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

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With low-cost EVs hitting key global markets, BYD is quickly catching up to Ford. Affordable EVs driving demand According to MarkLines (via Nikkei ), BYD’s new vehicle sales climbed 40% between April and June to 980,000. A big part of BYD’s surging sales numbers is its incredibly affordable electric cars.

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BYD takes over as China’s largest auto group with low-cost EVs dominating the market

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BYD tops SAIC to become China’s largest auto group After sales surged by 62%, with over 3 million vehicles sold last year, BYD officially became China’s best-selling brand. BYD is now China’s largest auto group after topping SAIC in September sales. September was BYD’s fourth consecutive record-breaking sales month.

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Audi going to the moon; Audi lunar e-quattro rover

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The US$30-million Google Lunar XPRIZE is a competition to challenge and inspire engineers and entrepreneurs from around the world to develop lowcost methods of robotic space exploration. —Luca de Meo, Audi Board Member for Sales and Marketing. Click to enlarge.

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BYD’s overseas sales surged to a new record as its global EV plans kick into high gear

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With overseas sales surging 83% last month, BYD is looking for even more market share in 2025. BYD sets new overseas EV sales record in January 2025 BYD sold over 300,500 new energy vehicles (NEVs) last month, up nearly 50% from January 2023. BYDs commercial vehicle sales reached 4,092, up 793% from January 2023 (474).

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BYD overcomes China’s intense EV price war as record car sales lead to Q2 profit surge

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BYD credited the Q2 profit surge to rebounding vehicle sales, which reached a new record. BYD record vehicle sales lead to higher Q2 profits BYD announced net income reached RMB 9.06 billion), driven by higher vehicle sales. Although most of BYD’s sales are still in China, the company is quickly expanding overseas.

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BYD unveils lavish interior for its new luxury Denza Z9 EV

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BYD teases new luxury EV interior ahead of its debut The company’s head of brand sales, Zhao Changjiang, confirmed Denza would launch the Z9 at the 2024 Guangzhou Auto Show on November 15. The new luxury EV will follow the Denza Z9 GT , which opened pre-sales in August, starting at $47,700 (339,800 yuan). billion) and revenue ($28.2

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BYD launches major hiring spree as record-breaking run heats up

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BYD went on a hiring spree over the past few months as sales and profits reached new levels. As vehicle sales continue gaining momentum in China and overseas, BYD went on a major hiring spree to help fuel the expansion. Through October, BYD’s NEV sales topped 3.25 After selling a record 1.1 billion (RMB 11.6 billion (RMB 201.1

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