Etiqueta: import

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -China's largest carmaker BYD on Wednesday launched sales of its EVs in Argentina, taking advantage of the lifting of import tariffs for electric and hybrid vehicles and boosting its fast-growing footprint in South America. Chinese brands dominate this sector, and Argentina has said it expects imports of about 40,000 electric and hybrid vehicles to enter the country by the end of January. Normally, imported cars from brands that do not have manufacturing operations in Argentina or other members of South America's trade bloc Mercosur, which includes Brazil, pay a 35% tariff.

Chinese new energy vehicle maker BYD has launched in Argentina on Wednesday, expanding its presence in South America two months after starting local passenger vehicle production in Brazil.

BYD's UK success challenges the nation's EV strategy and reshapes the automotive landscape.

As reported by CnEVPost, BYD’s overall quarterly sales were down 1.82% YoY with passenger vehicles down 2.1%, while commercial vehicles were up 52.61%. While PHEV sales were down 23.72%, BEV sales were up 31.37%. While the Chinese market declined, overseas sales were up 146.42%. Looking deeper, the BYD brand saw the bulk of the decline, while premium brand Fang Cheng Bao stands out, with sales up 344.87% in September, driven by the Ti3 BEV and recently launched Ti7 PHEV, which have tended to be supply-constrained.However, this is BYD’s first YoY drop in sales since 2020. In a quarter when several other automakers saw increases. What’s happening?

August sales figures are in and BYD outsold Tesla in Europe for the second month in a row as the US company continues to struggle.

On Thursday, data from the ACEA showed that BYD sold three times as many new cars in Europe, surpassing Tesla for the second month in a row.

STORY: Chinese EV maker BYD outsold Tesla in the EU for the second month in a row. Data showed BYD sold three times as many cars to the bloc in August than in the same month last year. Stellantis also had buoyant results, returning to sales growth in Europe for the first time in over a year.That’s as the overall market expanded with a boost from plug-in hybrid and battery-electric sales.Europe's battered car industry faces a number of challenges.This includes U.S. import tariffs and competition from China. As well as difficulties in meeting domestic regulations for EV adoption in a way that yields profit. Carmakers have ramped up PHEV sales to comply with emission standards, with more affordable and more profitable cars than pure EVs. Chinese brands have also used the technology to minimize the impact of EU tariffs on Chinese-made EVs.As well as to win over China-skeptic European drivers.And with BYD’s sales up over 200% in August, it took 1.3% of the market.Whereas EU sales for Elon Musk's Tesla dropped 36.6%, squeezing its market share to 1.2% from 2% a year ago.And as total EU car sales rose last month, the registration of hybrid and electric vehicles rose to over 62% in the bloc.

(Reuters) -Chinese EV maker BYD sold three times as many new cars in the European Union last month than in August 2024, surpassing U.S. competitor Tesla for the second consecutive month, data from the European auto lobby ACEA showed on Thursday. Stellantis returned to sales growth in Europe for the first time in over a year, as the overall market expanded with a boost from plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and battery-electric (BEV) sales. Chinese brands have also used the technology to minimise the impact of the European Union's tariffs on Chinese-made EVs, and to win over China-skeptic European drivers.

According to data compiled by the Gasgoo Auto motive Research Institute , from January to July 2025 BYD s passenger vehicle exports continued to grow steadily,

Tesla vs. BYD – The Ultimate 2025 EV Stock Showdown 🚀🔋 - Tech Space 2.0