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What are the Euro-NCAP safety ratings of the Chinese EVs with the most sales in Europe?

Symbiote 3y ago
At least the one mentioned in the article has a 5/5 rating: https://www.euroncap.com/en/results/byd/atto+3/46635 https://www.euroncap.com/en/results/byd/atto+3/46635
- DrNosferatu 3y ago
  The Chinese EVs seem as safe as any European EV. - Instead of tariffs, why not compulsory long warranty? (say, 10 years) It would benefit the consumer, the environment, and prevent sweatshops at the country of manufacture. Surely European cars can compete on quality against outsiders…
  - chimen 3y ago
    They don't make money out of longer warranties.
    - jdblair 3y ago
      Isn't that the point of requiring it?
      - ochoseis 3y ago
        I believe “they” are the European governments who would’ve otherwise received tax revenue from tariffs, versus “they” being the foreign car manufacturers.
ricardobayes 3y ago
Used to be terrible (as in, 1/5) a few years ago, but now they are 4 or 5 usually. I believe they are going to dominate the market as their EV offering is great, 450km of autonomy for 19000€. Similar spec in even low-end german makes are going for 40-50k€+ The mobile phone market showed that people generally don't care about a brand name, unless it's really premium. "Legacy" lower and mid-tier EU brands are going to have a hard time going forward imo.
- DrNosferatu 3y ago
  The *updated*, latest Renault Zoe has also terrible safety ratings. I think the EU shouldn’t be protecting local automakers from their greed…
  - FirmwareBurner 3y ago
    >I think the EU shouldn’t be protecting local automakers from their greed… Yeah, but automotive (when you also include all the various suppliers, not just the brands) is a big part of EU GDP, meaning strong political lobbying leverage from the industry especially in places like Germany, and workers in that industry also have quite strong unions meaning more political leverage, so I doubt the EU will drop local protectionism to. make the local industry more competitive The EU has already been pushed out of costumer software and electronics industries and now depends on China and the US (yes chip nerds, I know ASML is EU, please don't mention it for the millionth time as if that fixes EU's lack of domestic champions), and at this rate the same will happen to its ageing automotive industry. Other than the established luxury brands like Ferrari, Porsche, Bentley, etc. the mid tier players could get decimated by the likes of Hyundai, BYD and Tesla.
  - hef19898 3y ago
    NCAP criteria change, if the Zoe platform didn't, that's neither a surprise nor does it mean the Zoe isn't save.

At least the one mentioned in the article has a 5/5 rating: https://www.euroncap.com/en/results/byd/atto+3/46635 https://www.euroncap.com/en/results/byd/atto+3/46635

DrNosferatu 3y ago
The Chinese EVs seem as safe as any European EV. - Instead of tariffs, why not compulsory long warranty? (say, 10 years) It would benefit the consumer, the environment, and prevent sweatshops at the country of manufacture. Surely European cars can compete on quality against outsiders…
- chimen 3y ago
  They don't make money out of longer warranties.
  - jdblair 3y ago
    Isn't that the point of requiring it?
    - ochoseis 3y ago
      I believe “they” are the European governments who would’ve otherwise received tax revenue from tariffs, versus “they” being the foreign car manufacturers.

ricardobayes 3y ago

Used to be terrible (as in, 1/5) a few years ago, but now they are 4 or 5 usually. I believe they are going to dominate the market as their EV offering is great, 450km of autonomy for 19000€. Similar spec in even low-end german makes are going for 40-50k€+ The mobile phone market showed that people generally don't care about a brand name, unless it's really premium. "Legacy" lower and mid-tier EU brands are going to have a hard time going forward imo.

DrNosferatu 3y ago
The *updated*, latest Renault Zoe has also terrible safety ratings. I think the EU shouldn’t be protecting local automakers from their greed…
- FirmwareBurner 3y ago
  >I think the EU shouldn’t be protecting local automakers from their greed… Yeah, but automotive (when you also include all the various suppliers, not just the brands) is a big part of EU GDP, meaning strong political lobbying leverage from the industry especially in places like Germany, and workers in that industry also have quite strong unions meaning more political leverage, so I doubt the EU will drop local protectionism to. make the local industry more competitive The EU has already been pushed out of costumer software and electronics industries and now depends on China and the US (yes chip nerds, I know ASML is EU, please don't mention it for the millionth time as if that fixes EU's lack of domestic champions), and at this rate the same will happen to its ageing automotive industry. Other than the established luxury brands like Ferrari, Porsche, Bentley, etc. the mid tier players could get decimated by the likes of Hyundai, BYD and Tesla.
- hef19898 3y ago
  NCAP criteria change, if the Zoe platform didn't, that's neither a surprise nor does it mean the Zoe isn't save.