| > Japanese brands long have and continue to absolutely dominate long term reliability ratings for vehicles such hard earned experience is no longer relevant in the era of EV. > but the European Volkswagen and BMW Groups are still competitive none of them is even capably of designing self driven cars on their own. same for the AI based infotainment systems fitted on EVs. they are just Canon in 2024/2025. > EVs are still a luxury good I wouldn't call it luxury. It is the cheapest option to own a car in Shanghai, BYD Seagull is being offered for $9k USD. > Japanese brands are primarily mainstream they have already lost the battle. if EV makers can't build their own self driving systems and those AI based infotainment systems, then they are in the wrong business. Batteries is another story that can not be ignored, Japan and the EU do not have any meaningful control on that. I don't see any chance how European or Japanese car makers can survive in mid term. |