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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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  BYD electric taxi catches fire, killing three onboard

  29 May 2012 / 24 comments

  Accidents happen, but here’s an unusual one. According to reports from China, a BYD electric taxi was hit by a Nissan GT-R in Shenzhen, China, before catching fire. The cab driver and his two passengers […]

   

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  First Denza electric vehicle surfaces at Auto China 2012

  25 April 2012 / 15 comments

  Hot on the trail of electric vehicle brands like Fisker Automotive and Tesla Motors is newcomer Denza, the result of a 50:50 joint venture between China’s BYD and Mercedes’ parent company Daimler. You see here […]

   

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  BYD-Daimler set to roll out electric concept at Beijing show

  13 December 2011 / 3 comments

  Last year, Daimler and China’s BYD started a 50:50 research and technology joint venture called “Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co Ltd” (BDNT) that will develop an electric vehicle in and for China. BDNT is […]

   

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  BYD begins selling its e6 EV to individuals in China

  28 October 2011 / 11 comments

  Chinese automaker BYD, which is looking to lead the market for alternative-energy vehicles in the country, has begun selling its e6 electric vehicle to individuals in China, according to reports. The five-seater crossover, with a […]

   

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  BYD sales decline by 20%, sales boss resigns as a result

  9 August 2011 / 12 comments

  Not every sales stories from China is a rosy one. Private Chinese automaker BYD, which is partly owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, is seeing sales slump. After it almost doubled in 2009, BYD sales […]

   

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  BYD to send e6 electric cars to Municipality of Rotterdam

  7 June 2011 / 2 comments

  China’s electric cars are going places. The nation’s EV pioneer BYD has signed a deal with Rotterdam city in the Netherlands to deliver a fleet of e6 electric cars to the city that’s home to […]

   

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  BYD to unveil Premier e6 variant and S6DM SUV in Detroit

  29 December 2010 / 23 comments

  As part of the going green strategy it will be presenting at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit next month, BYD Auto will be giving the Premier version of its e6 five-seat crossover […]

   

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