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BYD overtakes VW’s 15-year-run as top seller in China

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China’s behemoth BYD overtook Volkswagen as the best-selling car brand in China last year, the first time any carmaker outsold the German brand since at least 2008.

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BYD launches 3 new electric vehicles at the Paris Motor Show

Green Car Congress

BYD is launching three new battery-electric passenger vehicles in Europe at the Paris Motor Show, including the BYD ATTO 3, a C-segment SUV designed with the European customer in mind; the BYD TANG, a 7-seater with variable all-wheel drive; and the sporty sedan BYD HAN. BYD’s new generation e-Platform 3.0,

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BYD, Toyota to establish joint company for battery-electric vehicle research and development

Green Car Congress

BYD Company Ltd. The new R&D company, which will work on designing and developing BEVs (including platform) and its related parts, is anticipated to be established in China in 2020, with BYD and Toyota to evenly share 50% of the total capital needed. —BYD senior vice president Lian Yu-bo.

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BYD hits 6 million New Energy Vehicle (NEV) milestone

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Chinese automaker BYD has reached a major milestone, producing over 6 million New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) since 2008. The achievement highlights BYD’s position as one of the leaders in the global sustainable vehicle market and its commitment to green transportation solutions.

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BYD posts tribute to commemorate Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger

Teslarati

Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) maker BYD paid tribute to the late Charlie Munger, the Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman who played a key role in the automaker’s backing by Warren Buffett more than a decade ago. Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett are among BYD’s biggest supporters. Munger passed away on November 28, 2023.

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BYD overtakes VW’s 15-year-run as top seller in China

Baua Electric

500,000th BYD Dolphin rolls off assembly line (Source: BYD) China’s behemoth BYD overtook Volkswagen as the best-selling car brand in China last year, the first time any carmaker outsold the German brand since at least 2008. BYD reported 2.4 BYD reported 2.4 Last year, BYD sold 1.6

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BYD, Toyota jointly to develop battery electric vehicles for Chinese market

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BYD Company Ltd. BYD was founded in 1995 as a battery business and has grown into a total energy solution company, manufacturing not only electrified vehicles but other products such as large-size energy storage cells. In 2008, BYD became the first company to sell mass production of plug-in hybrid electrified vehicles (PHEVs).

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