The major milestones on China's path to becoming the world's leading auto exporter.
Geely's Dihao EV. Credit: Geely via X, formerly known as Twitter
Back in 1984, the story of a Beijing chicken farmer saving up to buy a Toyota car shot to prominence in the Chinese media as a leading example of the country’s growing prosperity. The family at the center of the story may not have been the peasants they were presented as — its patriarch was in fact a senior government official — but the message was clear: Vehicle ownership was a symbol of success in the new China.
Fast forward 40 years, and China is reaching a milestone of a different m
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