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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 ...
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 opened a manufacturing plant for electric buses in Lancaster, California, US in May 2013. [280] [281] Another plant was inaugurated in Campinas, Brazil in 2015 for the production of electric buses. [282] BYD also opened a bus plant in 2019 in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. [283] [284] BYD has a European electric bus assembly facility in ...
BYD has already announced several new facilities outside of China. In Asia, the company is eyeing a $1.3 billion investment to set up an electric vehicle factory in Indonesia, and is also expected ...
After entering the market in 2022, BYD now has 14% of Australia’s EV market, reports Reuters. Tesla leads at 53%, but it’s had a big head start, having launched sales Down Under in 2014 ...
The BYD K series bus (sometimes just referred to as the BYD ebus or BYD electric bus) are a line of battery electric buses manufactured by the Chinese automaker BYD, powered with its self-developed lithium iron phosphate battery, featuring a typical operating range of 250 kilometres (160 mi) per charge under urban road conditions.
Li Yunfei, the General Manager of BYD Group's Brand and Public Relations Department posted on Weibo accusing "foreign forces" of "smearing Chinese brands and the country". [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Liane Durao, a Brazilian labour inspector that leads the probe stated to Reuters that the Chinese workers are brought to Brazil on an irregular visa.
In late 2021, Denza underwent a restructuring as Mercedes-Benz reduced its share to 10%, while BYD held the rest. BYD started investing in new models, such as the D9 MPV, the N7 and N9 SUVs and the Z9 full-size car. [3] In September 2024, Mercedes-Benz withdrew entirely from the joint venture by transferring its remaining 10% stake to BYD. [4] [5]