As Toyota China engineers now draft the playbook, the auto giant shows how legacy automakers can outmaneuver startups at their own game. The next test? Whether Detroit and Wolfsburg are watching, and learning.
This isn’t the first time an EV’s “smart” systems turned deadly after a collision, but the SU7’s disastrous safety flaws — just weeks after its launch — have reignited a furious debate: Can we trust “disruptor” brands with lives?
The irony? A regulation meant to protect workers might first shrink their job opportunities. The next 12 months will reveal whether the sector can strike a balance—or whether a generation of independent workshops will vanish, taking their workers’ livelihoods with them.