They're still pretty rare in the UK but they're growing sales in the EV sector, especially the MG brand.
My local dealer (Peoples, who has been Ford for 50+ years) has just also become a dealer for Jaecoo and Omoda.
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They're still pretty rare in the UK but they're growing sales in the EV sector, especially the MG brand.
My local dealer (Peoples, who has been Ford for 50+ years) has just also become a dealer for Jaecoo and Omoda.
Will probably sell about as many as SsangYong unless they start advertising.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
BYD are as popular as, or more so, Polestar now, and GWM have also set up shop with their Ora cars. And not forgetting the London Taxi Company.
They're advertising on the front page of the local paper every night - a fully-loaded, large SUV for £279pm at 0% APR and includes 4 years servicing & a 7-Year Warranty.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mary Mary
That I call Chinese funding...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie WRC
Indeed. The European manufacturers cant compete on price / value and even the Koreans will struggle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rallyper
The mass-market, especially the EV, is going to the Chinese unless there's some protection like Trump says he'll do in America.
With Pajari in WRC1 next year, I will need a new WRC2 guy to support.
I would like someone who:
- will get covered on rally.tv (there's not much point if I can't watch him)
- is on the up, a prospect for the future
- does the tarmac events for points, since I mostly watch tarmac rallies.
- ideally, pace notes in English, but this is more of a tie-breaker.
I had McErlean in mind, thinking he might get a WRC2 drive, but he's going to WRC1 instead.
So, any suggestions?
@Morte66
Virves maybe, but you'll have to wait for all the WRC2 programmes of the upcoming drivers to be confirmed.
I'd say Virves, sort of 2/4 of your criteria. He's on an upward trajectory, British co-driver. We won't know who'll be covered by rally.tv yet. Won't comment about tarmac.
Lets wait for confirmation of the programmes. For sure there will be Solberg, also very interesting can be Virves, but both dont like tarmac. As tarmac specialists there should be Rossel brothers, but they dont have pacenotes in english.Quote:
Originally Posted by Morte66
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