In the recent shareholder meeting, BYD Chairman Wang Chuanfu indicated that the company would become the largest automaker by volume in 5 years and would exceed 10 million units by the end of the decade. “Five years from now, BYD will be able to achieve true global leadership in terms … [continued]
BYD’s new Yuan Plus recently went on sale in China. The previous generation of this model has been sold globally as the ATTO 3. The new Yuan Plus switched to a new rear wheel drive platform and added flash charging capability (5 min 10-70%, 9 min 10-90%) from the new … [continued]
In two days, BYD Philippines will be launching another dealership in the Philippines, bringing it to a total 41 dealers in just two years. The company has sold some 10,000 new energy vehicles in the past two years, and before the end of the year it is on track to … [continued]
This is my second article on the recent visit of a large but select group of journalists to BYD’s Shenzhen factory and headquarters, and to the Zhengzhou tech center in China. I saw and experienced BYD’s groundbreaking electric vehicle innovations first-hand at the company’s technology showcases and at the Zhengzhou … [continued]
A display of BYD bus scale models, including London EV buses, 90% of which are either new or run on BYD electric platforms. Photo for CleanTechnica by Raymond Tribdino.
The gleaming brutalist structures of BYD’s global headquarters rise from Shenzhen’s Pingshan district — a monument to the company’s leadership in China’s electric vehicle ambitions. Walking through the sprawling complex, past rows of pristine EVs and technology exhibits, as well as its own monorail traversing the company facilities (they also … [continued]
BYD and Toyota are bringing compelling new electric cars to market in Europe and China, while both are shut out by tariffs in the US.
BYD is accelerating along its path to the future with the introduction of two new models that undercut the competition in features and price.
The BYD brand is starting to get a lot more famous around the world for its electric vehicles, such as the BYD Seal, Seagull, Dolphin, and Atto 3 full battery electric vehicle. BYD is also well known for several other models that include a range of plug-in hybrids. However, BYD … [continued]
Pickups are a big deal in several traditional auto markets as well as in smaller markets in Africa. About 60,000 Toyota Hilux pickups are sold in South Africa each year and a similar number in Australia. This is excluding sales of other popular pickups such as the Ford Ranger and … [continued]
BYD has been the #1 “New Energy Vehicle” (NEV) selling company in Costa Rica for the past three years in a row. BYDs NEVs consist of plugin hybrids and full battery electric vehicles. BYD has already sold over 2,000 NEVs cumulatively in Costa Rica since it launched sales there a … [continued]
