Archive for the ‘BYD Auto’ category
BYD’s New Sedan, Complete with Robot Arrives in Changsha
BYD’s new compact sedan came down the production lines in their Changsha factory yesterday. The production launch of this sedan comes at a critical time for BYD as they move from being well known for their cheap cloned cars, into a company capable of developing high end technology with equally high end services. BYD’s “i-BYD” [...]
Facelift BYD F0 to hit the market in late 2012
BYD’s hot selling F0 will see a new model hitting the market towards the end of 2012 according to media reports. The F0 was one of BYD’s best selling models when it hit the market three years ago, however interest in the car has waned as other hot mini cars hit the market, BYD’s reaction [...]
BYD and Daimler’s Denza Concept Shines in Beijing
BYD and Daimler’s electric creation took to the auto show floor for the first time at the Beijing Auto Show this week. The cooperation between a world famous electric car company and a not so famous car company did initially come as a shock to the auto world, but both have clear points that both [...]
BYD launches Qin and F3 Plus
BYD launched their vision for tomorrow with the introduction of the Qin dual mode hybrid car and also the world ready F3 Plus sedan. The F3 Plus has been on China Car Times several times before, but this is the first time we’ve been able to see the car up close and personal. BYD’s CEO [...]
BYD Qin seen in the flesh
BYD revealed a concept called the “Qin,” which is a plug-in vehicle set to replace their F3DM last week. Toda it was finally seen live, ready for the auto show. More details emerged a few days ago, includihng a mysterious travel companion in the form of a pop-up robot that would interact with the driver. [...]
Denza EV concept revealed
The Denza, or Chinese – Tengshi, concept electric vehicle was seen arriving today in Beijing for the auto show. Denza is the result of partnership of China’s BYD Auto and Mercedes’ parent company Daimler to make a brand for electric vehicles. According to previous reports this car is based on a previous-generation Mercedes B-class. Design [...]
BYD’s New Plug-In Hybrid; More Details Emerging
Details are emerging about BYD upcoming model, “Qin.” Named after China’s first empire, the car is shaping up to be quite groundbreaking on a number of fronts. The “Qin” plug-in, like its poor-selling cousin, the F3DM, uses BYD’s own LiFePo4 battery. The LiFePo4 battery has a high energy density, can withstand up to 4000 charges [...]
C-NCAP releases results of this year’s first batch of crash tests
C-NCAP has released the result of the first batch of crash tests in 2012. A total of ten cars were crash tested, and nearly every car earned five stars. C-NCAP’s scores are based on three crash tests: a full-wrap frontal collision against a rigid barrier at 50 km/h, a frontal collision at 40% offset against [...]
BYD reveals second generation plug-in hybrid, the Qin concept
BYD revealed the “Qin” concept, which will become the company’s 2nd generation plug-in hybrid. Their first plug-in hybrid, the F3DM was introduced in 2008 but didn’t have strong sales, like most green vehicles in China. Like the F3DM, it will feature two modes of operation: hybrid mode (HEV) and pure electrical (EV). According to BYD, [...]
BYD-Daimler officially announces Denza brand
BYD-Daimler’s official EV brand was rolled out this afternoon at a ceremony in balmy Shenzhen, the two companies have put together their collective car making know how and produced a new brand that will focus entirely on the development of premium EV’s. The JV was initially inked in 2010 in Stuttgart and will see the [...]
BYD Confirms Direct Injection, Dual Clutch and Remote Driving Capabilties for next generation F3
BYD’s rise and fall is well documented, but the company is rising again not in sales but in technology. In recent years Chinese consumers have become very technology focused, take public transport in the morning and you will see a sea of iPad’s, iPhones and isomethings being carried by all ages and sexes usually with [...]
BYD signs over another 1500 vehicles to Shenzhen, making the world’s largest electric vehicle fleet
Where is the world’s biggest fleet of electric vehicles? Perhaps it is in a more cosmopolitan western city such as San Francisco, New York, London or Paris? Actually its not so surprising to learn that is in Shenzhen, the home of BYD Auto. BYD in recent years strived to put its electric know how onto [...]
BYD F3 Su Rui’s Interior
Last week we brought you the exterior and a brief low down on what BYD are planning to bring to the market later this year in the form of a next generation F3 which has more tech, more ‘design’ and more room in the back, and better quality, but we didn’t get a chance to [...]
BYD Reveals next generation F3 Su Rui ahead of BJ Auto Show
BYD’s original F3 proved to be a sales hit for the 7 year old company, the F3 was largely unknown when it first launched in 2005 however by 2009 it was one of China’s best selling vehicles, the F3 hit a sweet spot with consumers who were won over by its bland looks and reasonable [...]
BYD’s TIGER car doing the test runs
BYD’s partnership with Daimler seems to be gaining ground fast, the partnership was barely announced several months ago but the company have already got a road testing car out on the streets. Here’s what we know: It is based on the Mercedes B200 platform, the electric know how comes via the BYD E6 which should [...]
BYD Daimler’s First Car Spotted Out Testing
BYD’s tie up with Daimler came as a big surprise to the automotive world, how would one of the companies with the greatest perceived quality levels in the world want to make a new business with one of China’s lesser known automakers? The answer of course being electric. BYD’s advances in the area of electric [...]
BYD S6 to gain dual clutch gearbox in 2012
The BYD S6 has already proven itself to be a strong seller in 2011, November 2011 sales were at 12,296 units, December sales swelled to 15012 units, January’s figures haven’t yet been released but they are likely to indicate another jump in sales. Information leaked to the Chinese automotive press indicate that BYD will be [...]
Next Generation BYD F3 to be known as the F3 Su Rui
BYD’s rise to fame came on the back of the original F3, the F3 got Chinese consumers onto the roads in a major way in 2010 and became a ‘peoples car’ so to say. BYD’s policy of trying to make everything in house, from glass to dashboards to carpet became the unsticking point of the [...]
BYD’s Xia Zhi Bing lands at Zotye
Xia Zhi Bing left BYD in a media storm, the former sales director left just before a round of mandatory lays offs in BYD’s sales department which saw 1000 white collar workers without a job. Mr. Xia was responsible for the rapid expansion of the BYD sales network which eventually lead to unsatisfied dealers leaving [...]
BYD Shares Rise Thanks to Zero Sales Tax on EV’s in 2012
From Bloomberg BYD Co. (1211), the automaker partly owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc., rose to a two-month high in Hong Kong after the People’s Daily today reported China’s government will exempt three of the company’s electric car models from vehicle-usage tax charges. BYD gained as much as 6.7 percent to HK$22.20, the highest [...]
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