…and announces new electriccity car for Europe

BYD is gunning to be the world’s top car brand, with key building blocks in 2025 including European production, the introduction of an entry-level hatch (below) and the roll-out of autonomous driving to rival Tesla. “Our goal is to be the global number one automotive brand,” said Stella Li, BYD’s executive vice president and boss of the European region. In 2025 BYD edged ahead of Tesla’s 1.788m EV sales, and produced a total of 4.272m ‘new-energy vehicles’, which includes plug-in hybrids. “The Dolphin Surf is definitely coming to the UK,” said Ms Li. That’s the European version of the Seagull, a Chinese electric city car with a range exceeding 200 miles that sells for around £10,000 in its home market. The new name won’t be the only thing to change.…

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