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Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Amid progressively contracting sales revenue, Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD has been forced to significantly recast its 2025 sales targets. The company has slashed its forecast by 16%, from an ambitious RMB39,300 million ($5.5 million) down to RMB32,850 million ($4.6 ... [continued]

Yangwang U8L, BYD's 180k USD, 3.6-ton SUV, launches next week.

BYD is expanding its offerings in one of Europe’s fastest growing segments with the Seal 6 DM-i Touring plug-in hybrid station wagon.

BYD will present the Seal 06 DM-i wagon at IAA Mobility 2025, offering plug-in hybrid power and up to 2,000 km range.

Over the past few days, I have been scouring through BYD’s 1H Interim Report. Overall, performance was what I expected, if below some projections, but a few notable items stood out.

China's XPeng, Xiaomi, Nio and Li Auto are on tap Monday, with giant BYD due Sept. 1-2.

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Apparently, we jumped the gun a couple of days ago writing about the markets where BYD has been expanding. It’s been growing in Nepal, Malaysia, and Cambodia, and it has also begun exporting vehicles from Thailand to Europe. Now we ... [continued]

It may be easy to dismiss initial numbers in emerging markets as being relatively small in quantity and purchasing power. But those markets are developing as the people within them develop. Establishing brand preference and tying the brand to the economic emergence of these countries has an impact that extends far beyond monthly sales rankings. Electric vehicles are the future, and BYD can make their brand most associated with that future. The opportunity exists to establish long-lasting brand preference that can span generations, if BYD can take advantage of it.

The Zeekr 9X plug-in hybrid SUV from Geely, with the world’s largest battery, began presales in China with a starting price of 67,080 USD.