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Chinese EV makers hit EU wall as tariffs bite

24 December 2024

PARIS: Chinese automakers captured their smallest share of Europe’s electric-vehicle market in eight months, after new tariffs added as much as 35% to the cost of importing cars to...

Sime Motors strengthened BYD aftersales support in 2024

23 December 2024

KUALA LUMPUR: In 2024, Sime Motors, the official distributor of BYD cars in Malaysia, expanded the BYD aftersales network to 21 service centres nationwide including 17 authorised s...

BYD on track to top 2024 sales goal and outsell Ford, Honda

09 December 2024

SHANGHAI/BEIJING: China's top electric vehicle producer BYD is set to show further market share gains when November vehicle sales data is released today, putting it on course to ex...

First BYD 3S centre opens in Kota Kinabalu

06 December 2024

KOTA KINABALU: Sime Motors, the official distributor of BYD cars in Malaysia, has opened the first BYD 3S centre in Kota Kinabalu. The state-of-the-art 3S facility is operated b...

Thai investigation clears BYD over discounts, say sources

30 November 2024

BANGKOK: Thailand's consumer watchdog has cleared Chinese EV maker BYD of wrongdoing over its discount practices that have prompted complaints from BYD owners and a subsequent prob...

BYD asks suppliers to cut prices as China auto war intensifi...

27 November 2024

BEIJING: Chinese automaker BYD is asking its suppliers to cut their prices, in a sign that a brutal price war in the world's largest auto market is set to escalate. Citing a lea...

BYD Shark 6 hybrid pickup targets Australia

25 November 2024

SYDNEY: One of the world’s safest havens for fuel-guzzling pickups, Australia, is set for its biggest shakeup in years with the arrival of new models including the first hybrid off...

Thirty years on, BYD rolls out its 10 millionth NEV

18 November 2024

KUALA LUMPUR: Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD marked its 30th anniversary by celebrating the roll-out of its 10-millionth new energy vehicle (NEV) at its plant in Shenzhen. N...

BYD Sealion 7 launched, 2 variants from RM184,500

14 November 2024

KUALA LUMPUR: The BYD Sealion 7 performance SUV is launched today, adding to the brand's growing lineup in Malaysia. BYD distributor Sime Darby Motors is offering the Tesla Mode...

New BYD and BMW car plants in Hungary to start production in...

14 November 2024

BUDAPEST: Car plants under construction by BYD and BMW are expected to start production in Hungary in the second half of 2025, which could help boost the country's economy, Prime M...

BYD Sealion 7 to launch in Malaysia

05 November 2024

KUALA LUMPUR: The BYD Sealion 7 performance SUV (sport utility vehicle) that rivals the Tesla Model Y, is due to be launched in Malaysia next week. On BYD's European website, th...

BYD appoints ex-Stellantis UK chief Davino to push European ...

01 November 2024

MILAN: BYD has appointed former Stellantis UK chief Maria Grazia Davino to lead its operations in a group of European countries including Germany, the Chinese automaker said on Wed...

Euro NCAP snubs BYD's Atto 3 driver assistance system

30 October 2024

MILAN: Europe's car safety agency has issued a "not recommended" rating to the driver assistance system used in BYD's Atto 3 EV, dealing a blow to the Chinese automaker as it striv...

BYD’s export outlook key to next phase

25 October 2024

SHENZHEN: With the market already anticipating record sales from Chinese automaker BYD Co., a convincing overseas growth story will be needed to spur the next leg of its peer-beati...

BYD bets on Brazil agribusiness to drive hybrid pickup sales

23 October 2024

SAO PAULO: BYD Co. has launched its sixth model in Brazil this year, gambling that its hybrid pickup truck can take on the likes of Toyota Motor Corp. and Ford Motor Co. in the Chi...

BYD partners DreamWorks Animation’s flick 'The Wild Robot'

23 October 2024

LONDON: BYD UK has partnered with the forthcoming DreamWorks Animation feature film, The Wild Robot. Based on the New York Times best-selling book, The Wild Robot made its big-s...

Apple secretly worked with China’s BYD on long-range EV batt...

18 October 2024

DETROIT: Apple Inc. worked with Chinese automaker BYD Co. for years as part of its now-cancelled car project, developing long-range batteries that helped lay the groundwork for tec...

BYD introduces 7-seater M6 MPV, two variants from RM109,800

15 October 2024

SHAH ALAM: The BYD M6 all-electric 7-seater family multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) is launched here today. BYD distributor Sime Darby Motors is offering it in two variants of Standa...

BYD debuts Sealion 7 at Paris Motor Show