United Kingdom and France against China and that ended with the Imperial Palace burned and China capitulating. In that context, a little later from the end of this Second War, Changan would be born. The technology company was in charge of 1962 to supply military material to the Chinese Empire while it remained in front of the country. The company began working under the name of Shanghai Foreign Gun Bureau (Arsenal of Foreign Weapons of Shanghai) and in 1865 it was already the main arsenal of the country when it moved to Nanjing. The continuous instability of the zone caused the growth of the company. Between 1894 and 1895 there was the First Sin-Japanese War. With her the military media were reinforced and although Japan defeated China, in 1899 it was estimated that 1,700 people worked for the arsenal that was ultimately the origin of Changan. The company ended up surviving the fall of the Qing dynasty and with the Second Sino-Japanese war, Arsenal was transferred from Nanjing to Chongqing for fear that after the fall of Shanghai the weapons could fall into the hands of the Japanese. That company, which had changed its name again to adopt that of The 21st Arsenal, also remained standing with the Foundation of the People’s Republic of China by Mao Zedong. In fact, this was renamed The State-Owned Factory 456. That is, it was reflected in the name that the company was owned by the Chinese state. That is when the company expands its production and a subsidiary called Chongqing Changan Automobile Company. That subsidiary is responsible for carrying out the Changjiang Type 46. Considered the first Chinese production car, it leaves the doors of the factory on April 5, 1958 and remained unalterable until 1959. The car was evidently a military vehicle. It was, in fact, a copy of the Jeep Willysthe classic American military vehicle that has remained in the collective imaginary after World War II. The original model was devised by Willys-Overland and quickly demonstrated its qualities in the field with its permanent 4×4 traction and because its hardness and agility. Taking only the essentials, the car weighed just over a ton and passed over any land. In the Chinese case, production was poor At first (only 36 units in the first year) as a result of a country that dragged an important technological development. But the production remained stable until 1963 and, little by little, more than 1.1000 units came out of the assembly lines. He Changjiang Type 46 He had the capacity to transfer six people, with a 2.2 -liter four -cylinder engine. Its weight was 1,150 kg and its consumption was not very high for the time, with about 13.7 l/100 km. Its maximum speed was 115 km/h. Although the production started hesitantly, little by little the car was making a hole to the point that in 1963 the Chongqing facilities are transferred to Peking by order of the Chinese state. The transfer forced the production to stop as it was decided to disassemble the installation completely and take it to the new city, instead of building a directly there. We talk about transferring a factory over almost 1800 kilometers that separate both cities. Already in Beijing, Changan continued manufacturing military vehicles until In the 80s signs an agreement with Suzuki And it enters the Personal vehicles and the commercial transfer of goods or people with minibuses. The turn would later deepen Companies like Ford and Mazda when both companies shared developments. This last collaboration has remained until today and is the architect that today we can see the Mazda 6ea car that was born to the Chinese public initially fruit of collaboration between Japanese and Changan and that we will finally see on European soil very soon. Photo | CHANGAN and Mazda In Xataka | Family and friends keep asking me if “it is worth buying a Chinese car.” This is my answer

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