Chinese Cars in India, a Match Made in Heaven
15 Feb 2011, 14:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / China and India are surely the two auto markets that have grown the most in the last couple of years, defying the economic recession and selling millions of cars per year. But how about a mix of the...
BYD Working on New Compact Sedan
27 Jan 2011, 09:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The future will be a lot brighter for Chinese carmaker BYD which not only plans to debut in the United States in the years to come but also works on a number of projects, more appealing to the auto ...
Daimler-BYD EV First Photo Leaked
24 Jan 2011, 14:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Things are moving fast in China, after last year German group Daimler and local manufacturer BYD signed the deal for the creation of a 50:50 joint venture which will be in charge with the inception ...
BYD Closes 100 Dealers, Can't Meet Sales Goal
18 Jan 2011, 15:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chinese carmaker BYD, once dreaming to become the world's number one carmaker, is now forced to eliminate 100 dealers because it couldn't meet the sales goal it has imposed for 2010. Last ...
BYD F3DM Hybrid Plug-In Hybrid Sedan Could Cost $28,800
11 Jan 2011, 20:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Last year, Chinese carmaker BYD Motors announced it will make its debut at the 2011 Detroit Motor Show. Not long after we were done showing you their e6, a report from Plug In Cars caught our attent...
2011 NAIAS: BYD e6 Electric · Live Photos
10 Jan 2011, 17:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) is these days previewing an interesting world of the not so distant future. After for the past two years China ate up as many of the western cars i...
Oh No, BYD Fails to Reach 2010 Sales Target!
30 Dec 2010, 09:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Sad things happen every once in a while, including in the automotive industry and, although most people expected it, it's still regrettable to see them becoming reality. Leaving the ironical to...
Carmakers Ready to Face China's End of Tax Incentives
29 Dec 2010, 11:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / China remained on the top of the auto markets, even in the last couple of years when giants such as General Motors and Chrysler had to step under bankruptcy protection, and eventually became the num...
BYD Takes Over the USA with Three Green Dreams at 2011 NAIAS
27 Dec 2010, 08:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chinese manufacturer BYD will use the upcoming 2011 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) to introduce its green solutions for the United States. Nicknamed "Three Green Dreams", t...
BYD’s E6 Electric Car Heading for 2011 US Launch
17 Dec 2010, 15:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / BYD, the Chinese car manufacturer that also builds electric vehicles, wants to test-market an all-electric battery car in the US next year, according to a Wall Street Journal report. After it hit th...
Beiqi Foton Motor Targets Auto Industry Elite Too
15 Dec 2010, 15:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After BYD expressed its confidence that it will become the world's number one carmaker a long time ago, another Chinese entity comes in front of the media representatives to present its expecta...
BYD F3 Mass Production Begins in Russia
1 Dec 2010, 10:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / BYD F3 is slowly becoming a global product and this perfectly complies with the parent company's enthusiastic plans to become the world's number one carmaker by 2025. The car has entered p...
Chery to Launch EVs in the US in 2011
25 Nov 2010, 10:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It was only a matter of time until Chinese carmakers made the United States a priority in terms of sales and new cars distribution. So, here you are, the wait is over as Chery Automobile, regarded a...
BYD Q3 Profit Shrinks and Disappears: 99 Percent Down
27 Oct 2010, 13:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Not long ago, Chinese automotive company BYD was aiming high; with quite a fair share of decent technologies, a warm market to be in and the backing of people like American billionaire Warren Buffet...
BYD E6 Has a Range of 180 Miles, Buffett Pleased
28 Sep 2010, 08:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / BYD, one of the biggest Chinese car manufacturers and a serious contender to become one of the leaders of the electric vehicle market is experiencing some stock related problems in China, with its s...
China Orders 100,000 Electric Mercedes-Benzes
17 Aug 2010, 12:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If true, the order made by the Chinese government for 100,000 electric vehicles manufactured by the Daimler-BYD joint venture will surely become the biggest such contract for electric vehicles signe...
Daimler Will Say Yes to Chinese Investors
7 Jun 2010, 06:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As its growth in the Chinese market continues, with several joint ventures between Daimler and Chinese companies having been setup this year alone, the German carmaker will not oppose any Chinese in...
Daimler and Toyota to Develop Fuel Cell Cars
27 May 2010, 10:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After earlier today German group Daimler announced it has signed a new partnership with Chinese manufacturer BYD for the production of an electric vehicle for the Chinese market, another piece of ne...
Daimler and BYD Establish 50:50 Electric Vehicle JV in China
27 May 2010, 10:12 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Daimler AG and BYD signed a contract creating a 50:50 research and development technology joint venture for the development of an electric vehicle in China, with the new company using the Shenzen B...
BYD EV Will Not Be
17 Mar 2010, 08:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The long acclaimed electric vehicle to be built for the Chinese market by local manufacturer BYD will no longer hit the market by mid-2010, after the carmaker / battery manufacturer plans to the a m...