BYD offered the Seal U DM-i on the Geneva auto present and plans to launch the mannequin in Europe within the second quarter.
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BYD (HKG: 1211, OTCMKTS: BYDDY) is exhibiting eight new vitality car (NEV) fashions on the ongoing Geneva auto present, marking its second look at a European auto present after final September’s Munich auto present.
The Chinese language NEV maker displayed the fashions on the Geneva Worldwide Motor Present, which started February 26, and demonstrated its DM-i tremendous hybrid know-how to European shoppers, in accordance with its press releases yesterday.
BYD offered the DM-i technology-equipped Seal U DM-i — recognized in China because the Tune Plus DM-i — on the occasion and plans to launch the mannequin in Europe within the second quarter.
BYD introduced the primary technology of DM know-how to the Geneva auto present 16 years in the past, and after a number of rounds of know-how iterations, right this moment brings the DM-i tremendous hybrid know-how, stated Michael Shu, common supervisor of BYD’s European automotive gross sales division.
The 2024 Geneva auto present marks the primary time the occasion has been held since 2019, after it was canceled in 2022 as a consequence of deteriorating Covid-19 situations.
BYD gave its premium model Yangwang its European debut on the present this yr and showcased the model’s first manufacturing car, the Yangwang U8 off-road SUV.
BYD formally launched Yangwang on January 5, 2023, aiming for the market with a price ticket within the RMB 1 million ($139,000) vary.
The Yangwang U8, Yangwang’s first manufacturing car, went on sale on September 20, 2023, with deliveries starting on November 24.
The mannequin begins at RMB 1,098,000 and 1,593 autos had been delivered in December and 1,652 in January, in accordance with information compiled by CnEVPost.
On February 25, Yangwang launched the U9 electrical supercar in China, the model’s second mannequin, with a beginning worth of RMB 1.68 million.
Yangwang additionally revealed the U7 new vitality sedan final month, and the mannequin’s official launch date has not been set.
As well as, BYD’s premium model Denza showcased the D9 MPV (Multi-Goal Automobile) in addition to the N7 SUV on the Geneva auto present.
Since asserting its entry into the European passenger automobile market in September 2022, BYD has launched various NEVs in 19 European nations, together with Germany, the UK, France, and Norway, with a cumulative complete of greater than 250 retailer openings, in accordance with the corporate.
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