Etiqueta: US

BYD sales continue to grow. Though, there are some big differences depending on powertrain. In the month of May, BYD’s passenger car sales (all plugin vehicles) were up 14.1% year over year. Looking across the first 5 months of the year, its passenger vehicle sales were up 37%. Not meteoric, ... [continued]

As BYD slashes prices again, automakers, regulators, and suppliers react sharply, warning of unsustainable tactics and long-term market risks

After months of battling allegations of human trafficking and slavery-like conditions at a construction site, BYD and two contractors face a civil suit in Brazil.

Here are some of the hottest, coolest, and coldest cleantech stories of the past week. We’ve got some that, to be honest, are part of trends that keep appearing in these roundups, and we’ve got some quite unique stories. Have fun exploring these top stories, and chime in below with ... [continued]

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BYD Co ( ($HK:1211) ) has issued an update. BYD Company Limited announced its production and sales volumes for May 2025, highlighting significant year-on-year growt...

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JAC targets Australian buyers with rugged Hunter PHEV, offering twin electric motors, practical cargo enhancements

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Global auto executives are sounding the alarm on an impending shortage of rare-earth magnets from China – used in everything from windshield-wiper motors to anti-lock braking sensors – that could force the closure of car factories within weeks. In a previously unreported May 9 letter to Trump administration officials, the head of the trade group representing General Motors, Toyota, Volkswagen, Hyundai and other major automakers raised urgent concerns. "Without reliable access to these elements and magnets, automotive suppliers will be unable to produce critical automotive components, including automatic transmissions, throttle bodies, alternators, various motors, sensors, seat belts, speakers, lights, motors, power steering, and cameras," the Alliance for Automotive Innovation wrote the Trump administration.

Toyota's partnership with BYD on the China-exclusive bZ5 electric crossover demonstrates Toyota's strategic effort to understand BYD's cost-effective EV production, offering a competitively priced vehicle that could potentially succeed in the US.