U8 — BYD Goes Upmarket in Australia

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 04:55:07 +0000

Elon Musk, it is said, was encouraged by one of his sons to make the future look like the future. Hence the Cybertruck which we touched about a week ago. Yesterday, we had a little adventure to see the Yangwang U8 — the future from BYDs’ perspective. BYD has made … [continued]

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52% of Car Sales in China Are Now Plugins! Full Report

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 04:57:36 +0000

Also: Geely is Rising Plugin vehicles are all the rage in the Chinese auto market, with plugins scoring yet another new record, a little more than 1.27 million sales (in a 2.42-million-unit overall market). That’s up 51% year over year (YoY), and it’s the 4th month above one million units. … [continued]

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BYD Seal Wins a Japan Car of the Year Award — 1st Chinese Car to Achieve This!

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 04:58:01 +0000

BYD news has been flying in. Here are a few more stories. BYD Seal Wins Prestigious Japan Car of the Year Award BYD is on a roll, but even with that said, I was a bit shocked to see it winning a Japan Car of the Year award! A Chinese … [continued]

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BYD Continues To Go After Europeans’ Hearts, & Enters Estonia

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 04:59:26 +0000

Earlier this year, I noted that BYD was really going after Europeans’ hearts by sponsoring the Euros, a massive football (soccer) tournament in Europe that is similar to the World Cup and goes well beyond the normal football fanbase. BYD branding was all over that tournament, and while it may … [continued]

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BYD Enters Peru

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 17:28:28 +0000

Continuing the trend of rolling out its electric vehicles in a new market every week (or, at least, that’s what it feels like), BYD has entered Peru with 5 plugin vehicle models (“new energy vehicle” models as they call them in China). The 5 models BYD is initially launching in … [continued]

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BYD is “Pushing the Boundaries of What’s Possible.” For Its Own Brands and Other Companies.

Credit to Author: Letters to the Editor| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:39:54 +0000

I recently travelled to Europe to celebrate my birthday. While I was on the flight home, I thought about my past few decades on this planet. While we seem to be going backwards politically, that can largely be attributed to fear. That fear often comes from the disruptive change created … [continued]

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Chinese Companies Responsible For 76% Of Global EV Sales

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2024 16:13:01 +0000

EV sales have reached more than 14 million so far this year, with more than three-quarters of them coming from Chinese companies.

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BYD Philippines, Completing Its EV Lineup, Introduces Latest Sedan

Credit to Author: Raymond Tribdino| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2024 04:58:25 +0000

BYD just launched the BYD Seal 5 DM-i last weekend No one is taking credit for it, but a quick parking lot survey, on-the-road observations, and a run through the top electric vehicle social media pages all say that Chinese EV maker BYD is the fastest growing electric vehicle brand … [continued]

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Top Selling Automakers in World for EV Sales

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2024 01:20:37 +0000

Following up on our report on the top selling electric vehicle models in the world, here’s a broader look at the top selling auto brands and auto groups/OEMs. Top Selling Auto Brands In October, #1 BYD, now deep into pricing out the competition (fossil fueled and electric…) didn’t disappoint. It … [continued]

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