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Kenny Ching, Senior Lecturer, Business School, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

Cheap Chinese EVs could soon shake up NZ’s used car market. Are we ready?

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BYD’s electric Atto 1 looks much like any other modern city car. It has a five-star safety rating, a touchscreen-equipped interior and, by most accounts, is surprisingly refined to drive.

Little about it screams “cheap car” – except its roughly NZ$30,000 price tag.

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