[ricardobeat]

> They have zero standards for anything. The cars probably do poorly in crashes

That might have been true a decade+ ago, but in recent years, nearly every car coming from China makes it to the top of the Euro NCAP rankings [1]. The current top 10 standing for 2025 is:

    1. Model 3 (DE)
    2. Firefly / Nio
    3. Smart #5
    4. Lynk & Co 02
    5. Polestar 3
    6. Zeekr 7x
    7. Togg T10x (TR)
    8. IM IM6
    9. Audi A6 (DE)
    10. Voyah Courage

7/10 are from China. The list goes on with even cheaper models from BYD/Vinfast/etc outperforming most of the classic automakers. The Nio ET5 from 2023 is still one of the safest cars ever made, and it was evaluated right at the time the EU introduced much stricter safety regulations.

[1] https://www.euroncap.com/en/ratings-rewards/latest-safety-ra...