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The rise and rise of BYD in Australia has been punctuated by some of the most impressive sales increases for a new brand, a can-do attitude peppered with incredibly optimistic claims and a string of new cars that's soon to include a dual-cab ute.BYD's exi
BYD's incoming dual-cab ute has been snapped testing in Australia, giving us our best look yet at China's answer to the soon-to-launch Ford Ranger plug-in hybrid rival.
BYD appears to be making good on some of its bold sales promises in Australia, with the Chinese brand outselling Tesla for the first time in January. Fuelled by the arrival of the Seal sedan, BYD's sales soared in January, with the Chinese brand shifting 589 examples of its newest model.
BYD says it isn't looking to offer any electric vehicles in the $20k-$30k bracket, telling media it will leave the Seagull and other cheaper electric vehicles in China.
Toyota Australia has issued a warning to Chinese carmaker BYD over its plans to be the number-one brand in Australia by 2030. Last week, BYD opened a new service centre in Sydney, and made the bold claim that, by 2025, it would be a top-five brand in Australia, and that it would be number one by 2030 – if not sooner."From where we started 18 months ago, we had one vehicle here, the Atto 3, to where we stand today with three vehicles, and by the end of next year we'll have five vehicles, two of which will be in the key segments of mid-size SUV and ute," EVDirect's Luke Tod...