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The Importance of How BYD Spends on R&D, Beyond Just How...

There are essentially two different ways a company can account for Research and Development (R&D) spending: as an operating expense that reduces reported net earnings or as a capital expenditure, counted as investing money from net earnings and other sources. One shows up on the income statement, the other shows up on the balance sheet. It might seem like a minor difference, but it can significantly impact financial reporting and how a company approaches R&D.
BYD Recasts Targets Down by 16%, Stocks Drop 8%

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]
BYD’s luxury SUV Yangwang U8L, priced at 180k USD and weighing...

Yangwang U8L, BYD's 180k USD, 3.6-ton SUV, launches next week.
JV Carmakers Push EVs and Emotional Appeal to Regain Edge at...
(Yicai) Sept. 2 -- China’s joint venture carmakers, long criticized for lagging in the electric vehicle transition, are using the Chengdu International Auto Show...
BYD aims Seal PHEV wagon at VW Passat, Skoda Superb
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 Seal 06 DM-i wagon to make European debut at 2025...

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.
BYD 2025 1H Financial Report: Largely as I Anticipated, with a...

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.
Tesla Rivals To Report August Sales; These 3 Are Booming

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

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]
BYD’s Opportunity to Establish Brand Preference in the Developing World

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.