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BYD’s Opportunity to Establish Brand Preference in the Developing World

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It may be easy to dismiss initial numbers in emerging markets as being relatively small in quantity and purchasing power. But those markets are developing as the people within them develop. Establishing brand preference and tying the brand to the economic emergence of these countries has an impact that extends far beyond monthly sales rankings. Electric vehicles are the future, and BYD can make their brand most associated with that future. The opportunity exists to establish long-lasting brand preference that can span generations, if BYD can take advantage of it.

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Have We Reached Peak BYD? (and Peak PHEV?) — July 2025 China EV Sales Report

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BEVs represented over a third of the total Chinese car market in July. July saw the continuation of the never ending growth of the Chinese EV market, with plugins scoring close to a million sales in July (in a 1.8-million-unit overall market, up 6% YoY). But this time there are … [continued]

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Chery Launches The 34.4 kWh Tiggo 9 In South Africa’s Growing PHEV Market

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Plug-in hybrids are now getting batteries bigger than some full battery-electric vehicles. I used to drive a first generation Nissan Leaf that had a 24kWh battery, so I am always fascinated to see plug-in hybrids (PHEV) with larger batteries. An example of this is the new Chery Tiggo 9 Super … [continued]

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New 2026 Nissan LEAF Shows How Far Electric Vehicles Have Come In 15 Years!

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As I’ve written many times before, I was one of the first electric car buyers in Florida (except for Tesla Roadster buyers). I bought a 2012 Nissan LEAF on December 1st, 2011 (after putting down a $99 deposit about a year earlier). That was the first day Nissan sold LEAFs … [continued]

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