Chery boss questions future of car ownership amid rise of robotaxis
Chery’s international boss has questioned whether most people will still want to own a car in 10 years, as robotaxis become a bigger part of the Chinese automaker’s plans. Speaking to Australian media, including CarExpert, in Wuhu, Chery International president Zhang Guibing was asked where he wanted the company to be in Australia in a decade. “We are thinking now, we are even forecasting, maybe 10 years later, how many people will buy a car? Because now the robotaxi's developing very quickly,” Mr Zhang said. “So really, maybe at that time, most of the people won’t like to buy the car, won’t like to own the car.” The question reaches well beyond which brands survive the current wave of competition. If more people choose an on-demand ride over ownership, car companies will have to sell more vehicles to fleet operators, run transport services themselves, or find other ways to replace lost…
