Etiqueta: Stellantis

EU tariffs may limit discounting but Chinese carmakers will appeal to consumers with advanced technology

BYD appointed former Stellantis executive Gianluca Zampese as head of its light commercial vehicle business in Europe, Reuters reported Monday. Zampese will also serve as BYD's LCV country...

BYD, Chery Push Hybrids to Avoid Tariffs in Europe

The German car subscription provider Finn has concluded a framework agreement with BYD for the delivery of up to 5,000 vehicles over the next ten months. As

Plugin vehicles reach 22% share, or 1.5 million units, in April. Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 22% in April 2025 compared to April 2024. There were around 1.5 million registrations. More good news is that BEVs pulled further ahead of plugin hybrids, growing 26% YoY to 1 million units ... [continued]

BYD has a small market share in Germany but it now sells 10 models in the country including the Dolphin Surf, a version of its topseller in China.

The figures come on the heels of China’s top industry regulator promising to strengthen efforts to rein in “involution-style” competition in the country’s auto industry.

A top industry group had a stern rebuke Saturday for automakers fuelling a "price war", a week after Chinese EV giant BYD announced sweeping trade-in discounts, with multiple competitors following suit.Days later, Stellantis-backed Chinese EV startup Leapmotor announced similar discounts on two "entry-level" models through June 8.

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Shares in Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers slumped on Monday despite surging interest from UK buyers, as industry titan BY introduced a round of new price cuts in an already bruising market battle. Hong-Kong listed BYD dropped as much as 8.25 per cent from a record high set last week, after an announcement over the [...]