Etiqueta: Geely

As we’ve been briefly mentioning the past month or so, we got an opportunity to attend the 2025 Shanghai Auto...

EV maker's strong earnings clash with a revenue miss, testing BYD's global ambitions under tariff scrutiny

STORY: BYD's first-quarter profit leapt more than 100% from a year earlier.It was the fastest pace in nearly two years for the Chinese electric vehicle giant.And it extends BYD's lead in its competitive home market after the carmaker launched an EV price war.A stock filing showed Friday (April 25) net profit reached $1.26 billion - roughly in line with projections.Revenue came in at $23.3 billion during the quarter, up over 36% year-on-year.China's biggest EV maker has made waves in the market over the past few months as it tries to extend its lead in its home market.It offered its "God's Eye" driver-assistance system as a standard feature at no extra cost across its lineup.And it unveiled a new super-charging EV technology platform.It led rivals like Geely and Toyota to follow suit with affordable EVs containing smart features.Outside of its home market, the automaker has targeted exports of 800,000 vehicles this year.

BYD's first-quarter profit leapt 100.4% from a year earlier, the fastest pace in nearly two years, as the Chinese electric vehicle giant extends its lead in its competitive home market by launching a smart EV price war. Net profit totalled 9.2 billion yuan ($1.26 billion), a stock filing showed on Friday, compared with the company's earlier estimate of 8.5 billion yuan to 10 billion yuan. Revenue came in at 170.4 billion yuan in the quarter, up 36.4% year-on-year versus a 10.6% rise in the previous quarter.

Auto Shanghai 2025 leaves no doubt – China has become the epicenter of the electric automotive world. While Europe is hustling, the Americans are hustling, and the Japanese are quietly manufacturing in China, Shanghai is buzzing with the electric future. It is now the center of the automotive world. And Europe is only third, right after the USA.

The world's auto industry is getting a shake-up from Chinese automakers that are quickly expanding across the globe, offering relatively affordable electric vehicles designed to wow car buyers with sleek designs and the latest high-tech interiors.

MILAN/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China's leading EV maker BYD is overhauling its European operations after strategic missteps including failures to sign up enough dealers and hire executives with local-market knowledge and to offer hybrids in markets resistant to fully electric vehicles, six current and former BYD executives said. The Chinese EV leader announced in December that plug-in hybrids would be crucial to its European strategy. "He was very quick to get the message and give the input to BYD's engineers that every new model would have to come both in EV and hybrid" versions for Europe, Altavilla told Reuters.

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China's annual major auto shows have become a showcase for the rise of ever-cheaper, better-performing electric vehicles and more confident local brands in the world's biggest market for cars. But the Shanghai auto show opened on Wednesday amid deep industry-wide uncertainty over how the U.S.-China trade war could dampen demand and scramble supply chains as 100 more models launch into an already crowded market with more losers than winners. In a further complication, Chinese regulators signalled more and tougher scrutiny for smart-driving features that many automakers had seen as the next big thing in setting apart their cars from competitors just a week ago.

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China's annual auto shows have become the world's premier showcase for the rise of ever-cheaper, high-tech electric vehicles from domestic brands in the world's biggest car market. But the Shanghai auto show opened on Wednesday amid industry-wide uncertainty over how the U.S.-China trade war could sap demand and upend supply chains as about 70 automakers launched more than 100 new models into a crowded market with more losers than winners. Automakers also wrestled with a Chinese government crackdown, announced last week, on the marketing of smart-driving systems that many industry executives view as the next technological battleground here.

SHANGHAI (AP) — Leading automakers will be showcasing their latest designed-for-China models at the Shanghai auto show this week, struggling not to be edged aside in the world’s largest car market…