The claim that China’s car industry is exporting its overcapacity isn’t being disproven by the recent decisions of brands including BYD, Freelander, iCaur, Jetour and Zeekr to sell 5m-long SUVs in Europe.
Chinese brands have been persuasive in selling us SUVs slightly bigger than our normal comfort zone of around 4.5m, but these Goliaths are well outside that.
