Why do so many Chinese consumers choose Tesla, just as they do Apple? These two podcasters reveal the secret behind Tesla’s appeal in China: 
“Why does Tesla, with just two models, sell over 600,000 units a year in China? I’ll give you the core reason—and it has nothing to do with technology or price. What’s the most essential point? A lot of Tesla owners actually think like this: “I don’t really understand cars. But I know that buying a Tesla won’t go wrong.” Isn’t that how many people feel? It’s the same mentality as when people used to buy joint-venture brand cars. Don’t you guys think the same way? 
A lot of consumers are very suspicious. They can’t solve problems with bad products. It’s not that we refuse to trust—it’s that it’s hard to trust. We’ve been burned too many times, you know? When we were kids, we got scammed by infant formula. When we got older, we got scammed by health supplements. Our phones are full of anti-fraud apps. Everything around us feels sketchy—even photos might not be real. We don’t have the time to study a car from every angle—technology, materials, tuning, multiple dimensions, and all the other aspects—to properly judge whether it’s good or bad. But we do understand one rule: whoever everyone else is benchmarking against, that’s who I’ll choose—it definitely won’t be wrong. Right?Everyone benchmarks phones against Apple, so I just pick Apple. For new energy cars, everyone keeps saying they’re matching, paying tribute to, or surpassing Tesla—so I just pick Tesla. I’m not very good at the wisdom of choosing cars, but I understand the wisdom of dealing with people. What specific good technologies does Tesla actually have? Honestly, I don’t really know. But look at all these new NEV company bosses—they keep putting Tesla on a pedestal, again and again.”

Thomas, a longtime Porsche enthusiast, never imagined—“not in a million years,” as he puts it—that he would go from being a Tesla critic to a passionate Model Y owner. Today, he owns three Teslas, completely transforming the lineup in his garage. There’s a good reason Model Y has been the world’s best-selling vehicle of any kind, ICE or EV, for several years running. Watch this sports car guru explain what changed his mind and why he became such a big Model Y proponent:

Two Chinese automotive influencers share their testing of FSD v14.3.4 in Los Angeles. Before coming to the U.S., they believed Chinese autonomous driving systems such as Huawei ADS, XPeng VLA, and Li Auto ADAS were the world’s best. After spending several days extensively testing Tesla’s FSD, they changed their minds, acknowledging that Chinese systems still have room for improvement before catching up with FSD. At this point, it’s very clear that FSD is the benchmark for every autonomous system in China.