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Under the agreement, Daimler and BYD intend to develop a new electric vehicle specific to the requirements of the Chinese market. We are very excited about this opportunity to work together with Daimler, the inventor of the automobile. The vehicle will be marketed under a new brand jointly created and owned by Daimler and BYD.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been vocal about his awe for the Chinese language electrical car producers. On the other hand, in relation to the competitiveness of the Chinese language EV makers towards his personal corporate Tesla, Musk remained snobbish. “They work the hardest, and they work the smartest. .”
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