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Chinese giant BYD has delayed the start of mass production in its first passenger vehicle plant in Europe to 2026, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing two sources familiar with the matter.

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BYD has reached the significant milestone of 60,000 vehicle deliveries to Australia just three years after its entry in 2022, thanks to the rapid success

BYD accounts for 27 per cent of the 18,356 private EVs registered in Hong Kong in the first half of 2025.

At the same time, China's No. 1 automaker will start making cars earlier than expected at a new plant in Turkey where labour costs are lower, and will vastly exceed its announced production plans, one of the sources said. Shifting production away from Hungary in favour of Turkey would be a setback for the European Union, which has been hoping that its tariffs on EVs made in China would bring in Chinese investments and well-paid manufacturing jobs.

Beijing has banned the acceptance of new gasoline vehicles on ride-hailing platforms since July 20, with only EVs accepted.

Tesla registered 9,900 vehicles in China between July 14 and 20, down nearly 20% from 12,300 the previous week and 5.7% lower than the same period last year.

BYD is set to be the first Chinese automaker to enter the ultra-premium car segment in Europe with the launch of its Yangwang-branded vehicles, which will

It's 13-millionth electric vehicle, the Yangwang U7, rolled off the Shenzhen plant.