Dutch industry insider confident in Chinese NEVs

STORY: Dutch industry insider confident in Chinese NEVs DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: ROTTERDAM, the Netherlands CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the new-energy vehicle (NEV) 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ERIC LOUWMAN, President of Louwman group STORYLINE: Eric Louwman, president of Dutch car dealer Louwman Group, said that China is at the forefront of "all the technological developments around electrification." Since October 2022, Louwman has been collaborating with China's leading new-energy vehicle (NEV) manufacturer BYD to open BYD dealerships in the Netherlands. So far, they have sold over 700 BYD EVs. SOUNDBITE (English): ERIC LOUWMAN, President of Louwman group "We have been active in automotive for 100 years, and we've always been at the forefront of new developments, but we have never experienced something like what we're experiencing at this moment. There's a huge change, transformation going into the car business at the moment, especially with electrification, but also