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  • If it had a Blue Oval in the grille . . .

    If it had a Blue Oval in the grille . . .

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    I’m ignoring the temptation to make a cheesy Jaws reference — but automakers from Ford to Toyota surely must hear that nerve-jangling “da-dump” movie soundtrack playing in the background as they read the dispatches from Mexico on the new BYD Shark. Was there ever a vehicle so appropriately named? No, this Chinese-designed and -built mid-size…

  • Bookend: A $150,000 Chinese SUV. Seriously.

    Bookend: A $150,000 Chinese SUV. Seriously.

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    If you found my previous post on the $3,850 Zhidou Rainbow a bit difficult to digest, try not to choke on this: The U8 “Master Edition” from BYD’s hyper-premium Yangwang brand. It’s a plus-size, four-motor electric SUV, unveiled at the Beijing auto show and priced at just over $150,000, according to our friends at CNEVPost.com.…