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

BYD and other Chinese automakers are driving record EV sales across the UK, reshaping the market

UK is now the Chinese carmaker’s largest international market after sales rose nearly 10-fold in September

Turin’s air was cleaner than it during its industrial peak, but around half the 50-plus brands and more than half the production cars on show were Chinese.

BARCELONA (Reuters) -When Javier Hernandez went car shopping in Barcelona, he ended up choosing a plug-in hybrid by China's BYD - swayed by a price nearly 10,000 euros cheaper than European rivals. With government subsidies, the BYD Seal U DM-I Hernandez opted for starts at around 30,000 euros ($35,289) in Spain, compared to over 40,000 euros for VW's Tiguan and Peugeot's 3008 plug-in hybrid models. Cost-conscious buyers like Hernandez are fuelling rapid growth for Chinese EV carmakers like BYD in Spain and around Europe, stepping up competition with regional and U.S. rivals like Tesla, Stellantis and Volkswagen.

Chery joins the barrage of Chinese firms going public in Hong Kong, where listing proceeds have soared to a four-year high. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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.

Time to compare three chart-topping family PHEVs on price, practicality and comfort

A new range test released on Thursday by the Australian Automotive Association showed that BYD’s SUV Atto 3 registered the largest discrepancy from its claimed driving range.