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08 Mar 2023

BYD commercial NEV sales

BYD reportedly planning big push for battery electric commercial vehicles  BYD has set a budget of more than billion for its commercial vehicle division through 2025, with major spending planned for research, product development and capacity expansion, according to the Wall Street Journal. 

BYD enters UK passenger car market, starts selling Atto 3  The BYD Atto 3 will start at £36,490 (,230) in the UK and deliveries there will begin on March 15. 

09 March 2023

BYD F brand to use new hybrid system, targeting market with price above RMB 400,000, report says  BYD's F brand is positioned between Denza and Yangwang and is expected to be priced between RMB 400,000 and RMB 600,000, according to local media. 

Regulatory filing: Here are core specs for BYD's Denza brand's new SUV, Denza N7  The Denza N7 will be available in single- and dual-motor versions, with an option for LiDARs, which are set on both sides of the front bumper. 

Best selling SUV in China (Feb 2023)

Tesla Model Y ranks No. 2 in top-selling SUVs in China in Feb  BYD Song was the best-selling SUV in China in February with 51,592 retail sales, and the Model Y ranked No. 2 with 25,526 units. 

Source: CNEVPost

My investing Muse - BYD an Asian force in sustainability

BYD is pushing strongly to be the king of Electric Vehicles (EVs) in China and the world. It is not competing solely in the sector of passenger vehicles but also making waves in the commercial vehicle sector.

BYD is also an OEM maker for brands like Toyota and is one of the biggest EV battery suppliers in China. They also offer battery storage and electric rail solutions in other offerings. BYD's battery base in Wenzhou has a planned investment of RMB 6.5 billion, with the first production line expected to start production in 2024 (as reported in Feb 2023). BYD has launched the deployment of the project, which will begin construction in the second quarter and is expected to be in commercial operation by the end of the year.

Denza - a partnership of BYD and Mercedez Benz

Apart from these, they are also having partnerships with Mercedez Benz under the branding of Denza. BYD’s Denza D9 EV Sells 3,000 Units in Just 30 Minutes in China as per reported by CarTimesChina in their article in May 2022.

BYD has offerings of vehicles in the sub-USD$16,000 range and thus, you can expect them to reach bigger demographics with lower price points.

There is a forecast that BYD’s production is targeting 4 million units. Some have argued that BYD’s production included plug-in hybrid vehicles. May I suggest that the next most important word after sustainability is transition? It is still a step closer to a greener future. With a less-than-adequate charging network, a hybrid may seem to be a good workaround.

Let us continue to monitor BYD and its development. Let us research before we invest.

@TigerStars

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