Etiqueta: Sales

Overall car registrations in the EU rose 5.3% as buyers continued shifting toward electrified vehicles, which made up more than 62% of the market.

(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.

The Chinese car group has demonstrated its ambitions at the Lyon Auto Show, which runs from September 24 to 28. Le Monde spoke with Stella Li, who jointly manages the company with her husband, Wang Chuanfu.

Last week, Financial Times reported that China was prohibiting major tech companies from buying AI chips from Nvidia, as the country grows confident in its domestic semiconductor industry.

MILAN (Reuters) -Leading Chinese automaker BYD will need to manufacture auto batteries in Europe as its car production in the region is expected to expand in the coming years, the group's special adviser for Europe said on Wednesday. BYD aims to produce all its EVs for sale in Europe locally within three years, helping it avoid EU tariffs, Executive Vice President Stella Li said earlier this month, adding plug-in hybrids should dominate the group's European sales in the short term. Asked whether BYD is considering a further facility serving Europe, its special adviser Alfredo Altavilla said the group would also need to produce batteries in the region.

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. “We are ready to address the public transport requirements in the Philippines,” Liu Xueliang, General Manager of BYD Asia Pacific’s Auto Sales Division, said, responding to a question from CleanTechnica on the availability of solutions for decarbonizing bus services in ... [continued]

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There is also still ‘vast potential’ to increase car sales in China’s less developed regions, association head says.

Denza has unveiled the N8L interior, a six-seat plug-in hybrid SUV, with pre-sales opening September 26 in China.

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. BYD is clearly leading the electric vehicle market globally, but that’s mostly due to its dominance in China. Outside of China, it has been leading the EV way into numerous neglected, developing markets — in Asia, Africa, and South America. ... [continued]