The biggest announcement from Chinese brand Zeekr at the Auto China show in Beijing last week looked like a nicely reimagined take on the Multi-Purpose Vehicle. But it was also a sign of the direction of not just Zeekr, but the automotive industry in China in general. It shows just how far the country’s carmakers have come, and how much more competition American and European companies will face from now on.... The Mix is of course an electric van, because Zeekr is an electric-only brand.
At Auto China Beijing, another Geely brand, JiYue, was showing off its self-driving capabilities alongside the launch of a new vehicle called the 07 . JiYue is co-owned with Baidu , the huge Internet services company that provides the most sophisticated and comprehensive street mapping of China.