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The $10,000 BYD Seagull EV is scaring the U.S. auto industry

Teslarati

Although competitive Chinese automaker BYD isn’t yet slated to enter the U.S. BYD launched its Seagull, a small hatchback EV with a price tag starting at 69,800 yuan (~$9,773), at the Shanghai Auto Show last year. auto market anytime soon , some U.S. auto sector,” the organization writes. BYD last year sold 1.57

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BYD to Chinese Auto Industry: "Demolish the Old Legends" in the EV Race

The Truth About Cars

The Chinese giant is one of the world’s busiest EV automakers, with almost 1.9 Though enormous, BYD isn’t satisfied with dominating its home market and wants the rest of the Chinese electric auto industry to come with it. Build Your Dreams, or BYD, is likely one of the largest companies you’ve never heard of.

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Guangzhou Auto Show roundup: BEV debuts from XPeng, ZEEKR, Li Auto, BYD, and more

Electrek

We’ve been covering several prominent Chinese automakers teasing their latest EV models in the preceding weeks, ahead of the Guangzhou Auto Show. The annual event kicked off in China earlier today and immediately delivered several model debuts. Here’s a quick recap.

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Shanghai auto show: Deutsche Bank's preview

CN EV Post

While auto shows have generally started to lose some significance as automakers turn to dedicated launch events, this year's Shanghai auto show could be an exception, said Deutsche Bank analyst Edison Yu's team. (A A file photo taken by CnEVPost at the Shanghai auto show two years ago shows an ET7 wrapped in a blanket.)

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Tesla signs truce with Chinese Automakers to end EV price war

Teslarati

Tesla and 16 Chinese automakers signed a truce ending the EV price war. Executives from Tesla and 16 China-based automakers participated in a signing ceremony at the China Auto Forum in Shanghai held on July 6, 2023. China’s top car makers took part in the event, including BYD, Geely, and Xpeng Inc.

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Geely Auto launches new premium electrified product series – Geely Galaxy

Electric Cars Report

Chinese automotive giant Geely Auto Group officially launched a new high-end electrified product series, Geely Galaxy at a flagship event in Hangzhou. At the ceremony, Geely Auto also unveiled […] The post Geely Auto launches new premium electrified product series – Geely Galaxy appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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China’s Huawei launches new software for intelligent driving – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Huawei said in November that the unit would be spun off into a new company which will receive the unit’s core technologies and resources and take investment from partners such as automaker Changan Auto.

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