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The BYD brand distinguishes their passenger car line-up under three "series", namely the Dynasty series (started by the BYD Qin in 2012), a line of higher-end vehicles with "dragon-inspired" designs aimed at the traditional mass markets; [2] [3] the Ocean series (started by the BYD Dolphin in 2021), a line of "ocean-themed" vehicles based on new aesthetic designs by Wolfgang Egger and the ...
Sri Lanka imported about $1.4bn worth of vehicles in the year before the ban was imposed. This year the central bank says it's planning to allocate up to a billion dollars for vehicle imports, but ...
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BYD was founded by Wang Chuanfu in February 1995 as a battery manufacturing company. BYD's largest subsidiary, BYD Auto, was founded in 2003 and has grown to become the world's largest manufacturer of plug-in electric vehicles. [14] Since 2009, BYD's automotive business has contributed over 50% of its revenue.
BYD is chasing down Tesla on EV sales, but the Chinese giant is much more than just a car company. As well as cheap EVs, BYD also makes batteries, buses, trains and even some iPhones and iPads.
BYD ranked sixth in global car sales, with China’s Geely Auto following in tenth, Wang said onstage, citing research from Cailianshe, a state-linked media firm.
The first mass-produced passenger car from BYD, the BYD F3 is considered "a copycat" of the Toyota Corolla. [29] The BYD F0 small car was described as "a clear copy" of the Toyota Aygo, [30] and the BYD S8 has a similar appearance to the Mercedes-Benz SL-Class, with features an "almost identical" Mercedes-Benz CLK front-end and Renault Megane ...
By comparison, the entry-level Model 3 completes the standard sprint in 5.8 seconds – a tenth quicker than the base BYD Seal. But take the quicker version of the Seal, which costs £48,695, and ...