Lei starts out the pod with how his trip to LA went along with his visit to the Rivian retails store in LA, he then moves onto the brands and product launches from the LA Auto show including the Chinese presence there. Tu and Lei discuss their 2,000th episode and their launch of China EVs & More MAX series with Henrik Fisker.
Tu and Lei take a few moments to talk Foxconn’s MIH platform then Tu moves into XPeng’s domestic brand refresh and what he think it means for the company. They then take a few moments to chat about when you may see Chinese brands begin to invade US markets and how Vinfast, the Vietnamese car company is likely going to beat most of the Chinese brands on entering the US market.
They wrap up the pod talking about Baidu Apollo’s aggressive expansion plans for China, Always move into the Spain and Portuguese markets, Vollkswagen’s continuous China woes, and a hearty congratulations to Lucid Motors for winning the Motor Trend Car of the Year.