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  BYD launches world’s largest face mask plant to fight Covid-19 outbreak – capable of five million masks daily

  23 March 2020 / 9 comments

  With the Covid-19 outbreak still at large, BYD, one of the world’s largest electric vehicle manufacturers, created a new plant in one of its industrial parks in Shenzhen, China to produce face masks and disinfectants […]

   

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  Toyota, BYD form joint venture company to make EVs

  7 November 2019 / 8 comments

  Toyota and China’s BYD announced today that they have signed an agreement to establish a joint company for the research and development of electric vehicles. This comes after both parties agreed to jointly develop EVs […]

   

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  Toyota, BYD agree to jointly develop electric vehicles

  22 July 2019 / 15 comments

  Toyota and BYD have signed an agreement to jointly develop battery electric vehicles, which will be launched in the Chinese market by the first half of the 2020s. The deal will see both companies work […]

   

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  Arsenal sign global electric vehicle deal with BYD Auto

  25 April 2018 / 4 comments

  Arsenal has announced that it has signed a global agreement with Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD Auto. The deal, which was cemented during the football club’s pre-season tour of Shanghai and Beijing last year, will […]

   

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  Denza 500 – new Daimler-BYD EV with 500 km range

  27 March 2018 / 19 comments

  Daimler and its China partner BYD Automotive Industry have launched the new Denza 500 electric vehicle. The new EV is a major leap forwards in terms of design, as you can probably tell when comparing […]

   

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  BYD e6 electric vehicle shown at IGEM 2017 – 121 hp, 450 Nm, 400 km range, available for fleet buyers only

  11 October 2017 / 10 comments

  The 2017 International Greentech and Eco Products Exhibition and Conference Malaysia (IGEM) is being held right now at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, and Chinese EV manufacturer BYD is showcasing its e6 hatchback at the […]

   

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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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