Etiqueta: ICE

BYD’s Fang Cheng Bao brand recently released the Ti7, a premium SUV with an evolved PHEV platform. While some have been reluctant to embrace PHEVs, the quality and value in this segment makes traditional ICE models hard to justify.

Europe’s auto industry will be grappling with a moribund economy and an existential threat from China as a motor show in Munich gets underway.

The little BYD Dolphin Surf city car could lead the way to a mass market for electric vehicles in Europe because it won’t need subsidies or government edicts to sell.

Over the past few days, I have been scouring through BYD’s 1H Interim Report. Overall, performance was what I expected, if below some projections, but a few notable items stood out.

BYD’s Profit Decline and the Risks of Sustained Price Wars in the EV Sector: Assessing the Long-Term Sustainability of Aggressive Growth Strategies

It may be easy to dismiss initial numbers in emerging markets as being relatively small in quantity and purchasing power. But those markets are developing as the people within them develop. Establishing brand preference and tying the brand to the economic emergence of these countries has an impact that extends far beyond monthly sales rankings. Electric vehicles are the future, and BYD can make their brand most associated with that future. The opportunity exists to establish long-lasting brand preference that can span generations, if BYD can take advantage of it.

The Zeekr 9X plug-in hybrid SUV from Geely, with the world’s largest battery, began presales in China with a starting price of 67,080 USD.

Tesla’s sales freefall in Europe continues. The American automaker’s sales declined by 40% in July, while BYD’s increased by 225%....