“They’re the powerhouse”: Why Ford fears Chinese brands like BYD way more than Toyota or Tesla – and how it will fight back against China’s flood of cut-price EVs – Car News

Ford’s chief says Chinese car makers are now his biggest EV rivals, rather than global brands like Toyota, Tesla or GM, with the executive calling out BYD, Geely, Great Wall and SAIC as his biggest threats.

China is now the third biggest producer of new cars sold in Australia (though that includes Chinese-built Tesla models), behind only Japan and Thailand and overtaking Korea.

In fact, last month we bought 13,426 vehicles made in China, and just 15,885 made in Thailand, meaning…