The Chinese ogres, who threaten to devour French market shares, and the French Tom Thumb.
BYD and MG (Morris Garage, a famous British brand now owned by the Chinese group SAIC) on one side, Renault on the other.
They face each other, like a symbol, at the Geneva Motor Show, in Switzerland.
The diamond brand which, by sowing its electric R5s like so many little pebbles, hopes to escape them and carve out a path to success.
The manufacturer BYD is launching its luxury brand Yangwang in Europe in Geneva, with its enormous U8 premium SUV.
A 3.5 ton monster with four-wheel drive capable of… floating (!), and moving on water for thirty minutes.
Gadget?
“In several of our markets, in Latin America and Asia, some of our customers want to be able to cope with a flash flood,” explains the group spokesperson.
The model presented is even equipped with a drone capable of taking off in search of dry land.
Amphibious vehicle or not, the price is as wet as a Scottish shower: 145,000 euros.
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