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Byd pays up to 600,000 euros for unmasking defamatory campaigns

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The electric car market has become something suffocating in China. The competition has shot to the point that some of the fashion companies are denouncing defamatory campaigns against them. The last to do so has been byd. “We accept media criticism and public supervision, but we will not tolerate defamatory content or false accusations.” With these words, Li Yunfei, general manager of the BYD brand and public relations department, has referred to statements collected by Carnewschina. The hard tone comes after Byd has denounced 37 influencers for what he considers a campaign against the company. According to the company, these accounts would have poured misinformation content to damage their sales. More than 150 accounts under suspicion In addition to these 37 accounts that he has already denounced, the Asian giant monitors the activity of another 126 accounts that could, according to their opinions, be misinforming and launching harmful information against the company. This has been confirmed by the company itself a statement in Wechat, according to Carnewschina. In its announcement, the company specifies the number of accounts reported and on which it maintains their attention but also emphasizes that anyone who gives clues about accounts that are organizing these alleged discredit campaigns will be rewarded. Specifically they talk about delivering between 50,000 and 5 million yuan (between 6,000 and 600,000 euros, approximately). It also coincides with A publication in Weibo where they presume past and good reputation. It is in this social network and others like Tiktok where the company seeks who, they assure, to defame their work. Nor is it the first time that Byd carries out a similar action. Last year the company has already taken similar measures and did in 2021. In its messages they emphasize that it will be rewarded “whenever you can clearly sign up for relevant individuals, advertising companies or relevant automobile companies. We will resolve it and inform the public”, can be read in this notice last year. Although, by size, Byd is the one that has the most speaker is the only company that has denounced similar practices. In SINA FINANCE We can read that Nio also suffered similar discredit campaigns. And more recently Xiaomi too denounced a discredit campaign Hours before showing in public its Xiaomi Yu7. In the case of Byd, in Carnewschina They collect some examples that the brand has published. Among them is a Weibo user who It has been sanctioned by the Chinese courts with the payment of 100,000 yuan (more than 12,000 euros) for ensuring that the company manipulates influencers. The same amount will have to pay another user who insulted the company and its executives. And a third will have to disburse about 8,000 euros for giving false information on the safety and quality of Byd cars. All are cases that have already been investigated or that are in the hands of justice, as accounts reported by, according to Byd, to give false information about explosions of vehicles or false financial data that pointed to a possible bankruptcy. Photo | Byd In Xataka | An unexpected war has opened in China: Byd, Catl and Huawei fight for having the final electric car charger

Byd has opened a new price war in China. The fall of your actions confirms that it is a risky play

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Remove muscle or a sign of weakness. That is what we ask ourselves when we see the last Byd movement in China where the company has applied aggressive discounts to its fleet. The movement has been rejected in the markets but shows that the company has strength to stir the market alone. The discounts. Last May 23, Byd announced a significant reduction in its Chinese fleet. In total, 22 cars received discountsincluding the Byd Seagull, the cheapest electricity in the market and one of the company’s great hits in the country, saw its price another 20%. It is the most striking example of discounts that began in April but have intensified in May. In some cases discounts of up to 34%have been established. A drop in actions. The market response, however, has been clear: a drop of 13% of its actions. It is the figure we have since May 23 were announced the discounts. Investors have seen a sign of weakness or, in any case, greater difficulties in taking out performance from vehicles if prices fall so strongly. And a high sales. 382,476 units. That is the number of units sold by byd last May 2025. It is the highest than we have been for the year and took the electric cars (204,369 units) above the plug -in hybrids (172,561 units), which did not happen since the beginning of 2024, they point out in Bloomberg. The growth of BYD sales comes, without a doubt, promoted by the attractive discounts that the company has put in the last week of May that, remember, add to those of April. In the absence of weekly data, so that we get an idea, Carnewschina Collect the data from May 19 to 25. Those days, Byd put 53,320 units of electric cars on the market. The following manufacturer was Tesla with 10,970 units. So? So, investors seem to be worried, among other things, about profitability. In fact, it is the Chinese association of car manufacturers itself that, without naming any manufacturer, has assured that “disorderly price wars intensify fierce competition, even more compressing corporate benefit margins,” according to Bloomberg. The same medium ensures that regulators have given a touch of attention to the company for fear that unleashing a price war can be carried in front of its competition. He always requested, always according to the American media, “loyal competition” to manufacturers not to generate a monopolistic context. An open war. What is clear is that with discounts, ByD opens a price war With the rest of the companies. At the moment, from Great Wall Motors they have assured that maintaining this path is the confirmation that we can attend the “automotive Evergrande”, in words collected by CNEVPOST. Although, again, no concrete names were given, the association points directly to Byd that is one of the manufacturers that does not sell the most cars seems to have in the market. In fact, the media have also reported that regulators have summoned a meeting with manufacturers to work in The treatment of kilometer 0 vehicles. Why has Byd opted for this? There are several reasons that explain why the Chinese company has undertaken an open race to reduce the prices of its cars. It has a large stock of unsold cars to those who need to give way after Their own promises left them obsolete Its great objective is to sell 5.5 million cars. That would force him to get into almost half a million monthly vehicles and he is not getting it at the moment It is an opportunity to clean the market and get companies in competition. Your sales muscle allows you to press more than anyone in the market and take companies to a bankruptcy of which some analysts have not notified time. Photo | Byd In Xataka | Byd set out to win the electric car race. And then a TSMC factory went on sale

Byd surpasses you in sales and the best -selling electric car is a surprise

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Although we are already looking at June and summer, the consolidated car sales figures for Europe have just made an appearance. Like every month since we started the year, there is no good news for Tesla. On the contrary, Volkswagen can be extremely happy and Byd manages to make a place. This is all that have given themselves the first four months of the year. The first four -month period. Europe has closed this first four -month period with a small brake on its sales, according to data from Acea. Between January and April, 3,640,211 cars have been sold in Europe, about 40,000 units less than last year by these dates. We write down a 1.2%drop. Electric cars, however, are growing at a good pace. Last April 145,341 cars of this type were recorded, which are almost 40,000 units more than last year and, above all, a growth of 34.1%. In the accumulated of the year, 558,262 have been counted in the Europe 26.4% more than in the same period of 2023. Tesla. It is, without any doubt, the most striking fact. At this point, last year he had placed 77,314 cars on the market while this year he has only managed to get 41,677 units. It is a 46.1%drop. The fall is of such wingspan that its market share has also been reduced by half, standing at 1.1%. And that if we talk about the accumulated of the year. In April the company’s fall has been 52.6%. The first year of each quarter in Tesla is always complicated, so in April 2023 he added a market share of 1.3% but, this time, up to 0.6% has been reduced. An April to forget. The data is even more worrying if we look with magnifying glass the April data. The Tesla Model and, the one that was its great superventas, has only managed to be the ninth best -selling electric car in Europe with a 53% drop compared to last year, According to Jato Dynamics. To find those of Tesla Model 3 you have to dive to the twenty position. In this case, the fall is 42%. If we attend to the data by brands in April, the situation is even more complicated because we must look in the eleventh place to find the company of Elon Musk. To this we must add that the company depends exclusively on two models to the point that the Tesla Model S and Model and have sold less than 100 units last April. A sorpasso. For the first time in what we have been placed among the 10 companies that sells more electric cars. He does it at a key moment. The month of April has reported more sales than Tesla and its growth compared to the same month of 2023 is 169%. The appearance of ByD is no accident. Little by little it has been adding more and more cars to its electric fleet and, above all, a hole in Europe has been becoming. But there is something else, none of its cars is among the 25 best -selling models of the month that reflects its strength to diversify market and aim for many different types of audiences. Byd’s advantage over its competitors is that most have a flag model that adds most of their sales. He Renault 5 He added 5,662 of the 10,328 total electric units that he put on the market. He KIA EV3 accumulated 5,680 sales of the 9,101 units sold in April. He Skoda Elorq He added 7,998 units of 13,598 Czech brand registration. The great winner. Without any doubt, Volkswagen. With 107,153 units sold in April, the German company has led the month in Europe and with 410,141 units sold in what we have been for the year, it is the only brand that has exceeded 400,000 units … and also 300,000. Toyota, its great rival worldwide, is the second manufacturer that has sold the most cars until April and registered 287,521 units. But, above all, it is the electric plane what best reports to Volkswagen. Their Volkswagen ID.3, ID.7 and ID.4 They occupy, in this order, the second, third and fourth position of best -selling electric cars last April. Especially relevant is the growth of 34% that adds the Volkswagen ID.3a car that has cost a lot to start starting and has been in the market since 2020. And it’s not just that. Leading. If we attend to the sales of the Volkswagen Group, April was accompanied by excellent news for the company. The Skoda Elroq was the best -selling electric car and the Enyaq He slipped as the last of that honor list of the 10 best -selling electric cars on the continent. In sum, Skoda was placed in third position among the manufacturers that sell the most electric cars. And we must add that Audi has also accompanied. It was the fourth manufacturer that sold more electric cars last April. Only the Volkswagen Group has cast three companies between the four that sold more electric cars and half of the 10 best -selling electric cars if we serve the specific models. Photo | In Xataka | Europe had a plan to jump into the electric car and 2025 was its first fire test. The manufacturers have ended it

Thousands of Byd cars have become obsolete for their own promises. Solution: lower prices

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A drop of 8% of the shares. Although forceful, The fall in the actions of Byd It should not be too worrying for your shareholders if we take into account that it is close to its historical maximums but it is a symptom of the difficulties that the Chinese market of the car can pass in the coming months. Byd has taken all the spotlights for being The company that is leadingat this time, the sale of plug -in vehicles but in the fall of their shares, companies such as Li Auto, Geely or Great Wall Motors that have fallen more than 4%have also accompanied. The reason: the sales of byd. Now with a 35% discount The Chinese state needs its citizens to buy. It’s not something, much less new. In fact, in Xataka We already told you almost a decade that the country tries to underpin domestic trade, a way to support national growth and limit dependence on exports abroad. That need is now sharpened with the electric car. The country has done everything possible to lead the transition to this technology and adopt a leading role in an industry that until now had resisted. That has led to lifting an absolutely brutal internal competition that will inevitably leave some companies along the way. In fact, Some Chinese experts They point out that companies such as Nio, Xpeng or Li Auto, who are monopolizing spotlights for their performance in the electric car or automated driving capabilities, run an important risk of going bankrupt. Any of them, as I had a long time ago Reuters He is losing thousands of dollars with each car sold. Therefore, an open pricing war would put them against the strings. A price war that in Byd is willing to play. At least to remove a stock they need to give out. And like the State, the plug -in company bigger in China You need the local market to continue working in full performance. In the middle of its expansion to third markets, the company has to continue leading local commerce but has pierced itself. In February the company launched the message that all its electric cars and plug -in hybrids They will ride, in the future, their “eye of God”the most advanced driving aid system they have in the market. The promise caught the industry by surprise and was a direct blow to brands like Tesla, who hope to take performance to their software. Byd, on the contrary, chooses to mount this standard in all its cars because, it is intuited, The income path expects it to be another. Then, some analysts understood that China’s price war that two years ago caused an earthquake in the industry had returned. However, it has been now when Byd has taken the next step after a few months of relative calm: discounts of up to 34% in their cars. Specifically has been the Byd Sealin plug -in hybrid format, which has received this juicy discount. But it is not the only car that can be bought at a much lower price. They point out in Bloomberg that up to 22 different models have received important discounts. He Byd Seagullthe cheapest electric car on the market and one of the best selling in China, can be found for 20% less and that already sold below 10,000 dollars in the local market. The movement, they say from the economic environment, aims to revive sales in a market in deceleration but, above all, take stock from above. Since it was announced that the new automated driving system would reach any new car launch, vehicles in the dealers have become obsolete and it is difficult to give them exit. In fact, also since Bloomberg They pointed out that even byd’s dealers in China are going through difficulties. Some of them have had to close and Data from the Chinese passenger car association They say that there are 3.5 million cars to sell and that the inventory average is 57 days per car sold, the highest figure since December 2023. Although discounts have been active since April and, in fact, They have been noticed this May It is now when the company has announced A new wave of discounts. That need to get its cars to the street is the same as Tesla had to get the market Tesla Model and Prejuniper And it is one of the most common problems facing cars companies when they have to announce new models. However, competition is so fierce and The industry advances so fast in China That an ad like the February can leave thousands and thousands of cars in a limbo waiting for a buyer. But, above all, it puts the rest of the industry that sees as Byd can continue to press its prices, even if only to take obsolete vehicles from above, while the rest of the companies seek a profitability that continues to resist. Photo | Byd In Xataka | Byd set out to win the electric car race. And then a TSMC factory went on sale

Byd, Catl and Huawei fight for the final electric car charger

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“Load 400 kilometers in five minutes.” That was the phrase that starred in the media. Justly. In fact, in Xataka We also cover the news of the last great novelty of Byd, a recharge for electric cars capable of filling the batteries at the same rate as a hose full of gasoline the deposit of a combustion car. The announcement arrived last March as another sample of to what extent The Chinese electric car is one step ahead. Especially as far as recharge costs and proposals are concerned. Little more than a month later, we have already seen two other proposals that point in the same direction. China ahead in electric cars recharge When Byd presented his ultra -grape loaders, we did not imagine that a war on the technology of the recharge of electric cars in such a short time would be opened. As if they already had their prepared proposal and Byd’s announcement had accelerated the plans for their announcement, Catl and Huawei have had to show their cards. On April 21, the Chinese company Catl He presented his latest innovations in his Tech Day. There they highlighted that they already had a sodium battery (One of the great promises to reduce the electric car) that they hope to produce this year, although in the month of December. They assure that it is an energy accumulator especially resistant to cold, Another problem of this type of technology. And although they put the focus on their batteries for plug -in hybrids with autonomies of 1,500 kilometers adding what was contributed by the battery and the combustion engine, the most interesting thing was the presentation of a battery that can assume the 520 kilometers recharge in five minutes. After the presentation of Byd, From catl They rose the commitment to an energy accumulator capable of supporting 1.3 MWh loads. That is, an amount slightly higher than that presented by Byd, leaving the figure in 2.5 kilometers loaded per second. In addition, Catl not only boasted of a Recharge extremely fastit also made it clear that they were able to sustain this power at a temperature of 10 degrees below zero, from 5% to 80% of the total capacity in just 15 minutes. And they stressed that it is capable of delivering 830 kW of power (more than 1,000 hp) even when electricity is very close to completely running out. Keep in mind that the speed shown in the homologations of an electric car can differ slightly depending on the load with which the battery has. If the battery is low of loading, it usually delivers less power, the recovery or accelerations from slower standing are. These batteries, just like those of Byd, have the problem that to load that power they need a charger that can deliver that stream of energy. To do this, in ByD they say they will deploy their own network of loaders, with 4,000 recharge points capable of delivering up to 1,360 kW of power. To do this, loaders use a liquid cooling system and, to get an idea, they are figures higher than those announced so far to load electric trucks. However, these figures are lower than shown by Huawei during the presentation of its new loaders for electric cars. The Chinese company presented its new plugs, capable of delivering 1.5 MW or 20 kWh of energy at minute. That is, with the right conditions and battery, a car could load 500 kilometers of autonomy in five minutes. Huawei states that he is able to sustain this power for 15 minutes with his new loaders, which makes them especially interesting for electric trucks. In addition, they say they can operate this power between -30ºC and 60ºC and have a dynamic management of the load delivered so as not to saturate the network and balance the power delivered to the maximum possible without knocking down the electrical installation. The biggest problem of this type of loaders is that they need a huge space for installation but, saved this obstacle, except for exceptions such as byd there are no cars capable of supporting this power. Right now, the fastest recharging vehicles do between 250 and 300 kW so there are no cars that benefit from them. And, despite everything, with that power a car with a battery of 100 kWh (of the largest in the market), would be passed from 10 to 80% of the autonomy available in about 14 minutes. With that 70% of recharged autonomy in less than a quarter of an hour, a car of that size would be recovering about 350 real kilometers if it meets a realistic consumption of 20 kWh/100 km. Interesting? There are doubts that such a high load power is interesting from a purely practical point of view. This same idea is what they hold from Mercedeswho ensure that current standards are more than enough but make it clear that they are aware of the importance of offering this warranty To customers. It is not so much a substantial improvement of what is already had as a positive reinforcement to the client. Entering the fight for offering the most advanced loaders in the market is a brand image, demonstrating that you are at the forefront and give the customer a more purchase incentive although, finally, never use it or do it very promptly. Photo | Catl and Byd In Xataka | Byd set out to win the electric car race. And then a TSMC factory went on sale

We have already seen Yangwang U8 from byd float in a river. It is more impressive than we imagined

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Cars and water have never got along well. It is enough to go for YouTube to see what happens When a vehicle Try to cross a riverhowever caudalous it is: drowned motors, electrical systems failing and assured breakdowns. However, Byd has been demonstrating that there is an exception for more than a year. Is called Yangwang U8a high-end mastodontic SUV that has just starred in a curious scene in the e-journey organized by the brand in China: floating and moving naturally by a river. Yes, you can navigate. And it’s not just marketing. How can we see in a videothe U8 descends through a slope to the water, floats without difficulty and advances maneuvering gently. It is not something that is seen every day in a serial vehicle. According to Car News Chinathe system allows to navigate up to 3 km/Hy stay afloat for 30 minutes, thanks to an IP67 protection for the car set and IP68 in its key components. Technology at the service of survival. When the driver activates the water crossing mode from the central screen, the car begins to monitor depth, inclination and other parameters by sensors. If it detects adequate conditions, automatically enters emergency flotation mode. At that time, the suspension rises to its maximum level, the windows are closed, the air conditioner goes to air recirculation and the fans adjust its operation to improve the sealing of the vehicle. Even the sunroof automatically opens as an escape in case of emergency. A SUV that wants to step hard in its segment. Yangwang U8 is not limited to floating. It is a luxury SUV that aspires to mark a before and after in its segment. According to the official press note of Bydthe Premium Edition version presented in September 2023 includes technologies such as the E⁴ platform (the first in the world with four independent electric motors in production) and the Disus-P intelligent hydraulic control system. With these technologies, the vehicle is capable of performing maneuvers such as turns on its own axis (Tank Turns), stabilization in case of a puncture and an acceleration of 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.6 seconds. All this with a joint power of 1,200 horses and an autonomy of up to 1,000 km thanks to its plug -in hybrid system. An ambitious bet on the electric. Byd’s proposal goes beyond the engine and traction. Yangwang U8 can completely recharge from 30% to 80% in just 18 minutes with rapid 110 kW charging and offers external food (VTL) capacity of up to 6 kW, enough to feed electronic devices or tools for more than 24 hours. Inside, luxury is also present: Nappa Leather, Curves OLED screens, wood and a 22 -speakers Dynaudio audio system. Everything, topped with the intelligent Nvidia architecture and more than 500 calculation power tops for advanced assisted driving. This is not about adventures. It goes emergency. Although more than one has passed through the head to cross a lake with his car for fun, Byd clarifies that this function is not intended for recreational activities. Its purpose is to provide a useful tool in case of emergencies, such as floods or sudden floods. In fact, if the flotation mode is activated, the manufacturer recommends taking the vehicle to review as soon as possible, as China Car Channel also emphasizes. Images | Byd In Xataka | Volkswagen is determined to copy China to make its electric cars in Europe attractive: put a gasoline engine

Byd set out to win the electric car race. And then a TSMC factory went on sale

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Build your dreams. That is the message after the acronym for Byd (“Build Your Dreams”, in English), the electric car manufacturer that is becoming absolute leader of the market. Only in 2024 he distributed 4.27 million electric cars and plug -in hybrids, 2.5 times more than Tesla (1.7 million). Its market domain is currently imperial. It is remarkable that unlike other electric car manufacturers, ByD is responsible for manufacturing practically all the critical components of those vehicles. Not only batteries, but electric motors, chassis and, attention, semiconductors used in such vehicles. It does it through semiconductor byd, which As Nomad Semi points out It is one of its most important divisions after its subsidiary Findreams Battery, in charge of manufacturing the batteries. The company was founded in 1995 by Wang Chuanfu and initially focused on the development of rechargeable batteries. In 2003 he already sold more than anyone in that sector, and that was when it was introduced into the car industry when buying the Xi’an qinchhuan Automobile Company. But before something unique happened. When TSMC decided to sell one of its factories Just a year earlier, in 2002, a semiconductor Byd, a division was created Fables “Chips said, but delegated her manufacture in other companies (Foundries) – destined to develop integrated circuits for protects their batteries and thus avoid overheating or overloads. In 2004 TSMC made the decision to close Fab 1its first manufacturing plant, and in 2005 it ended up selling all the equipment and were used for a fable of six -inch silicon wafers (popular in the 1990s, but already somewhat obsolete) of the manufacturer semiconductor symptoms. This company licensed TSMC patents and also had engineers who had previously worked for that firm. Things did not just go well and Ningo Sinomos went through economic difficulties. Byd took the opportunity and bought this company for 29 million dollars. The company founded by Wang was already involved in the development of electric cars and made a remarkable leap here: to be able to develop its own chips, it went from being a company without its own production (Fables) to an IDM (integrated device manufacturer) that I had control of all phases of the development of its chips, from design to production. Chips everywhere Since then, Byd’s activity accelerated and expanded its product catalog. Thus, they developed chips to manage the management of the electricity supply (IGBTS, MOSFETS, DIODES, Integrated Current Circuits), but also microcontrollers (MCU), sensors (temperature, pressure, position, current) and optolectronic chips (photodetector, octoacopladores, etc.). Source: Nomad Semi Among them, The most outstanding are IGBTS (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor). These are specially important components for current investment systems, acting as electronic switches that help in the process of passing continuous current that batteries provide to the alternating current needed by electric motors. Byd Semiconductor began to develop its first IGBT chips in 2005, and since then it has been creating new and better versions. Its most recent IGBT 6.0 chips were launched in 2022 and are almost as good as the most advanced competitors such as Infineon. That has allowed Byd to become the most important IGBT provider for Chinese manufacturers. Their advances with the aforementioned IGBTS are an important example of the growth of the division: Semiconductor ByD already has various subsidiaries and factories that produce 8 and 12 inches wafers, much more modern and that have allowed to create increasingly advanced chips. New developments for autonomous driving and supervoid load In fact, in November 2024 They announced A collaboration with TSMC and Mediatek for the development of two new chips. One of them, For its autonomous driving systems/driving assistance, is the future substitute for those used so far in their vehicles (Nvidia Orin and Horizon Robotics J6E), and offers a Autonomous Level 3. Interior of the Byd Atto 2 The second is the Byd9000, a chip with 4 Nm photolithography based on the MediaTak Dimensity 9000 and is oriented to advanced infotainment systems. But there are more examples, and one of them is in the developments Silicon carbide -based that for years are increasingly important in electric cars. Byd has been working with this type of material for some time and in fact in March 2025 he presented his super and platform, a system that provides Superápida load in electric vehicles allowing loads of 100 kWh batteries in just 6 minutes. This achievement occurred thanks to the development of specialized chips of 1,500V by the semiconductor byd, which for the first time can apply them in the automotive industry. These chips are capable of managing a greater voltage, and in front of traditional electric vehicles that use 400 and 800 volts systems allow to reduce energy losses and make possible faster loads. Good news for byd, bad for the rest He Silent boom of semiconductor ByD as a supplier of this type of chips can generate a trend among other car manufacturers, which so far have delegated that part of the business in specialized companies such as Infineon, NXP, ONSEMI, Texas Instrumental or Renesas. All of them dominate the semiconductor market for the automotive industry, but things could change. Especially since electric cars use many more components of this type than combustion motor cars, and that makes the vertical integration through which Byd (almost everything in their cars they manufacture it) is especially interesting for manufacturers. Nomad Semi analysts believe that NXP, ONSEMI and INFINON are the ones at risk They are for that trend. According to their data, the car industry represents half of its sales, but also the income in China are especially important for the aforementioned and renesses. Are we therefore facing a new semiconductor giant? Of course, not in the broad sense of the word: Semiconductor ByD focuses completely on the chips and components destined for its vehicles, but of course that frantic growth of Byd growth in the electric car industry can put very difficult things to its rivals in this sector. Image | Byd | Wikimedia In Xataka … Read more

Byd did not go to the Shanghai Auto Salon to show cars. Went to exhibit power

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In the Shanghai Motor Show there are 70 car brands. Most come to present cars and Byd comes to show power. His was not a standbut a manifesto. And at the largest car fair on the planet. Its brands – the general byd, the ultra -premium yangwang and the newly arrived in Europe denza– They were, more than aligned, orchestrated. And each model does not seem a simple proposal, but an offensive. Seeing them, no one just described them, but to enumerate their possible victims. The sensation It wasn’t even admiration, but for certainty: just like Huawei with mobilesByd does not seek to compete but to take. Being a national champion, in business jargon, is a thing of the past: now his vocation is hegemony. In fact, his conference was the most often, with the permission of Chery’s, and the most jaleada. Symbolic capital of a new China. The usual byd, which is no longer The BYD base is still that of the car for everyone, but does it with an increasingly attractive sophistication for its customers and dangerous for its rivals. At the Fair, five models of the Ocean series, all electric or hybrids, and all with advances that place them above the price they hold – although the translation to Spanish euros is always a complicated equation. It is, in any case, the old Byd trick: Give yourself to the price of a generalist what others call premium. He Sealion 06for example, it arrives as a compact SUV with athletic design, long muscle. Your assistance system ‘Eye of God‘It comes standard, and has compatibility with the new ultra -grape load network of 1,000 watts. It promises 400 kilometers of autonomy with five minutes of load. And all for less than $ 20,000. He Seal 06its range input version, this logic replicates in a lighter body, designed for fleets, Carsharing and emerging markets. Byd Seal 7. Image: Xataka. Byd Sealion 7. Image: Xataka. And the renewal of already classic models such as Those of the series L They illustrate the maturation of the Byd nucleus: they have not only updated their engines (the new electrical units reach 30,511 rpm), but also incorporate technologies typical of recent high ranges: Adaptive suspensions Disus-m. Total connectivity. And even autonomous driving functions Level 2+. What a five -year is a Chinese miracle today is the new standard. Byd Song L EV. Image: Xataka. The message is clear: Byd wants volume, but also prestige. And unfortunately for his rivals, he not only wishes it but is willing to build it, marked per brand, segment by segment, country by country. Denza, elegance as an attack And if the prestige is the new front, denza is the first shock line. Initially conceived as a joint experiment with Mercedes-Benz and today 100% controlled by byd, this brand is the advance of Chinese electric luxury. Do not compete in volume, compete in perception. And in Shanghai came his most serious offensive: the Denza z. This two -door and four -seater electric coupe is, Visually, a missile. Low, muscular, with a marked waist line and a design that reminds more of a Concept living room than a production car. But it is confirmed: it will reach the market. Denza Z. Image: Xataka. Image: Xataka. It will incorporate cable address, folding steering wheel, intelligent magnetic suspension and premium materials. All wrapped in a body reminiscent of Stuttgart but shouts ‘Shenzhen’. The Z was not the only star. He also shone Denza N9a large SUV and elegant, refined design. Spacious interior, immersive screens, advanced driving assists. He is already on sale in China from 389,800 yuan – about 47,000 euros – and his arrival in Europe is expected at the end of the year with a more enigmatic price than ever. And the N7an old acquaintance who part of the 260,000 yuan, about 36,000 euros, monopolized less premium but more generalist looks. Denza N7. Image: Xataka. Denza N7. Image: Xataka. For a market that begins to look suspicious at the German overprices, denza proposes something disturbing: luxury, but logical. The offensive complete the Denza D9a luxury minivan that has gone from curiosity to supervants in the Chinese market. Designed for executives and families of high purchasing power, the D9 offers a cabin experience that rivals that of a private jet: two rear seats with massage, ventilation, individual screens, panoramic roof, reinforced acoustic insulation and automatic sliding doors that convert access into a ceremony. Interior of the denza D9. Image: Xataka. Its double motorization – a pure or plug -in hybrid – offers versatility without sacrificing status. In a world where the minivan category seemed extinguished by the SUVs, byd the reinvent with one purpose: convert premium mobility into space, silence and prestige. Thus and everything will be complicated to refuse in Europe despite all these arguments. His proposal is based on offering a Porsche or a Maserati at the price of high -end Audi. Of course, if five years ago they list all the already common Chinese brands in our streets, we would have entered the silly laugh. We will see. Yangwang: the national luxury vertex His ultralujosa brand, designed to compete with Rolls-Royce, the Range Rover prohibitive or the Maybach, To those who do not imitate, but who reinterprets them. And from a deeply Chinese look. The very long one Yangwang U8L It was one of the most visited models in the hall. It is an extended version of the already imposing U8. It measures 5.4 meters, offers three rows of seats and a ceremonial luxury aesthetic. The badges, as is the case with the Su7 ultraThey are available in 24 carat gold. The back gate opens in two vertical halves. If we take into account the prices that this brand manages it is inevitable to see the trunk open as a chest. Yangwang U8L. Image: Xataka. Yangwang U8L. Image: Xataka. Yangwang U8L. Image: Xataka. Yangwang U8L. Image: Xataka. And then it is The interior, a mixture of a … Read more

This Chinese byd car looks at the face of many Europeans of 100,000 euros

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Lombardy is all that one can expect from northern Italy. It is the most populous region in the country. The richest. A place where luxury, design and industry are mixed. Based in a single region the idyllic sunset in the lake as, where Swiss atmosphere is already breathed, the elegance of Armani, the great of Il duomo of Milan and the maximum representation of the latest technology with the monoplays of Formula 1 traveling at full speed the Monza circuit. It was not in Monza but in a circuit where Denza made us a first demonstration of what they have prepared for Europe. One of Byd’s luxury companies let us sit in his denza Z9GT, a kind of Shooting Brake Sports, exquisite dyes and a technological load that surprises. Unfortunately, we only stay in the Vairano circuit enclosure, between Milan and Pavia. At the moment, cars are not approved to circulate on European roads but will do it very soon. Despite this, it was a most interesting day. What is coming As We already told you a few days agoByd will bring to Europe one of its luxury brands. We could say that it is its premium brand, one step above byd (the generalist) and Yangwang (the most extreme luxury). But the truth is that, seen what was seen, he will denied more to what a Porsche can offer than an Audi, if we speak in terms of the Volkswagen group. The really complicated to denza, which was born as Fruit of a collaboration with Mercedesis to demonstrate that it can sit at the table of a Porsche which is a reference in the European car. His experience, his history and his product have elevated him to a very special position, conquering the wealthiest fans who could well buy a Ferrari but also to more modest pockets (within what fits) that aspire to take some Porsche to the mouth with the most modest versions of a Macan or a Cayenne. Everything indicates that he denies does not aspire, or from afar, to make a large volume of sales. It seems clear that it is about demonstrating to the skeptics where China is (and more specifically byd) in the car market. Technologies that surprise We are accustomed to luxury European manufacturers, those who choose to offer great performance, focus on the mechanical capacities of their propellers. The most powerful BMW and Mercedes, the Porsche of reference, all direct their speech to the latest innovations they have achieved with their combustion propuls. It seems to make sense seeing that electric cars seem to have been far from that luxury market in Europe Or, at least, they don’t have such a great attraction power. In China, however, it bets more on the most striking games. To show this article of Bloomberg in which the opinion of a wealthy driver who had been very disappointed because his Porsche Taycan “was only an electric Porsche” was collected. Hence it will jump to the local market. The public in China asks for other types of solutions. For example, the byd parking system. A chuchería that, honestly, I think it is useless for day to day but demonstrates how technically advanced the company. And this Z9GT denies is able to turn on its front axle rotating the butt (at the cost of burn tire) and park in line with, it is supposed to be greater. This same system called Enge Parking He uses it to move completely diagonally, a especially rare sensation when you go inside the car. The interesting thing is the real practical application that technology has here. The car has a tiper rear axle. That is, the rear wheels can be turned in the same direction as the front (to round the curve) or in the opposite direction, to reduce the radius of rotation and maneuver more easily. But, in addition, they do not have to turn to the right or left parallel. They may roll them use a convergent or divergent position. That is, they open or close on themselves and, therefore, the possibilities when parking multiply, allowing this option to rotate the car on the front axle or move diagonally. Without a doubt, the most interesting thing is to check how a car of almost 5.20 meters moves in very narrow spaces. In places where a compact of four and a half meters would need several maneuvers to get out of the quagmire. If it came out of it. This technology is combined with a body control exquisite. In our passes through the circuit we submit to the Chinese Berlina to different lands, with broken asphalt or with undulations. Especially in this last land, the car contained the body perfectly. Passing at good speed, we do not feel at any time that the situation would rise and that inertia and weights became the protagonists. That body control reached the extreme during one of the star tests of the day. A driver aboard a Z9GT denza was at the end of the track, accelerated with all his might and when he had overcome the 180 km/h, a deaf noise confirmed what had already advanced it with a small pink smoke: the tire had burst. What happened? Nothing. That is the most chilling. If a car bursts the tire at 180 km/h we can expect the body to move and the driver will lose control of the car shortly that the steering wheel touches to compensate for the puncture. None of this happened because the tire suspension system immediately compensates for the loss of support that the wheel exerts. With great detail As we say, we can say little about the car running. In fact, we don’t even have the technical specifications of the cars that will arrive because, in the absence of homologation, we get on cars with Chinese specifications. The z9gt denza is sold in electrical format but we We tried it in its plug -in hybrid version. It is a … Read more

It’s called byd and represents everything China has to win

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We do not know how long it will last but we do know that we are living a few days that will happen in the history of financial markets. That they become a mere anecdote in books or that, really, becomes days, weeks or a historical period to study is something that time will only tell us. Anyway, since last April 2, something has changed in the world car market. Something that threatens to break the market as we have understood so far. Why does an electric car have less autonomy than the announcing Byd is emerging at a unique opportunity. A disruptive tariff. “A hole we have never seen”. With these words, Jim Farley, CEO of Ford, defined the possibility of cars to export tariffs to the United States. From April 2 they apply at 25%. A figure that substantially increases each vehicle or that dynamite the benefit that each company can obtain if it does not touch the prices. The pieces have also been granted to build those cars. For example, if a car is manufactured in the United States, the product has to increase because the transmission, engine or any other piece has been manufactured outside its borders. And, in addition, there are also A 25% tariff to tariff and aluminum They are key … indeed, for car production. A complicated calculation. The problem of which numerous experts are notifying is that it is impossible for the United States to attract a complete supply chain for all cars that buys in a short time space that is the alleged great objective of the measure. In BBC They explain with a map the complex process that carries the production of a simple piston, which moves as a fish in the water between the borders of the United States, Canada and Mexico. Farley’s words are also the company that produces the most within the United States After Tesla. The impact despite everything is huge, how to calculate the damage to General Motors, for example? We know that last year the United States imported vehicles and car parts worth $ 475,000 million in 2024. Of that figure, it is estimated that more or less half were represented by vehicles. And of those vehicles, between 50 and 60% arrived from Europe, they collect in eldiario.es. It does not seem accidental that the European Union is already proposing lift tariffs to industrial goods. First consequences. Given this context, there are two options. The first, of course, upload prices. It is estimated that, on average, and depending on the base price of the vehicle an American will pay Between 5,000 and $ 15,000 more per car bought. Given that climb, it is difficult to think that manufacturers can put on the market the same amount of cars as at the moment. Mercedes considers abandoning the sale of Mercedes Gla, one of its less small vehicles and, therefore, with the lowest profit margin, according to Bloomberg. Those who are not thinking about it are Stellantis. The company has already announced the Temporary dismissal of 900 employees. In addition, a factory in Ontario (Canada) and another in Toluca (Mexico) will be closed two weeks and all month of April, respectively. Toyota, which was already reducing its production in the United States, It is also going down the rhythm in Mexico. And Volkswagen has ordered to stop shipments from Mexico and Europe, according to Automotive News. The fifth producer. If we quickly review the companies that have begun to make their ads we find that we have talked about Toyota, Volkswagen and Stellantis. If we add General Motors and the Hyundai/Kia group to the equation we have the CInc major cars manufacturers of 2024. Last year, Byd already touched on the door of this group of the five. Its 4.27 million units produced were placed as the sixth producer of the world. The forecasts for this year are 5.5 million units. If they were fulfilled, last year they would have earned him to overcome Stellantis (5.41 million units) and start seeing General Motors on the horizon (fourth position, he touched the six million units). Bad forecasts. The worst thing for Stellantis is that the company was already dragging problems last year. In fact, in 2023 it came from touching 6.40 million cars made but their future, especially in the United Stateshe has prevented him. General Motors also lost bellows in 2024 when he made almost 200,000 cars less than the previous year. In both cases They are especially affected for 25% tariffs to the car. Stellantis manufactures 57% of the cars it sells. And General Motors reduces that 52%figure. In both cases a large part of its production to Mexico and Canada has been transferred where they produce 39% and 30% of their cars, respectively. The latter is especially important because Canada has already warned the United States that it will impose tariffs of 25% return to cars that export to the country. It is estimated that Canada imported from the United States in 2024 vehicles worth 15,500 million dollars. Nor are Toyota and Volkswagen saved. General Motors and Stellantis are the greats indicated in this case because they are the closest of Byd. But it is expected that Toyota and Volkswagen face very hard economic conditions if an understanding between Japan, the European Union and the United States is not reached. Toyota sold in 2024 2.33 million cars in the United States. Of them, only 1.27 million produced within the country. Volkswagen sold more than one million of cars last year in the United States. 80% of cars that it sells there would be affected by import tariffs (and it would be necessary to calculate the increase in those manufactured there). The right moment. The global car context cannot be, right now, more favorable to byd. The company does not produce vehicles for the United States or manufacture within its borders so it is a market that was non -existent and that will continue … Read more

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