Do you recognize any of these cars?

There are many cars here that we have never seen. That is maybe not so surprising for me as I don't know much about cars, but Craig is a car aficionado and I don't think he has ever seen a car he has not recognized. That has not been the case here, but we have been here long enough where he knows most cars now. There are some interesting names for car brands as you will see. There are some American, Asian, and European car brands, but most cars are from China. I was surprised to see so many electric cars and motorcycles here. It seems that maybe one third of them are electric or hybrids. It can be a little scary with electric vehicles when you are walking, as many times you cannot walk on the sidewalk, but on the street because cars are parked on the sidewalk. Electric vehicles are so quiet that they can be difficult to hear coming up behind you.

I like the name - Leapmotor. It didnt't leap fast enough to not get hit though 😞

Pretty shiny color!

US Army? 😲

Lots of stones in the tire. The "de-stone" feature does not seem to work 😆

Geome (Chinese, by Geely)

This is probably not super safe, but I love it! So cute!

One of Craig's current favorites - ZEEKR 007. Can you see James Bond driving this?

A Chinese Jeep-like police car.

There is a law against parking on the sidewalks 😏 The fee is quite steep. I have a feeling it is not really enforced. The black and white stripes mean you are allowed to park on the street.

The yellow and white signal a loading zone - if you park on the street. Maybe not if you park on the sidewalk?

Good thing this car is parked on the sidewalk, because the red and white stripes mean you are not allowed to park on the street.

Craig's pictures with commentary:

We were pleasantly surprised by the variety of cars navigating the roads of Laos. Brands we've never seen; many bright and almost luminescent. Presenting - Fengon, HiPhi X, Zeekr, BYD (Build Your Dream), Hongqi 5, Neta, Geely, iKar from Chery, JETOUR, and ORA from Great Wall Motors.

Not sure who made this one. It's French. Great paint job! [Suzanne: This is parked right across the street from our apartment building. It's fun seeing it every day.]

FENGON [Chinese, by Dongfeng Motor Co.]

HiPhi X (sorry to hear this company went bankrupt 😕) [Chinese, all electric, by Human Horizons]

The ZEEKR 009 [Chinese, all electric, Zeekr Group, majority owned by Geely Automobile Holdings]

Wrong turn [Suzanne: this car is in our neighborhood and we admire it whenever we walk past it. I think it looks very cool sitting there!]

BYD (Build Your Dream) Seagull [Chinese, electric and hybrid, by BYD Auto]

Hongqi 5 [Chinese, subsidiary of FAW Group]

Hard working little truck and very clean: Dongfeng

Neta - this company also went bankrupt [Suzanne: This is sad as it is Craig's favorite car for when we call for an "Uber." Chinese, all electric, by Hozon Auto]

Little Geely (looks happy, surprised, or nervous) [Chinese, by Zhejiang Geely Holding]

The Chery iKar [Chinese, all electric, by Chery Automobile Co.]

This one emanates personality

JETOUR (another car from Chery) [Chinese, jet + tour = "convenient journey"]

Looks like a Ford, but is BYD [Build Your Dream, Suzanne loves this name! Chinese, electric and hybrid, by BYD Company]

The little ORA [Chinese, all electric, by Great Wall Motor]