BYD to launch six new cars this year
BYD is expected to launch six new cars in 2009, the first of which one will be the BYD F8 convertible.
The F8 will be released in the first quarter of 2009, which will come packed with a 1.8l or a 2.0l engine. The F8 is China’s first self produced hard top convertible, and is expected to be priced from 150,000rmb to 200,000rmb.
The F8 will come with a digital dashboard, automatic air conditioning, and also a surround sound and DVD system, as well as various other toys that you would find on a premium sports car.
In addition to the F8, BYD also plans to launch the F6DM, which will be a hybrid model of the F6 sedan, this will work in a similar way to the BYD F3DM, as in it is a plug in hybrid, and also able to generate electricity whilst under its own petrol power. It will be able to drive for 100km under its own electric motor power. Total output is expected to be 125kw.
The BYD E6 is also expected to launch in 2009, and will be a pure electric crossover; essentially the first of its kind from a Chinese manufacturer. Its expected that the E6 will be able to travel 300km on a single charge, which will one of the best, if not the best performing electric sedan in the world once launched. The E6 will be able to charge from a direct mains charger, but a quick charger will be able to recharge the car from 0% to 80% in 15 minutes. Top speed is expected to be over 160kph.
In addition to sedans and crossovers, BYD are expected to launch their M series, M of course standing for MPV. The first MPV from BYD will be the BYD M6. The M6 is rumored to resemble the Toyota Previa.
BYD also have a new compact sedan in the works, the new sedan will be known as the BYD F5. A BYD F4 is also in the works, although information on these particular models is still unknown.
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F8 is so unfortunate, it’s ugly and if it’s runnin 200k I can’t imagine anyone digging in for that purchase. The back end looks disproportionate, overall body looks pretty ghetto.
BYD F5 looks like a (nice made) shrunken Mercedes c-class…..
Is there any news yet how many F3DM cars have been sold?
What Andy said. er, asked?
That’s what I would really like to know. How many made, how many sold.
Where are the videos and pics from happy new owners?
I second!
I left the following question on the story of last year’s stats for three weeks ago but no takers yet. It must be a state secret. Everything that I do not read about this car, ie test drives of independent motor journalists, “pics from happy new owners” etc points to a theater prop, exhibitionware or even worse, vaporware.
“If I remember correctly the BYD announced that they started manufacturing the car in November. At some other occasion they told that they were initially planning to sell about a hundred cars of this model per week. If this was true they would have had a few hundred cars ready for immediate delivery by December 15th.
In my nick of the world “immediate delivery” generally means the next day or the day after if one buys a car that already is at the dealer’s lot. According to the news in the press they sold a significant amount of these cars the very first day at a signing ceremony to local authorities in Shenzen. After reading the above mentioned statements the BYD has let out it is only reasonable for the public to be interested in the real world number of deliveries. And since the statistics for the whole year of 2008, including it’s last two weeks, is public record now, I and many others would like to read.
PS. Tesla in contrast to BYD seems to announce it’s real world deliveries in almost car-by-car basis and it would be good to know who is the 2008 world champion in “mostly electric” road car category;)”
Hi – There will be a test drive very, very soon.
That’s all nice with the test drive, very nice. But still, the sales and deliveries?????
Does BYD auto or parent company have a listing on a stock exchange that is a accessible to Americans? Is there any transparency as to number of units sold, and general financials? What about independent testing and ratings re: BYD cars?
F5 look very nice.
“What about independent testing and ratings re: BYD cars?”
I’m afraid to date it’s zero, zilch, nada…….
I’d like to be wrong about this but…..
Looking back the past one and half year, BYD fails to deliver most of the promises. One thing is for sure, its share price did shoot up to record high HK$85.50 in October 2009, today it falls back to HK$44.85. I wonder if Mr. Wang is still the richest person in China and Mr. Buffett is still holding that 10% BYD shares. Can we file a lawsuit against BYD for disclosing mis-information to influence its share value ???
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The 2009 target of 10,000 was reduced to about 3500. But just 47 units were sold.
Opening sales to the public was delayed until March of this year.
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