Chris Harris

They don't think there's anything wrong with that at all. I mean, you have to take the Chinese car industry seriously now. But 15 years ago, there used to be a sort of underground recess at the Detroit Motor Show where the Chinese car companies would be. And it was a sort of – it was a grim catacomb of –

They don't think there's anything wrong with that at all. I mean, you have to take the Chinese car industry seriously now. But 15 years ago, there used to be a sort of underground recess at the Detroit Motor Show where the Chinese car companies would be. And it was a sort of – it was a grim catacomb of –

of imitation so you'd go underneath and there'd be like their version of a BMW X5 which was literally like someone had gone with a BMW X5 to draw one and done their own version of it they would just shamelessly copy stuff because there was no there were no IP laws over there culturally they didn't acknowledge imitation you just do what you want I reacted terribly at the time.

of imitation so you'd go underneath and there'd be like their version of a BMW X5 which was literally like someone had gone with a BMW X5 to draw one and done their own version of it they would just shamelessly copy stuff because there was no there were no IP laws over there culturally they didn't acknowledge imitation you just do what you want I reacted terribly at the time.

of imitation so you'd go underneath and there'd be like their version of a BMW X5 which was literally like someone had gone with a BMW X5 to draw one and done their own version of it they would just shamelessly copy stuff because there was no there were no IP laws over there culturally they didn't acknowledge imitation you just do what you want I reacted terribly at the time.

I sort of understand now that if you don't get that from the age of one, you can't learn it afterwards. Right. But they were shameless. And I can remember being, again, at the Geneva Motor Show. You'd go to the, particularly the Japanese cars, and you'd want to sit in the back of a new one. You couldn't because there'd be Chinese engineers from car companies measuring them there.

I sort of understand now that if you don't get that from the age of one, you can't learn it afterwards. Right. But they were shameless. And I can remember being, again, at the Geneva Motor Show. You'd go to the, particularly the Japanese cars, and you'd want to sit in the back of a new one. You couldn't because there'd be Chinese engineers from car companies measuring them there.

I sort of understand now that if you don't get that from the age of one, you can't learn it afterwards. Right. But they were shameless. And I can remember being, again, at the Geneva Motor Show. You'd go to the, particularly the Japanese cars, and you'd want to sit in the back of a new one. You couldn't because there'd be Chinese engineers from car companies measuring them there.

It'd be like 20 minutes. They'd have these laser rules out just getting all the measurements of the interiors and of the engines and stuff. You go, can I look at that? No, they'd be there for 20 minutes shamelessly just copying, scanning the car in broad daylight. It's amazing.

It'd be like 20 minutes. They'd have these laser rules out just getting all the measurements of the interiors and of the engines and stuff. You go, can I look at that? No, they'd be there for 20 minutes shamelessly just copying, scanning the car in broad daylight. It's amazing.

It'd be like 20 minutes. They'd have these laser rules out just getting all the measurements of the interiors and of the engines and stuff. You go, can I look at that? No, they'd be there for 20 minutes shamelessly just copying, scanning the car in broad daylight. It's amazing.

Oh, they've stolen a march on everyone.

Oh, they've stolen a march on everyone.

Oh, they've stolen a march on everyone.

They are – they've definitely had an advantage over Europe. I can't say for America because you have Tesla, which is the only other – global leader in that area, but the European car industry has been caught napping. And it's a bit of a worry for someone like me that I'm very fond of a lot of the European brands, but they're struggling. They're struggling to respond to this.

They are – they've definitely had an advantage over Europe. I can't say for America because you have Tesla, which is the only other – global leader in that area, but the European car industry has been caught napping. And it's a bit of a worry for someone like me that I'm very fond of a lot of the European brands, but they're struggling. They're struggling to respond to this.

They are – they've definitely had an advantage over Europe. I can't say for America because you have Tesla, which is the only other – global leader in that area, but the European car industry has been caught napping. And it's a bit of a worry for someone like me that I'm very fond of a lot of the European brands, but they're struggling. They're struggling to respond to this.

There are boats full of very impressive, very good value electric cars that have landed in Europe in the last six months.

There are boats full of very impressive, very good value electric cars that have landed in Europe in the last six months.

There are boats full of very impressive, very good value electric cars that have landed in Europe in the last six months.