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

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Although competitive Chinese automaker BYD isn’t yet slated to enter the U.S. market, the company’s recent release of a city EV with a price tag under $10,000 has some worried for when it and other low-cost companies do. While BYD said just last month that it has no plans to enter the U.S. BYD last year sold 1.57

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BYD had its slowest profit growth in two years in Q4

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Chinese automotive giant and electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD posted its 2023 earnings results this week, with the company reporting its slowest quarterly growth rate in almost two years. In its full-year 2023 earnings report shared on Tuesday, BYD posted an 18.6 The $10,000 BYD Seagull EV is scaring the U.S. billion yuan (~1.2

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BYD, Chinese EV makers account for +40% of German EV imports ahead of new tariffs

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Chinese EV makers, including BYD , accounted for over 40% of German EV imports through April 2024. According to data released by the German statistics office Tuesday (via Reuters ), German EV imports from Chinese automakers like BYD reached 31,500 through April 2024. 4, BYD is enjoying more of the “EU Premium” on EVs.

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BYD sees bigger profits on some EVs sold in the EU than in China, even with tariffs

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After the EU announced new tariffs on Chinese EV imports, BYD is subject to an additional 17.4% However, with BYD reportedly generating higher EV profits on models like the Seal U in the EU than in China, the EV leader is expected to overcome the impact. BYD announced it would enter the European car market in 2020.

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BYD: Autonomous Vehicles Are "Basically Impossible"

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BYD, China’s largest electric automaker, isn’t as gung-ho about autonomous vehicles as many other auto industry giants. A company spokesperson recently said that BYD believes self-driving tech that is “fully separated from humans is very, very far away, and basically impossible.”&

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BYD EV sales grew nearly 50% in January as exports reached a new high

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After topping Tesla in the final three months of 2023, BYD is starting the year off strong with EV sales rising another 50% in January. BYD EV sales momentum continues in January BYD sold 105,304 fully electric cars last month, up 48% from the 71,338 handed over last year. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Nissan and Honda confirm new EV partnership as they look to play catch up with Tesla, BYD

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Nissan and Honda are forming a new EV partnership after falling behind leaders like Tesla and China’s BYD. The new partnership comes as both automakers (and the Japanese auto industry) quickly fell behind EV leaders like Tesla and BYD. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. It’s official.

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