BYD was the 22nd world carmaker in 2015
- The Chinese carmaker BYD ( "Build Your Dreams") is historically a Chinese battery manufacturer based in Shenzhen, Guangdong. The company has diversified into the automobile in 2003, when the manufacturer BYD bought Tsinchuan Automobile Company, located in Xian, and then on the verge of bankruptcy.
- BYD was the 22nd World manufacturer in 2015, with a volume of 442,000 vehicles sold (+ 1.8% compared to 2014), including 62,000 BEV (Battery Electric Vehicles) and PHEVs (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles). BYD was the brand that sold the most electric and hybrid plug-in vehicles worldwide in 2015 (The PHEV Qin was the Plug-In hybrid car the most sold in China in 2015).
- BYD does not manufacture vehicles in JV with foreign manufacturers, such as SAIC, FAW, DFM or BAIC for example. Its production is focused on its own brand that are marketed mainly to China (99% of sales).
- Its current range consists of fifteen models, from which three account for 70% of sales:
1 / F3 sedan (C segment), 2 / S7 SUV (segment E) very close to a former Toyota RX, 3 / F5 sedan (C segment).
1 / F3 sedan (C segment), 2 / S7 SUV (segment E) very close to a former Toyota RX, 3 / F5 sedan (C segment).
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