PinnedEkyHi! an introduction from me.Hey everyone! I’m Eky, and I’m going to be writing a bunch of stuff here about cars (and maybe some other related things)—basically…Feb 29Feb 29
EkyIn your opinion, do you think the European approach to Chinese electric vehicles is an “obvious act…Europe got absolutely clobbered by China in the electric car race. China’s been throwing serious cash at EVs since the early 2000s, while…Jun 18Jun 18
EkyIs Ford Motor Company planning to stop producing cars and shift their focus to trucks, SUVs, and…Jun 18Jun 18
EkyWhy did Chinese brands of car manufacturing outsell American manufacturers for the first time…China’s got a population explosion compared to the US — we’re talking about 1.4 billion people in 2023! That’s a whole lotta folks needing…Jun 18Jun 18
EkyConsidering China’s significant market share in electric vehicles, how might Beijing respond to the…The US made a similar move on Japanese cars back in the 1970s and 1980s, when they were taking over the market. It wasn’t a knee-jerk…Jun 18Jun 18
EkyWill we eventually come to accept Chinese EVs?Yes, eventually, Look, I’m no China cheerleader, but gotta hand it to them — they make crazy cheap stuff, and right now, nobody else can…Jun 18Jun 18
EkyHow did the Toyota Avanza become one of the most dominant cars in Indonesia?Basically, Indonesians don’t have a choice, and in the early 2000s, we were stuck with this car if we had to choose a 7-passenger MPV car.Jun 18Jun 18
EkyWhat is the current status of Mitsubishi Motors in the USA?Mitsubishi’s still hanging around in the US, but it’s a far cry from their glory days. They used to have a bunch of cool stuff, like the…Jun 13Jun 13
EkyWhat strategies can European automakers adopt to compete with lower-cost electric vehicles from…How can other countries catch up to China’s crazy EV dominance? Maybe a China copycat strategy might work, China showers their EV companies…Jun 13Jun 13
EkyWhen did Ford stop producing their GT supercar?As far as I know, they actually stopped production in 2006 for the first-gen GT, even though it started in 2004. Back then, the GT was…Jun 13Jun 13