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The Chinese conglomerate is already one of the best-selling EV brands in Japan. Now, it may give the Japanese market what it wants.

As competition heats up in the world’s largest EV market, the spotlight is on advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS).

The Shanghai auto show is set to feature over 70 automotive brands, both local and international, presenting more than 100 new or updated vehicle models. Among

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -More than 70 Chinese and international automotive brands will showcase more than 100 new or refreshed models at the Shanghai auto show this week, intensifying already cutthroat competition in the world's premier market for electric vehicles and hybrids. Top-selling Chinese brands such as BYD and Geely are expected to take centre stage at the show from April 23 to May 2, while foreign automakers such as Volkswagen, Nissan, Toyota and General Motors' Cadillac brand will also jostle for attention. As a years-long consumer price war in China drags on, next-generation automated-driving features have become the next front in the battle for vehicle sales and profits.

BYD is beginning to execute like the Japanese car companies, picking Western brands, using Western design elements, increasing quality, and retaining massive cost and price advantages.

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Much has been written about the BYD Shark, the stylish EREV pickup truck that will face one of the most established segments of the legacy auto industry in the developing world and Oceania … ... [continued]

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! On April 10, BYD Philippines will officially launch the eMAX 7, an all-electric multi-purpose vehicle (MPV). The Philippines is predominantly an MPV market, as evidenced by the top selling vehicle, the Toyota Innova, a ... [continued]

In our modern, turbocharged, reality we are rushing towards an exotic new future.  A future in which vehicles are powered by new, sustainable sources of energy; where some cars drive themselves or where ‘hybrid vehicles’ merge the merits of multiple modes of transport.  With unprecedented speed we are driving, pedaling and in some cases even flying into a brave new world.

After its meteoric rise in the global auto industry last year, the Chinese EV giant is off to a hot...