Episode
A1 English News | Can Zeekr Win North America's Car Market?
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- Sep 3, 2026
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- 449
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Summary
Learn English through today’s real news. Slow, clear English at A1, with a full transcript. In this episode: A Chinese EV maker wants to sell in North America, with a factory in Ningbo, lower Canada tariffs, and 49,000 cars in the first year. Also: MapQuest becomes the top free app after keeping Lake Ontario, while downloads surge and users get a new lake-name tool. Today’s English focus: there were (there were many things before) = there were. Vocabulary: downloads (times when people get an app on their phones), surge (a fast, strong rise), familiar (known and easy to recognize). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-a1-2026-09-03 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.