BYD is one of the automotive names that has been most active in recent years. What initially seemed like a brand that presented a limited range of electric vehicles, some of them even very luxurious (and, therefore, expensive), has gradually become a manufacturer that offers cars at very diverse prices and even with hybrid engines. The latest addition to BYD's extensive catalog is called the Sealion 05, and it is a 100% electric compact SUV that has just been presented in China and will arrive in Europe in the coming months.

In 2019, the Volkswagen ID.3 was born, an electric model that the German brand presented as one of the most important vehicles in its history. In fact, it named it that because it represented the beginning of a third chapter in the history of the Wolfsburg manufacturer after the sale of the Beetle and the Golf. But sales figures have not matched the German brand's commitment, with neither its ID.3 nor the rest of the ID. range reaching the expected sales figures.

The offensive of Chinese brands in our market is unstoppable. About a year ago, on February 22, 2024, the Omoda brand, a Chinese manufacturer that launched its Omoda 5, was officially launched. It was a really important car for Catalonia because it began to be manufactured at the Nissan plant in Barcelona., along with others such as the vehicles of the reborn Ebro brand or the Jaecoo 7, which hit the market a little later (on September 17).

The merger process between Honda and Nissan is the big series of the year in the automotive world and the star topic in the economic and business news of Japan. After both brands signed and announced the start of negotiations for the merger between Honda and Nissan with a schedule and process indicators agreed between both parties and with the approval of the Japanese government - which considers this operation strategic for its own economy - the process has ended up cooling down due to Nissan's current situation and the current will of Nissan.

After conquering the Chinese market with the revolutionary SU7, Xiaomi is once again betting on an expansionist policy that will allow it to expand into new markets, including, in a prominent position, Europe. The Chinese company had already planned to enter the European market in its operational plan, but the huge demand generated in China, with more than 140,000 vehicles sold in the last twelve months, has been compounded by a long waiting list to purchase a new car. All of this has put a strain on the production line, absorbing all production and generating waiting lists among customers who wish to purchase the aforementioned SU7 and other future models of the brand.

A few months ago, the future of the Mitsubishi brand in our country looked very bad. The Japanese manufacturer was not (and is not) going through its best moment, and in fact had made the decision to abandon the European market to focus on other more economically profitable continents. But a last-minute move, largely caused by Renault, with Luca de Meo at the helm, allowed the Japanese brand to maintain its economic activity in the Old Continent.

At one pace or another depending on the brand and the country, the truth is that the entire automotive sector is becoming electrified. The latest manufacturer to announce that it is launching new electric vehicles has been Renault, which has presented three new members of its commercial vehicle range. And despite being three completely new models, their names are old acquaintances. On the one hand, we have the Trafic, which represents the fourth generation of this model. The other two are the Estafette and Goelette, two vans from the fifties that are returning to the market with a 100% electric approach.

BYD continues to grow. After recently presenting models such as the Seal U and the Sealion 7, it has now announced the arrival of the Atto 2 in our country, a compact electric SUV that lands with the intention of taking sales away from models such as the MG ZS, the Ford Puma Gen-E, the Smart #1 and the Kia EV3. To achieve this it has a strong argument: the price. Available in two versions (Active Urban Edition and Boost Urban Edition), it announces a price before subtracting the discount associated with the MOVES Plan of 29,990 euros, a figure to which a promotional discount must be applied that places it at 28,780 euros from the start.