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The $10,000 BYD Seagull EV is scaring the U.S. auto industry

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China is the world’s largest automotive market, and understandably so, an important one for electric vehicle (EV) makers like Tesla. Although competitive Chinese automaker BYD isn’t yet slated to enter the U.S. While BYD said just last month that it has no plans to enter the U.S. auto market anytime soon , some U.S.

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BYD surges past Honda and Nissan’s sales for the first time, targets Ford with low-cost EVs

Baua Electric

China’s leading EV maker, BYD , sold more vehicles than Honda and Nissan for the first time in the second quarter. BYD is now the world’s seventh-largest automaker. With low-cost EVs hitting key global markets, BYD is quickly catching up to Ford. million in the second quarter, a slight increase from the 1.12

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Toyota plots new EV battery plant to fend off incoming BYD, low-cost Chinese EVs

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Toyota is planning to build a new EV battery plant on Japan’s “Silicon Island” to keep pace with BYD and other incoming Chinese electric car makers. Although Toyota has been one of (if not the) biggest laggards in the global shift to electric cars, the Japanese automaker realizes it needs to compete with Chinese EV makers like BYD.

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Volvo has no plans to challenge low-cost EVs in China as a price war intensifies

Baua Electric

Volvo has no plans to challenge low-cost EVs in China as the ongoing price war intensifies. The EX30, Volvo’s cheapest EV, starts at around $28,000 (200,800 yuan), but that’s as low as the company will go. Although Volvo still believes its future is electric, according to CEO Jim Rowan, markets are moving at different speeds.

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VinFast launches its cheapest VF3 EV overseas to take on low-cost Chinese EV makers

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A new low-cost electric car is rolling out to global markets, and it’s not from China. After unveiling the VF 3 in January, VinFast’s mini electric SUV instantly became a hit in its home market and across the internet. Tran Mai Hoa, VinFast’s Deputy CEO of Sales and Marketing. It is available with 49.9

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Canada to slap 100% tariff on Chinese EVs just as BYD preps for market debut

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The move comes just as China’s largest EV maker, BYD , prepares to enter Canada. The sanctions mirror similar moves from the US and Europe to “protect domestic manufacturing” from the threat of low-cost EVs from China. Tesla and BYD were among the companies with rate drops. BYD’s rate was cut from 17.4% to just 9%.

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BYD to shake up North American EV market with plans to enter Canada

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China’s BYD wants a bigger piece of the North American EV market. With plans to sell electric cars in Canada, BYD is closing in on the US. The documents (via Automotive News ) reveal that BYD has reached out to inquire about “the establishment of a new business, and the application of tariffs on EVs.”

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