Welcome back to EV News, China. Today, large SUVs dominate new models. Leap Motor debuts the D-19 and VW launches the ID Unix 08.

Plus stay tuned later in the show. I'll tell you why Cherry could come to the rescue of embattled Nissan in the UK.

Welcome to EV News, China, the podcast dedicated to the world's largest electric vehicle

market. Every day, I bring you the latest headlines, insights and analysis from the heart of

China's booming EV industry and decode how fast-moving developments in the east shape the global

landscape. We'll start with news of the Beijing Auto Show opening next week, and the feature is going to be

the big SUVs on display and launching. It starts April 24th, running May 3rd. Organizers bill

it as the world's largest auto fair. It's a biennial event and alternates with Shanghai. More than 2,000 exhibitors

will attend, expected footfall. Over 900,000 visitors. The show will host over 100 world premieres

and 160 plus brand launches. More than 20 new model launches are already confirmed, and several brands

unveiling vehicles and pre-sales opening ahead of time. This year, it heavily tilts towards

not only EVs and three-row, six-seat SUVs really taking the spotlight. Chinese automakers treat them as a primary

battleground. They can be more profitable than smaller cars, and they use the segment as a key arena

for technology showcases. In short, the family bus is now a testbed for the latest technology.

And some of these buses are very luxurious buses as well.

And the list is long.

Large SUV debuts include the Neo ES9, X-Pung, GX, Volvo, ZX90, Leap Motor D-19.

More on that in a moment.

SAIC Volkswagen's ID-Eera 9X. leap motor d-19 more on that in a moment s a i c valksvalken's id era ninex the voyer thyshan

b mw i x3 zika nine x lincoln co's 900 and the i m ls9 refreshed versions of the leo auto l9

envo l90 and Ito M9, all scheduled to appear at the show.

That group aims squarely at the traditional German hierarchy.

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