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CHINA: BMW CEO Urges China Engagement, Geely Eyes UK Production and GWM’s Chair Talks Quality | 20 Feb 2026

EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs

Martyn Lee

Business, Leisure, Technology, Automotive

4.8749 Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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BMW CEO URGES CHINA ENGAGEMENT AHEAD OF MERZ VISIT https://evne.ws/4qIveej

GEELY EYES UK BUILD TO DODGE CHINA TARIFFS https://evne.ws/40kKNy5

GWM CHAIR CHIDES CHINA ON QUALITY AND PRICE WAR https://evne.ws/4s0QYTI

MG'S MYSTERY ELECTRIC MG7 SUCCESSOR SPOTTED IN CHINA https://evne.ws/4tKS1ZB

NIO SETS NEW SINGLE-DAY BATTERY SWAP RECORD https://evne.ws/4kPlxJQ

ZEEKR TO START ITALY DELIVERIES THIS SPRING https://evne.ws/4qLNTGc

GANGFENG STARTS MASS PRODUCTION OF HYBRID SOLID-LIQUID CELLS https://evne.ws/4kMIi13

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0:00.0

Potential.

0:02.0

Potential can sometimes feel daunting, scary.

0:06.0

But today's the day you decide to act on it,

0:10.0

with a higher technical qualification.

0:13.0

Designed with employers, it will give you the skills you need to land the job you want,

0:18.0

because today is your day. When anything is possible, if you make it happen.

0:25.3

It all starts with skills. See how you can get started. Search skills for life. Potential. Potential can

0:33.5

sometimes feel daunting, scary. But today's the day you decide to act on it with a higher technical qualification.

0:43.2

Designed with employers, it will give you the skills you need to land the job you want

0:47.8

because today is your day.

0:51.5

When anything is possible, if you make it happen. It all starts with skills. See how you can

0:57.7

get started. Search skills for life. Welcome back to EV News China. Today, BMW CEO urges China engagement.

1:05.7

G. Lee, I's UK production. And Great Wall Motors chair talks quality. Plus stay tuned. Later in the show,

1:12.3

I'll tell you how Gang Feng lithium, a battery supplier to Changan and Hyundai, has entered

1:18.4

mass production of hybrid solid liquid batteries. Welcome to EV News China, the podcast dedicated to

1:24.8

the world's largest EV market. Every day I bring you headlines,

1:28.1

insights and analysis from the heart of China's booming EV industry and decode how fast-moving

1:33.2

developments in the east shape the global landscape. Let's start with BMW's chief executive,

1:38.8

Oliver Zipsa, warning that Europe risks future growth if it ignores China and the world's largest

1:46.0

EV market. He made the case for engagement ahead of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's first state

1:51.9

visit to Beijing. Zipzer will join a business delegation traveling with Merz to China next week.

1:58.3

The group also include CEOs of Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz.

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