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March 16 (Bloomberg) — BYD Co., the Chinese carmaker backed by Warren Buffett, has given up a plan to mass produce electric cars in China by the middle of this year, the South China Morning Post said. Read More...

BYD CEO Wang Chuanfu said the company would set up sales headquarters in California, USA during the year. If the market is favorable, BYD may consider setting up car factory at local place. Read More...

HONG KONG — Chinese automaker BYD Co. said Monday it had massive expansion plans this year and would consider building a plant in the United States, a day after announcing annual profits had tripled. Read More...

BYD showed up again at the Detroit auto show this month, repeating its goal to sell an electric vehicle in the United States. This marked the company’s third appearance at the event. As in the past, BYD made bold statements about its product and future sales volume, though this year there was news of home-market momentum that may help fuel the company’s ambitions. Read More...

Officials of the only Chinese automaker at this year’s North American International Auto Show repeated their goal of introducing an all-electric mid-size sedan in select markets across North America before the end of the year. Read More...

NEW-ENERGY vehicle and battery manufacturer BYD Automobile Co said yesterday that it has won approval to produce the e6, its first pure electric car, in the country. Read More...

The company is already in discussions with the Chinese State Grid about the implementation of charging stations across the country. “At present, the State Grid Corporation has shown clear support in Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin and other large cities, to speed up construction of electric car charging stations,” our source told us. “A few large cities will have the first charging stations upon completion, and they will become a “test drive ” for setting up electric car charging base stations.”Car show success
The E6 received positive notices from both the media and American car dealerships after it was shown at the NAIAS car show in Detroit this month, and is expected to go on sale in the US by the end of the year.
According to our sources, before BYD’s purchase of Tsinchuan, the company tried other approaches. Beijing Automobile Works was one company that was offered a joint venture but they allegedly demanded, with too much control for too little investment in return. CEO Wang Chuanfu rejected their offer, believing his company would be able to succeed without losing its controlling stake.
With Warren Buffet’s flagship company Berkshire Hathaway having bought a 10 percent stake in BYD, that attitude seems to have paid off. While other car manufactures have suffered huge loses over the past 18 months, BYD sales have continued to grow.
Speaking exclusively to Lifestyle, an anonymous executive said, “We have a very slimline decision-making process, and that makes us more effective. Once our CEO decides on the direction we are going to move in, we move that way immediately. Everything we want, we get it… everyone, every department, works together, like a family.”
On what the future holds, he told Lifestyle, “Car production is an interesting field but needs very specific skills and technology, which is why we produce all our parts ourselves. This gives us an advantage over other manufactures, who outsource nearly everything they use.”
“But cars are only the beginning. We have big plans for the coming years, not just for cars but in a much wider range of products. BYD would like to be one of the pioneers in green products, and will lead China into the next era of manufacturing.” It remains to be seen whether e-cars will catch on, but the E6 certainly represents one of its strongest showings.
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With the Detroit Auto Show in full swing, this week a Chinese company touted a new all-electric vehicle that gets 205 miles on a single charge and is set to hit the U.S. market later this year. Read More...

Vehicle uses “iron-based” battery to get 200 miles between charges.
DETROIT – Chinese automaker BYD Auto today rolled out a massive electric vehicle today that uses an “iron-based” battery to go more than 200 miles on a charge. Read More...

China’s BYD Auto has received a lot of recognition for vehicles they have been working on. Many are eagerly awaiting the companies offerings expected to arrive in the U.S. next year. The company has promised low prices, long ranges, and other innovative technology. The wait may be coming to an end as the automaker will display two of its vehicles at the NAIAS in Detroit in January. Read More...

I can’t wait to see the BYD E6 when it’s shown off at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit next month. That this is an important car may become clear only in retrospect. BYD is the Chinese battery company now 10 percent owned by Warren Buffett, who appears eager to purchase more. And why not? BYD is vertically integrated, well capitalized, and has the size and determination to succeed with a push into the American market—scheduled for 2011. Read More...

Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp. (BAIC),which is currently operating in partnership with German car-giant Daimler AG, has unveiled a new electric car aimed at carving some of the domestic electric car market away from Chinese rivals BYD and Chery.
The BE701 is a four door sedan capable of reaching 124 miles on a single charge, with a top speed of 100 mph.
BAIC has not yet revealed a mass-production schedule for the BE701, but has unveiled details of its new clean energy vehicle development and manufacturing facility. This new plant is being built with a total investment of 2.28 billion yuan ($334 million) and is said to be capable of producing some 50,000 electric vehicles and 100,000 hybrid models each year!
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