Etiqueta: BYD

Qualcomm and BMW unveil Snapdragon Ride Pilot, a hands-free driver-assistance system targeting Tesla and BYD competition.

BYD has brought the Seal 06 DM-i hybrid sedan to Europe, including its wagon variant, renamed as the Seal 6 DM-i and Seal 6 DM-i Touring respectively.

China’s largest vehicle manufacturer, BYD Auto, has cut its full-year 2025 global sales target by 16% to 4.6 million units.

BYD does not have to pay steep per-automaker levies for China-made EVs when importing hybrids. By Stewart Burnett

LONDON/FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) -Chinese and European carmakers are set to face off at next week's Munich car show, reflecting intensifying competition on the continent that has pitted incumbents such as Volkswagen against EV giant BYD and newcomers GAC and Changan. This year's IAA Mobility, the continent's biggest biennial car show, comes as European automakers lose ground in China - the world's biggest market - in what some executives have described as a "Darwinian" price war. At the same time, to escape pressure at home Chinese automakers are expanding into Europe in search of profits, above all electric vehicle maker BYD, whose global sales soared to 4.2 million cars in 2024, up ten-fold from 2019.

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There are essentially two different ways a company can account for Research and Development (R&D) spending: as an operating expense that reduces reported net earnings or as a capital expenditure, counted as investing money from net earnings and other sources. One shows up on the income statement, the other shows up on the balance sheet. It might seem like a minor difference, but it can significantly impact financial reporting and how a company approaches R&D.

BYD invests $600 million into the production of electric and hybrid vehicles in Brazil, a testament to the strong trade relations between the nations at the moment.

With Chinese EV automaker BYD taking some serious financial hits recently, it should act as a warning to the auto industry. After all, just a few short weeks ago, many in the industry were declaring BYD not only wouldn’t fall but was heralding the future of the automobile. While we would love to believe the situation will act as a great object lesson to those who make big decisions, we sadly believe it won’t. This is how Chinese automakers game the system. In case you haven’t heard, BYD saw its

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Amid progressively contracting sales revenue, Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD has been forced to significantly recast its 2025 sales targets. The company has slashed its forecast by 16%, from an ambitious RMB39,300 million ($5.5 million) down to RMB32,850 million ($4.6 ... [continued]