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BYD sold around 3.8 million cars in the first 11 months of 2024, a 40% year-on-year jump.

As Geely is on the cusp of launching its first new-generation product in Australia, it has revealed more plug-in hybrids as part of the same range of vehicles it sources the new EX5 electric mid-size SUV. The Geely Galaxy sub-brand in China is the group’s range of more future-facing plug-in models, as opposed to its Geely Auto brand (which covers a...

Stella Li, Executive Vice-President of BYD, is the World Car Person of the Year for 2025. Here's why she won.

BYD Vice-President Stella Li has become the first woman in the history of the World Car of the Year (WCOTY) program to win the World Car Person of the Year award.

Li is the first woman to win this award and this is the first time a Chinese manufacturer has won at the World Car Awards.

The Yangwang U9, a groundbreaking electric sports car from BYD’s luxury brand Yangwang, has achieved a significant milestone, delivering 100 units within just five months of its launch. Priced at 1,680,000 yuan ($229,700 USD), the U9 has quickly established itself as a unique contender in the high-performance supercar market. Launched in February 2024, with deliveries beginning in September, the U9's monthly sales have steadily increased, culminating in 19 units delivered by mid-January 2025. Ac

“I’m confident that I’m going to be able to find some common ground with the next administration," she said.

The Atto 2, which complements the larger Atto 3 released in 2022, is the group's most accessible SUV yet and will compete in the B-SUV segment, a company spokesperson told Reuters. The launch comes two months after the European Union approved increased tariffs on Chinese-built electric vehicles (EVs), including BYD ones, of up to 45.3%. The Atto 2 will compete in Europe's so called B-SUV segment of compact EV SUVs with rival models including Stellantis' Peugeot e-2008, Citroën e-C3, Opel Mokka-e and Fiat 600e, the Kia Niro, and later this year Renault's new R4.

The profound and sustained challenge to auto industry economics will force cost cutting, mergers — and all the political wrangling, labor unrest and trade friction this entails.