BYD’s sales progress outside of China has been one of the top EV stories of the year. It is selling EVs in many countries across Asia, Europe, Africa, and Latin America now. However, outside of Asia, no BYD production facility is bigger than it’s Brazilian one. BYD recently reached a … [continued]
Recent reports and statements from BYD Vice President Stella Li indicate that their new Bahia plant in eastern Brazil recently received export orders totaling 100,000 units, split between Mexico and Argentina. The news sent BYD’s share price up on Monday. However, the implications to BYD’s overall business and the global … [continued]
There were over 2 million plugin vehicles registered in November, with BEVs (+12% YoY) rising and PHEVs (-1% YoY) falling. With the USA EV market still in hangover mode and China slowing down, it was up to the Rest of the World (+37% YoY) to pick up the pace, pulling … [continued]
There were 1.7 million plugin vehicles registered worldwide in August. Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 14% in August 2025 compared to August 2024. There were over 1.7 million registrations. BEVs grew 23% YoY to over 1.1 million units, while plugin hybrids were actually down(!), even if by only 1%, … [continued]
Apparently, we jumped the gun a couple of days ago writing about the markets where BYD has been expanding. It’s been growing in Nepal, Malaysia, and Cambodia, and it has also begun exporting vehicles from Thailand to Europe. Now we also have news that it has entered Argentina. It has … [continued]
There were 1.8 million plugin vehicles registered worldwide in June. Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 22% in June 2025 compared to June 2024. There were over 1.8 million registrations. BEVs grew 24% YoY to over 1.1 million units, compared to plugin hybrids growing 18% to around 600,000 units in … [continued]
NIO Profitability? NIO’s got a big target in mind. It is aiming to finally achieve profitability in the 4th quarter of this year. Naturally, that’s a huge deal for the company. Tesla’s stock price soared in 2019 when it finally achieved profitability, and I think most investors assume startup car … [continued]
BYD’s plant in Camaçarí faced significant hurdles in late 2024 when Brazilian media denounced that Jinjiang, one of the three companies working on the construction of the factory, had been violating its workers’ rights. In late January, it was announced that all Chinese workers were going back to China after … [continued]
Stella Li of BYD receives the World Car Awards for the BYD Dolphin at the 2025 New York Auto Show. (Photo handout from BYD)
BYD had already been nominated twice to the World Car Awards. This year, it happened: BYD became the first Chinese automaker to clinch a prestigious World Car Award. The spotlight shone on the BYD Seagull (also known elsewhere as the Dolphin Mini) as it was announced as the 2025 World … [continued]
EVs Now 19% of World Auto Sales Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 49% in February 2025 compared to February 2024. There were 1.2 million registrations. More good news is that BEVs pulled further ahead of plugin hybrids, growing 58% YoY to 814,000 units compared to plugin hybrids growing 35% … [continued]
