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On May 11, the BYD Seal X was declared by the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), positioned as a pure electric sedan under the Ocean series. It is likely the “X” is a name placeholder since nameplates of “Seal 06GT”, “Seal MINI” and “Seal 05EV” all appeared on the declaration.
BYD officially launched the long-awaited Sea Lion 07, a midsize SUV, in China. It is based on the new e-platform 3.0 Evo and is the latest addition to the BYD Ocean series. It comes in four variants, and prices start at 189,800 (26,250 USD).
The sudden suspension of cooperation by New Energy Holdings (NEH) with BYD on May 6 has left question marks over BYD’s expansion plans in Vietnam. NEH is a Vietnamese distribution company and a subsidiary of Tasco Auto, the company was one of the largest partners in a plan that called for 50 BYD dealers to open by the end of 2024.
Toyota will introduce two or three new plug-in hybrid (PHEV) models in China in the next two to three years, most likely based on BYD’s PHEV DM-i platform, local media reports.
BYD, the Chinese automaker known for its electric vehicles, is set to make a global debut of its new pickup truck, the BYD Shark, in Mexico on May 14th. The BYD Shark is the company’s first electric pickup truck and is based on the DMO platform, which is BYD’s super hybrid off-road platform. The truck was initially reported to have debuted at the Beijing Auto Show, but it now seems that BYD has bolder global ambitions for the launch.
Ahead of the Denza Z9 GT launch in May we have got hold of some spy shots of the interior. The flagship wagon from the Denza brand, in which Merecedes-Benz still owns a 10% stake with the remainder belonging to BYD, will start deliveries around the middle of the year. Sales in Europe will commence in 2025.
In March 2024, Chinese car sales accounted for 33% of the world’s monthly 8.15 million vehicle sales, according to Cui Dongshu, Secretary-General of the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). In the first quarter of 2024, 21.05 million vehicles have been sold worldwide, a year-on-year increase of 3%.
LONDON — U.S. and European politicians have raised alarms that their domestic auto industries could be destroyed by a wave of cheap Chinese electric vehicles. But so far, China's top EV maker, BYD, has dramatically hiked export prices compared to what it charges at home rather than undercut foreign rivals.