BYD starting production in Russia


From BusinessWeek:

BYD Co., the Chinese automaker partly owned by billionaire Warren Buffett, started assembling cars in Russia, BYD’s local partner TagAZ said.

TagAZ completed assembly of its first BYD F3 sedan, the best-selling passenger car in China last year, the Taganrog, southern Russia-based company said on its website.

BYD may produce 10,000 cars at TagAZ by the end of the year and replace South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. as the Russian factory’s main partner, the Kommersant newspaper said today, citing unidentified TagAZ workers. TagAZ makes about 40 percent of the cars Hyundai sells in Russia, according to Kommersant.

Update: Wrong title, thanks for the correction!

ash 010 web avatar BYD starting production in Russia

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Ash came to China at 18 on a whim and never left. Some 10 years later he collected a degree and a family along the way and now focuses his time on watching the Chinese car industry develop. He has witnessed the market change from being minor backyard market in to the world's biggest and most important market for all car manufacturers. You can contact or connect with him via Linkedin by clicking the 'Website' link.

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6 Comments so far, please add your thoughts!

  1. avatar mememe says:

    In China ?

  2. avatar hk says:

    It seems CCT is not serious on its forum !

  3. avatar CCT says:

    http://www.chinacartimes.com/contact-us/

    I cant help but make editing mistakes sometimes! If you have any issues then send them via the contact form, I really cant read every comment, and if I don’t answer your email someone else will.

    My average day is pretty packed solid, today even more so.

  4. avatar CCT says:

    noted – and corrected, thanks!

  5. avatar woxihuanpijiu says:

    Ash. Just blame it on the heat…… or make it a blond moment… ;)

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