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  BYD hires Leonardo DiCaprio as brand ambassador

  19 December 2016 / 10 comments

  Academy Award-winning actor (finally) and renown environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio has added another title to his list – he has been appointed as brand ambassador for Chinese electric vehicle brand BYD. The megastar has been […]

  
  

   

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  BYD-Daimler’s Denza 400 brings 400 km electric range

  25 August 2016 / 4 comments

  First seen at Auto China 2012, the Denza has been upgraded with a new battery, electric motor and electronic control to give it a maximum range of 400 km on a full charge, up from […]

  
  

   

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  Samsung purchases a US$449 million stake in BYD

  26 July 2016 / 8 comments

  Last week, it was reported that Samsung was in talks to purchase a stake in BYD, China’s largest EV manufacturer. The deal has now been concluded, with a unit of South Korea’s largest chaebol purchasing […]

  
  

   

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  Samsung in talks to purchase stake in BYD in order to spur electronics supply to China EVs – report

  19 July 2016 / 3 comments

  You can currently buy Samsung smartphones, TVs, fridges, washing machines and even cars – but what about a Samsung electric vehicle? South Korea’s largest chaebol is apparently scratching that itch, as, according to Bloomberg, it […]

  
  

   

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  BYD claims it makes the world’s best electric cars

  7 April 2016 / 22 comments

  “If you aren’t first, you’re last.” While that quote may sound familiar, it’s what carmaker BYD is striving for, as explained in its corporate video. Released by BYD of Brazil, the video claims that the […]

  
  

   

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  BYD Tang unveiled – 505 hp, 720 Nm, 0-100 km/h in 4.9

  23 January 2015 / 121 comments

  Forget the Porsche Cayenne Turbo S, the BMW X5 M, the Range Rover Sport SVR. Forget them all. What you’re looking at here is one of the fastest SUVs around – and it’s a (surprise, […]

  
  

   

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  Denza – first electric car by Daimler, BYD for China

  11 September 2014 / 22 comments

  Denza, an all-new electric car jointly developed by Daimler and BYD for the Chinese market, has begun rolling off the production line at the Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology plant in Shenzhen. The company is […]

  
  

   

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  BYD Qin plug-in hybrid on sale in China, 1.6 l/100km

  20 January 2014 / 59 comments

  Having first surfaced two years ago at Auto China 2012 in Beijing, the BYD Qin is finally on sale in China. It’s the plug-in hybrid version of the F3 Su Rui (yes, the one with remote-controlled driving) […]

  
  

   

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  Hong Kong’s first EV taxi fleet rides on the BYD e6

  28 May 2013 / 4 comments

  Over in Hong Kong, a small number of BYD e6 electric vehicles have joined the taxi fleet plying the city. According to Reuters, the Hong Kong Taxi & Public Light Bus Association is renting an […]

  
  

   

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  BYD F3 Su Rui on sale – 1.5 and 1.5 turbo, remote-controlled driving for 65,900 to 100,000RMB

  27 August 2012 / 120 comments

  BYD Auto has released a new iteration of its F3 sedan, one of the best-selling compacts in China, on to its home market. Called the F3 Su Rui, prices begin from a meagre 65,900RMB (RM32,300) […]

  
  

   

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