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Leapmotor follows by the steps of Byd and already has a superbar to send 2,500 electric cars to Europe

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The Great Tianjin is about to leave August 19 Shanghai towards Europe Loaded with 2,500 electric cars from Leapmotor. At first glance, it might seem one more shipment. But this trip marks something deeper: Leapmotor is part of the group of Chinese manufacturers that no longer depend only on traditional international logistics. It is a trip that takes place within the framework of the Leapmotor International agreement with the Grimaldi shipping company, that since 2022 assures you Fixed capacity for monthly transport of thousands of vehicles from Asia to Europe. That means that you do not need to compete for space in foreign ships: its transport is insured and planned months in advance. The young manufacturer who wants to become global. Leapmotor is a Chinese manufacturer of electric cars founded in 2015 in Hangzhou. Until recently he had a low profile out of his country, but that has changed. In the first seven months of 2025 has sold more than 270,000 units149 % more than the previous year. And he is not alone: behind is Stellantis, The world’s largest automobile group in the world. Both companies created Leapmotor International in 2023a joint venture based in Amsterdam in which Stellantis has 51% of control. The objective: distribute Leapmotor’s models outside China, starting with Europe. The Great Tianjin is not owned by Leapmotor. Grimaldi, one of the largest shipping companies on the continent, has commissioned seven new PCTC (Pure Car and Truck Carrier) to reinforce that route. They are Ro-Rro ships specifically designed to transport vehicles on wheels-from cars to trucks-that enter and leave ramps and are stored in garage covers. The big tianjin is the first in the series, built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS), with Ammonia-Ready notation and capacity around 9,000 cars per trip. The leading model of this shipment. The leading model of this first shipment is Leapmotor B10, a compact electric SUV built on the new Leap3.5 platform and is available with two battery options: one with up to 361 km of autonomy and another that reaches 434 km. It offers fast charge and 17 advanced driving assistance systems. Byd marked the path that Leapmotor now follows. In January 2024, he threw his first megabuque, Explorer No.1with capacity for 7,000 vehicles, and premiered by sending thousands of electric to Europe. Since then, its fleet has grown with new portacoches, including the Shenzhen Bydthe largest in the world in its category, capable of transporting 9,200 cars per trip. The strategy is evident: reduce costs, accelerate deliveries and have total control over exports. Not only byd and Leapmotor. SAIC, owner of MG, The Anji Ansheng has already thrown outwith capacity for 9,500 vehicles, and the Anji Soundness, which covers routes to the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Its objective is to operate with 22 ocean ships by 2026. Geely, Chery and Nio too They have shown interest in commissioning their own portacoches or in charting exclusive routes, consolidating a trend in which Chinese brands increasingly control their maritime logistics. For Chinese electric car manufacturers, ensuring their own ships or filled routes is a strategic goal rather than a luxury. With this they seek: Reduce transport costs. Dodge bottlenecks in very busy ports and routes. Cut the delivery times to dealers and clients. Guarantee a stable export flow even at times of greater demand. In a market as competitive as the European, speed and logistics predictability can make the difference between selling and staying out. Images | Stellantis In Xataka | There are those who believe that being rich is a sufficient requirement to have a Ferrari. The most important thing is something else: Ferrari fell well

Tell your customers in a hurry to buy competition cars

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Xiaomi has received 240,000 orders of his new Electric SUV YU7 In just 18 hours. The waiting time has shot until 14 months for the base model. Lei Jun, founder and CEO of the company, has made an unusual decision: recommend that buyers acquire rival brands if they are in a hurry, according to Bloomberg. The situation is as absurd as usual when the desire is high and the immediate offer is low: It costs more to buy a second -hand yu7 today than a new one when there is availabilitysomething we have seen in the technological world. For example, with the shortage of the PlayStation 5 in its launch. Why is it important. This recommendation breaks all traditional marketing schemes. A CEO publicly suggesting that customers buy competition products – including the Tesla Model andagainst which it competes directly – represents a radical turn in Chinese business communication, where brand loyalty is sacred. “If you need to buy a car soon, other electrical models produced in China are quite good,” said Lei in Weibo. Has specifically mentioned three models as viable alternatives: Xpeng G7. Li Auto i8. Tesla Model and. The context. Xiaomi has recently completed the second phase of Your factory in Beijingbut the productive capacity remains limited. It is taking two months to reach 10,000 units per month with a new production line, and five months to reach 20,000. Right now “only” delivers 1,590 weekly units of YU7. The base price of 253,500 yuan (about 30,300 euros) and its benefits —835 kilometers of autonomy, 80% load in 13 minutes – have created a demand impossible to meet in the short term. Between the lines. Lei Jun’s play hides a strategy. By openly recognizing productive limitations and recommending alternatives, builds an unusual transparency and honesty image in the automobile sector. This apparent vulnerability paradoxically reinforces the attractiveness of the brand: if the CEO is willing to lose sales rather than lying on the deadlines, the product must deserve the penalty. In Chinese business culture, where Mianzi (Reputation and accumulated social prestige) It is everything, admitting limitations in public is an act of courage. Maybe calculated. Lei bets that consumers will assess this honesty more than the usual empty promises of the sector. What is happening. The phenomenon transcends Xiaomi. Tesla went through You wait up to three years for Model 3 In 2016. Toyota registered delays of Four years for Land Cruiser in Japan For 2022. The difference lies in the answer: no CEO of these brands ever suggested buying a rival vehicle. On the Chinese platform 12365auto.com, 95 complaints have been registered about Yu7 in July, mainly for waiting times. The 240,000 Yu7 reserves approach the 265,400 units that Tesla has sold in China throughout the first semester. The alarm signal. Xiaomi’s success in cars –Where Apple had to fold candles– Shows that the war for the electric car has definitely moved to China. Chinese technological brands not only compete in price: they offer real innovations in autonomy, load time and user experience that traditional brands take years to implement. Lei Jun’s recommendation is the confirmation that Xiaomi can afford the luxury of sincerity because his product speaks for himself. And besides, it does so in a market saturated with unfulfilled promises. Outstanding image | Xataka In Xataka | Byd did not go to the Shanghai Auto Salon to show cars. Went to exhibit power

European cars manufacturers promised them happy with the hydrogen battery. Reality has hit them

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In search by Eliminate fossil fuels From cars, electrification seemed the best option. Have 100% electric, hybrids and plug -in. However, some companies They seemed not to be convinced at all with the electric ones, so they began to boost the development of cars moved by ‘pilas’ of hydrogen. Some are getting off the shipand the last one is a Stellantis that has been closely to the controversy These last years. BMW has another opinion and defends that the hydrogen battery is a strategic alternative for Europe. Against what? Against China. Short. In a brief releaseStellantis (which, remember, is the megacompañía that arises after the Fusion of Fiat, PSA and Chrysler) He confirmed a few weeks ago that he interrupted his hydrogen fuel cell technology development program. They affirm that “the hydrogen market remains a niche segment, without perspectives of economic sustainability in the medium term.” And this affects all the divisions they were developing: Cars. Small vans. Large vans. Next steps. The company comments that the personnel who were doing R&D work related to hydrogen technology will be redirected to other projects and that now what it is to focus on what it sells: hybridization and conventional electric batteries. “We must make clear and responsible decisions to ensure our competitiveness and meet the expectations of our customers, as well as continue with our offensive of electric vehicles and hybrids of both passengers and light commercials,” explains Jean-Philippe Imparato, Chief Operating Operating Officer for Enlarged Europe. Issues. The main argument that underwent the hydrogen strategy, with cars on the street such as the Hyundai Initium or the Mirai de ToyotaIt was the speed of loading. If the electric took some dozens of minutes to achieve a decent autonomy, one of hydrogen was closer to the times of a gasoline/diesel. The problem is that it is not entirely true. Toyota has been one of those who More has driven the hydrogen batteryeven competing with hydrogen -driven cars, such as GR LH2 Racing Concept or the Gr yaris rally2 h2 concept For rallies, but in everyday use, hydrogen looks like everything except practical, away from that more classic “plugging and reproducing” liquid fuel. The reason? GR LH2 Racing himself needs a cryogenic system at the cargo station that maintains hydrogen at -253 degrees Celsius. This implies advanced isolation and advanced manipulation, which makes it very little practical out of a very specialized competitive environment. Among other thingssince the energy density of hydrogen is almost nine times lower than that of gasoline and storage is complex. Without ‘hydrogeneras’ there is no FCEV. Returning to Stellantis, the group was not working with the hydrogen pile for the distant future, but immediately. This year they were going to launch a new range of vans, the Pro one fed by hydrogenthat evidently will not see the light. And although there are still companies that keep some hope for the hydrogen pile, the truth is that without refueling points, technology seems unsustainable. In the United States, Toyota has faced collective demand by Mirai owners who ensure that the brand lied to ensure that reposting would be as simple as in a gasoline. There are practically no load points, with just a thousand open hydrogeneras worldwide for public use. And last year they began to close in Germany because they were not used. BMW and his “hold me the cubata”. Trucks are another song. The numbers are there, With strong consecutive falls in 2023 and 2024 that seem to have punctured, at least for now, that fever for the hydrogen pile for conventional cars. However, the turn comes from BMW. The German company has publicly defended that hydrogen is an opportunity for Europe not to depend so much on the China’s battery industry. And others like Volvo maintain projects Hydrogen for trucks. It has been the CEO who has insisted that Europe must bet on multiple roads and that, in a scenario in which China controls the production of Rare earth Essential to create batteries, and they are also the most manufactured batteries, Europe must have a BM plan, BMW has no car with a hydrogen battery and is working on a SUV that They will launch at some point in 2028. We will see how the market is then. Image | H2 Mobility In Xataka | Nikola had everything to revolutionize the world of hydrogen trucks. Now is on the verge of bankruptcy

Xiaomi has launched a voice of voice. It is not for mobiles, it is for the war of cars

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Xiaomi was one of the first brands to announce a Voice assistant with ia For its mobile phones, although it is little known because it only works in China. Seven years later, the Asian giant has announced a new model of voice, but this time its approach is not in mobile phones, but in cars and the connected home. MIDASHENGLM-7B. Xiaomi has baptized his new model with this name so unattractive and difficult to remember. It is composed of two key parts: the audio encoder with the dasheng and the decoder of ALIBABA QWEN2.5-OMNI-7B. Combined, the system is able to recognize not only our voice, also environmental sounds, music and background noise. Xiaomi presumes that offers a “first level performance in 22 public benchmarks.” Specifically, he has surpassed OpenAI whisper in nonverbal audio understanding tasks. In the car. Xiaomi has already found 30 applications of its new voice model for different products. Voice control includes the acoustic environment and responds according to the context, for example if there is an unusual sound in the car. They have also thought of a function that helps us improve pronunciation to learn languages while driving and the possibility of “waking” the car with the voice even before we enter the cabin. Its ability to detect anomalous sounds also makes it useful from the point of view of security, both of the car with a more powerful anti -theft mode, and at home through smart speakers. At home. The new model enables the activation of intelligent functions through sounds, such as that the lights are linked when applauding or the air conditioning goes out when we go out the door, without having to ask with the voice. Xiaomi ensures that its system has a very low latency and a large parallel processing capacity, allowing it to function in devices with few resources, such as cameras or speakers, and maintain good performance in environments with many devices connected as a house. Open source. China has chosen the Open-Source side in the AI race And the new Xiaomi voice model follows the line. Midashengglm-7b is open source and operates under Apache 2.0 license, which allows commercial use and free modification. That opens the door to its use by other developers and also in the academic field. In addition, Xiaomi has made public all the data that has been used for model training. The objective is clear: attracting the developer community and that its audio ecosystem becomes standard, strengthening its competitive position. Conversational experience. The automobile industry is taking a turn in which The software is positioned as the differentiating factor number one. It is no longer only if it runs more or how comfortable it is to drive, they are the autonomous driving systems, the interface of its screen and especially voice control. According to This studyvoice attendees with AI will be a standard in cars by 2033. Who has the best conversational experience will have a clear advantage and Xiaomi has taken an important step in this direction. Cover image | Xataka with Zky.icon icons In Xataka | Xiaomi continues to lose money with their electric cars … but they are being their greatest success

Hertz hired an AI company so that his clients felt safe by returning cars. Are more insecure than ever

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“I only have one problem, I am too perfectionist.” No, if you have thought about saying this in your next job interview, I would say you park the idea aside. And I would say that it is not the best idea if you want the work to move forward efficiently. It can be very effective but very little efficient. If you have doubts, ask Hertz. What happened? Hertz is one of the large rental cars companies. In his search to clarify the possible conflicts with customers about whether or not that scrape was before taking the car keys, the company associated with Uveye in April and since then it has been deploying verifier tunnels in the airports that analyze the state of the car. In its statementHertz pointed out that “AI -driven camera systems and Uveye automatic learning algorithms allow automated inspections in real time of the body, glass or tires.” The ultimate goal is to give “greater precision to our maintenance process, so that we can focus on our vehicles being ready when and where our customers want them.” Too much precision. And what if they have achieved precision. As soon as a few months have passed before the company has to face its first controversy. At the International Airport Hartsfield-Jackson From Atlanta, in the US, the system has already been mounted and one of the clients already knows what it is to face the scrutiny of the AI. Patrick, a client who had rented a Hertz car, found a $ 440 sanction by the company. This alleges that the customer marked the car with a scratch of 2.5 centimeters. With the contract signed by Patrick, the company defends that the driver must pay almost half of that amount for the repair of the car and, in addition, pay $ 125 for the processing and another $ 65 to administrative expenses. This reached the sum of more than 400 dollars. Nail clients. The client, they explain in The Drivehe refused to pay for the damage after seeing the images provided by the company that, through an application they advanced that, as if it were the soon payment of a fine of the DGT, he would receive a bonus of 50 euros. But Patrick’s case is not the only one. Carscoop He explains that more than one client has had problems with the artificial intelligence system that Hertz’s cars is reviewing. The problem, they say, is that the system is failing on some occasions, either ignoring friction in cars or by giving bodies that do not have any damage. There is nothing. This last medium echoes a client who has told his Reddit experience (Akkasca of user name). There he presented his case. Before leaving the car at Houston airport, Texas, she checked that everything was in order. The tunnel passed without novelty but when he already set up to the terminal, a notification came to the mobile phone that there was a body damage. Strange, he went to the car again and found that the detail shown by the AI should only be a reflection. He decided to record a video and, subsequently, present it as proof to Hertz. However, he says, the rent is washed and says that she has to talk to those responsible for the company of AI who, in turn, have dismissed the video in which nothing is seen. This is not. Chaos has also been followed by New York Post. The media indicates that among the few solutions that are there is, obviously, not to rent a Hertz car where they have implemented the tunnels with AI. The problem: at the end of the year they hope to have 100 operating tunnels distributed throughout the United States. The problem would be such if it were not for the small detail that the AI is not only being extremely careful on some occasions or making errors for the incident light in the body. As if that were not enough, there are friction that does not contemplate and, therefore, the next client runs the risk of being accused of touching a car that was already damaged. The solution should be to record a video in which the status of the car is shown before getting on it but we have already seen that in case of error Hertz’s clients are not obtaining the best response from the company. In fact, The New York Times It tells the story of a client who was sanctioned by the AI with more than $ 100 dollars despite the fact that a Hertz employee had verified that the car had been delivered correctly. Photo | Uveye In Xataka | We are less and less owners of our cars. The renting in Spain accelerates even between individuals

What cars can circulate and which ones rest on August 2

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Saturday. August 2, specifically. Moment to rest … especially if you are a car that is part of the restrictions of today does not circulate Sabatino. Because, indeed, today some cars will have to stay at home. What we are talking about is the program today does not circulate, that designed by the CDMX Ministry of Environment (Sedema) that forces to leave some cars at home with the idea of improving the quality of the air we breathe. With him, polluting emissions should go down. The system is simple: some cars, especially the most pollutants, have to stay at home. For them there are restrictions but the same Saturdays do not always stay at home. And, where it applies, some cars have to rest. And where is it applied? Specifically in the 16 mayors in Mexico City and in the following conurbation municipalities of the State of Mexico: Atizapán de Zaragoza Coacalco de Berriozábal Cuautitlán Cuautitlán Izcalli Chalco Chicoloapan Chimalhuacán Ecatepec de Morelos Huixquilucan Ixtapaluca La Paz Naucalpan de Juárez Nezahualcóyotl Nicolás Romero Tecámac Tlalnepantla de Baz Tultitlán Chalco Valley What cars and plaques affect the Sabatino today Taking all this into account, who should stay at home? Daily, restrictions are simple to understand, you can clarify all the details in the superior image. But not every Saturday, for example, they have to stay home on Saturdays. And some of them can move with total freedom but others have more problems. Which is it? Specifically, those who have total freedom and other weeks cannot move. Because, indeed, there are restrictions that alternate week by week. Because, indeed, one day as the following conditions can be applied today. Cars that can circulate every Saturday Cars that have to rest every Saturday Cars that rest on a Saturday yes and another no+ These restrictions, however, do not apply all day. At night they do not take into account and, therefore, are active between 05:00 and 10:00 p.m.. That is, at night we can move freely and without being afraid of fines. Clarified all this, should we take something more into account? Yes, as we told you, the Sabatino does not circulate today has the peculiarity that it does not always apply in the same way. Therefore, it does not always affect the cars themselves. First you have to look at the calendar (then we will see why it is important), then the hologram and, finally, the plate number. This is because Saturday is a special day in the program of today does not circulate Sabatino. It does not always affect the same cars in the same way. Those of Hologram 2, for example, cannot circulate any Saturday but those of Hologram 0 and 00 can do it every week. In that case, they have total freedom. And those of Hologram 1? Here is the crumb because a few weeks can move and others do not. In this case, the Saturday, August 2, 2025are obliged to rest those that the registration ends in odd number. This is because we are on the first Saturday of August and, therefore, it is these cars that must stay at home. Next week, the second week (PAR) will affect cars with a plate finished in torque. Of course, do not forget that there are some exceptions that allow some cars to move with total freedom. Are the following: However, there are some exceptions that must be taken into account because those cars can move with total freedom: Those that work for electricity, natural gas or are hybrid Those who have disabled plate All those dedicated to urban transport services (includes funerals) Those who offer school or passenger transport Those destined for public safety and/or civil protection In case of breaching these restrictions, the fine will be 20 to 30 times the unit of measurement and update (Uma), which is equivalent to 1,924.40 pesos and even 2,886.60 pesos. Photo | Adrien Olichon In Xataka | Contamination is not only making you live less and worse. You are also making you darker

Sell almost only electric cars

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A look at the ten brands of best -selling electric cars in the world throws a devastating conclusion: China has no rival. However, if we had to make a list of countries where the adoption of “electric” vehicles has been an absolute success, more doubts would enter us. We know that Norway He is doing wellbut few expected the same of the nation that lives at the top of the planet: Nepal. Electric boom in the heights. I told this week The New York Times. In the midst of road chaos of Katmandúwhere motorcycles, buses and taxis fill the narrow streets with noise and smoke, a silent revolution is underway and reaches all the corners of the country: electric vehicles already They represent 76% of all passenger cars sold in Nepal and about half of light commercial vehicles. Just five years ago, that figure was practically non -existent. The country has thus become one of the world leaders for adoption of electric cars, only surpassed by cases Like NorwaySingapore or Ethiopia, and far ahead of the most developed economies, where the global average quota Round 20%. This vertiginous change is the result of a Combination of factors: State subsidies policies, the use of the abundance of hydroelectric energy and the proximity of China, the greater producer Electric World. Policies and clean energy as an engine. Nepal’s bet for electricity did not arise from nothing. After the 2015 border crisis With India, which suffocated the import of oil, the government decided to strengthen energy security through Great investments in hydroelectric dams and transmission networks. This managed to eradicate chronic blackouts and offer cheap and non -polluting energy. The following logic was to transfer that resource to transport. To reduce electric vehicles in a country with a GDP per capita of just $ 1,400the Executive reduced import taxes to A maximum of 40%compared to 180% applied to combustion cars. In addition, one promoted one Recharge infrastructure When installing 62 state stations and allow hotels and restaurants to add thousands more thanks to almost null tariffs and subsidized electricity. He result: Repositing a gasoline car cost fifteen more than loading an electric one, creating an immediate economic incentive. A load station in Nepal The Chinese impulse. The electrical revolution could not be explained without the China’s thrust. Brands like ByD broke into Nepal With adapted models to the mountainous roads and prices that left behind Indian competition. In a few years, distributors Like Yamuna Shrestha They went from being marginal visionary to manage dozens of dealers and thousands of sales. Consumers, tempted by high performance cars at half -priced than a tesla, They launched the purchasewhile traditional brands such as Suzuki or Tata are forced to electrify their catalog or lose the market. He Times told examples Of individuals, such as a former policeman who acquired an electric minibus to operate a line between Katmandú and Janakpur, discovering that they can cover loans and obtain stable profits in less than five years, despite the still limited load network. Risks of setback and doubts. Success, however, is not guaranteed. The reason? Nepal has had three prime ministers in five years and each change of government Alterate priorities. The Central Bank recently doubled the Initial payment required For the purchase of an electric, the State begins to raise tariffs to compensate for the loss of fossil fuel income and there is still no national battery recycling plan. The fear that defective vehicles of minor Chinese brands damage confidence in the sector also worry about dealerships, who ask for Quality certifications independent. For Some analystseverything will depend on the policy maintaining the stability of the incentives and a long -term vision is consolidated. The challenge of public transport. However, and despite progress in private cars, most Nepali It does not have a car and depends on motorcycles and polluting buses. The electrification of this segment is key if the country wants to clean the air of its cities. The State has acquired 41 electric buses For the public company Sajha Yatayat, but experts estimate that they would be necessary at least 800 to offer a real alternative to individual vehicles. China already offered to donate 100 more units, in a movement that combines diplomacy and market, and that Nepal accepts without qualms. However, low public transport prices (about 36 cents for longer journeys) make it difficult to finance large fleets. The solution would go through a metropolitan authority that reorganizes traffic and prioritizes collective transport, although its creation continues blocked by political disputes. Future under construction. In short, Nepal has become a very unexpected Global Laboratory Of electric transition, demonstrating that a developing country, with successful policies and clean energy available, can advance faster than powers. The challenge is possibly sustaining the impulse in a context of political and economic fragility, while extending electrification beyond private cars towards mass transport and motorcycles. As A former director affirmed From Sajha Yatayat, the Katmandu Valley is “waiting for someone to turn the key.” If that key remains firm, in just five years Nepal could completely transform urban mobility and become a Electrification Model For the developing world. Image | Sergey Ashmarin, Snow 977 In Xataka | A rapid look at the ten best -selling electric car brands in the world gives a dramatic conclusion: China has already won In Xataka | The EU is still determined to jump into the electric car. And his plan goes through copying the most successful country to date: China

A Chinese program has tested the safety levels of Chinese cars. He has evidenced Chinese cars

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China has received a blow of reality. This is Kyle Chan’s opinionexpert in Chinese industry, who summarizes the position of Tesla on the rest of the Chinese companies in terms of safety of their ADAS systems. The Tweet is motivated by a Chinese program that has faced 36 cars to the same exam to check how 15 obstacles were solved. The result: 216 accidents and a much higher position of Tesla. So superior that Elon Musk’s cars have not only obtained the highest score, they are also the only ones who have successfully solved five of the six major scenarios under which the tests were encompassed. But, in addition to all this, there are many other interesting diatribes. All tests were published on television since they were carried out by the media DonGchedi. It is not just a sample of the lack of Chinese cars is also a touch of attention to their own manufacturers. Frightful results China is living a revolution in the car market. There is no doubt about that. They have electric cars with the highest technological load in the world and live in a competitive bubble so strong that it threatensLeave multiple brands aheadwith the most settled by launching a Aggressive Price War. But in addition to having the car equipped with the fastest electric charge or the best incorporated drone, Chinese manufacturers They have been presuming exceptional autonomous driving capabilities. In fact, ourselves in Xataka We have been able to check firsthand how a car of less than 10,000 euros to direct change, such as Byd Seagullcan move with total ease with the famous Eye of God less advanced. Despite this, the Chinese government has been launching messages to manufacturers warning them that they cannot sell promises that they cannot meet later. That is why he has imposed fines to those who offer their products showing videos or presuming an advanced autonomous driving that then has many asterisks. It is one of the reasons why Autonomous driving was the great absent In the last presentation of Xiaomi Yu7. And the ears pull has finished exemplifying the tests performed by the Chinese media DonGchediwhose video and a half video It can also be seen on YouTube. It shows the examination that 36 cars have passed, the vast majority of them Chinese cars, who have faced 15 risk situations encompassed in six large groups. The result has been fateful. The Chinese car with the best score has been the GWM Wey Lanshan, obtaining the third best score and saving furniture in three of the six large groups. Specifically, he acted correctly avoiding an accident when he found an unexpected obstacle on the road, with the appearance of trucks in works areas or when a second vehicle appeared completely detained by surprise. He suspended with the appearance of other obstacles in works areas, when a second vehicle cut his trajectory aggressively or with the appearance of a wild animal. Similar results (exceeding three of the six scenarios) have also been obtained by the XPEng G6, Aito M9, Luxeed R7 and De denza Z9 GT EV, from better to worse score. Below, all the remaining cars (29 of 36) have not solved more than two risk situations. And of those 29 suspended cars, another 15 have failed to overcome even one of the proposed scenarios. Some, in fact, have only faced four risk situations because they lacked the necessary equipment to face these tests. The Mercedes Class C and the Volkswagen Passat are among these 15 cars that have failed to overcome a single test. But there are surprises among the suspended. The eighth classified is the Aion RT, a Chinese car that has not managed to overcome more than two tests. Just ahead of TOYOTA BZ3Xthe next non -Chinese car (With its nuances) that is in the test and that next to Tesla is the only one that sneaks among the 10 best. If we can talk about “the best” for cars that have not exceeded four of the six proposed tests. They are cars that, despite everything, have been better classified than the Xiaomi Su7 (and also that its ultra version, which has obtained worse results yet), six byd cars (both under the firm byd and some of its luxury brands) or those expected in Europe, the leapmotor C10 and the XPEng P7 (which are sold in Europe) or the expected Zeekr 001O EV. You can see all the list in Carnewschina. A good ear pull The publication of the evidence is not accidental and is especially relevant. In the post with which we opened this article, Kyle Chan highlighted that Tesla is living her own “Chatgpt moment”. The company It has been criticized by Do not include lidar radars in their cars that should improve their performance. However, it has proven to be ahead of all its competitors. The Tesla Model 3 and Model and They are the only ones who have achieved Save successfully almost all tests. The electric Berlina only suspended when faced with the appearance of a wild animal while model and did overcome this problem but acted in an inconvenient way in the scenarios in works. In spite of everything, Chan defends on his tweet that the results highlight the true situation of Chinese technology, although manufacturers try to demonstrate that they are much more advanced. For Chan, that the tests were broadcast on television are a clear government call to the manufacturers, something that begins to be common after an accident of an Xiaomi SU7 that had activated the ADAS systems for semi -automatic driving was recorded. Hu Xijin, former newspaper editor Global Timeswhich is dependent on the Chinese Communist Party and, therefore, it is understood that it is an extension of the government’s communications, pointed out That the results of the tests were good for local manufacturers because they position them where they really are. 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The throne on the list of the most reliable cars of 2025 has changed. What does not change is Japan’s domain

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Usually, after a house, The purchase of a car It is the second greater expense that we have to face. It is still something indispensable in the day to day of us, But with upward pricesit is necessary think very well what is bought. Apart from choosing a motorization model or personal tastes, it is always advisable to take an eye on the lists of the most reliable cars in the market. And the new analysis of Consumer Reports It is a great help to make that decision. Changes in the noble zone. Although they focus on the US market, there are common models in different territories and lists like the one we have in hand or JD Power’s are very interesting. They handle reports sent by thousands of consumers, analyze several key points of new cars and are so relevant that some of their findings They have forced brands to take action (such as the failure in the rotary engines of Mazda in 1973). Every year they make their list with the most reliable car brands, Those who go down the least for the workshopand in which they have just published they take reports from 2022 to 2024, as well as the first bars of 2025. Normally, it was a boring table, but in this year’s edition we see that Toyota and Lexus, who had been dominating for years, have lost one position each due to the rise of another brand that, to anyone’s surprise, remains Japanese: Subaru. Graph | Consumer Reports The tail does not change. The domain of the Japanese in the upper part is a constant in recent years, this reliability being one of the presentation cards held by cars in the ‘rising sun’. In the lower part of the reliability list there are also some position changes, but the names we see are the same (and the countries too). If the Japanese stand out above and in the middle part of the South Koreans like Kia or Hyundai, in the lower part those who dominate are the Americans. Jeep, GMC or Cadillac are not well stopped. Nor does the German Volkswagen (again) and the red lantern is Rivian. The one who became the Third most important car manufacturer in the world In the stock market, they collapsed in record time, losing 90% of its value in just three years. It is the brand that worst score takes this year’s list. And if you are wondering where Alfa Romeo, Mercedes, Mitsubishi or Fiat are, from CR points out that they did not have enough data to be able to add them legitimately to the list. We will see if for the final report of the year contemplating everything 2025 changes the thing. What do they analyze. View the list, let’s see the data and conclusions of Consumer Reports. For this year’s report, they have asked their members about the problems they have had with their vehicles in the last 12 months. In total, data from more than 300,000 vehicles from 2000 to 2024 have compiled, but as we said, also with 2025 models that have had sufficient units on the street to be relevant to the compilation. They analyze 20 problem areas ranging from brakes to the engine, through broken embellishness, potential problems outside battery, transmission and problems that affect the electric and hybrids as the battery and load and create a score for each vehicle from 1 to 100. Hybrids stand out. As they point out, all that previous experience and the data of newer models have allowed this year’s list to be the most complete for hybrids and electric. They claim that they continue to improve, but that if there is a king on all electrified, they are the HEV hybrids. Jake Fisher is the technical director of Tests at Consumer Reports and points out that, although hybrids “remain extremely efficient in fuel consumption, they also offer reliability that is similar to conventional combustion cars despite their added difficulty.” He continues to affirm that “on average, they have a similar number of problems that cars propelled by a combustion engine” and comments that the most reliable models are from Toyota, Lexus, Kia and Hyundai, with cars such as Corolla, Rav4, Elantra el Sorento, Highlander or Lexus NX. But with reservations. It also points out that not all hybrids are the same and that Ford, for example, has a reliability problem with both the F-150 as with the F-150 hybrid. In addition, they strive to indicate that the most reliable of electrified are pure hybrids, since PHEV or plug -in hybrids They are less reliable. And, as a final recommendation, from the report they clarify that, although a brand can be very reliable, there are always models that stand out and others that lower the average. If we are interested in particular, it is worth looking for information from that and not getting carried away by the general reliability guides. And they say it with a specific model in mind: the TOYOTA BZ4Xbeing the one that lowers the score of the brand. Interestingly, it is the basis of Subaru’s single, and also lowers the average of this company. In Xataka | The German ITV has analyzed the reliability of the Tesla and has reached a conclusion: Dacia is above

What cars can circulate and which ones rest on July 26

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Saturday. Day off. Rest for us, of work, and rest for cars that yes or yes they have to stay at home with today does not circulate sabbatino. As? Yes, because if you still don’t know, there are some cars that have to stay at home, yes or yes, if you don’t want to receive a fine. What we are talking about is of the program today does not circulate, devised by the Ministry of Environment of the CDMX (Sedema) with the aim of improving the air we breathe. To achieve this, the plan is very simple: we have to leave cars at home. At least those that are more polluting. Therefore, there are restrictions that do not allow us to enjoy our car on Saturday. Restrictions, yes, that only apply in the 16 mayors in Mexico City and in the following conurbation municipalities of the State of Mexico: Atizapán de Zaragoza Coacalco de Berriozábal Cuautitlán Cuautitlán Izcalli Chalco Chicoloapan Chimalhuacán Ecatepec de Morelos Huixquilucan Ixtapaluca La Paz Naucalpan de Juárez Nezahualcóyotl Nicolás Romero Tecámac Tlalnepantla de Baz Tultitlán Chalco Valley What cars and plaques affect the Sabatino today But, once we are clear about the most basic, who have to stay at home? Very simple, restrictions as you can see in the image superior are applied every day. But not every day the same cars are affected. That is complicated on Saturdays since it is not always the same cars that are forced to rest. Some of them, in fact, may not move any Saturday but others can only do so one yes and another not in alternate weeks. Because, indeed, one day as the following conditions can be applied today. Cars that can circulate every Saturday Cars that have to rest every Saturday Cars that rest on a Saturday yes and another no+ These restrictions, however, do not apply all day. At night they do not take into account and, therefore, are active between 05:00 and 10:00 p.m.. That is, at night we can move freely and without being afraid of fines. Once we have all this clear … What should we take into account? First of all, the Sabatino does not circulate today does not always apply to the same cars, as we said. To be clear about everything, you have to look at the calendar first, then the hologram and, finally, the plate number. We say about the calendar because on Saturdays, which occupy us, they are special. Cars with hologram 2 cannot move any Saturday of the current month. On the contrary, Hologram 0 and 00 can move without problems. In that case there is total freedom. So what happens to the hologram 1? These cars rotate depending on the latest issue of their registration plate. In this case, such as Saturday July 26, 2025 We are facing the fourth Saturday of the month of July will be the cars with hologram 1 and plaque finished in odd number those that cannot move. Taking all this into account, what to take into account when it comes to circulating? The first thing is that today does not circulate Sabatino does not always apply to all cars. It is mandatory to look at the calendar, the hologram and, finally, the plate number. In that order. However, there are some exceptions that must be taken into account because those cars can move with total freedom: Those that work for electricity, natural gas or are hybrid Those who have disabled plate All those dedicated to urban transport services (includes funerals) Those who offer school or passenger transport Those destined for public safety and/or civil protection In case of breaching these restrictions, the fine will be 20 to 30 times the unit of measurement and update (Uma), which is equivalent to 1,924.40 pesos and even 2,886.60 pesos. Photo | Wander Fleur In Xataka | Contamination is not only making you live less and worse. You are also making you darker

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