If BYD was available in the US (and i’m certain BYD is looking into how to get here, probably the same trick Renault tried with Saturn and ultimately Mitsubishi) they would probably saturate the market, because at the very least, they’re affordable. Nobody in Detroit or Wolfsburg will make a cheap EV because Tesla spooked the market into being a luxury thing.
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Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 5 months agoAll I’m saying that #1 is relative with car brands.
In Europe and the Americas, the Model Y is still king. By you’re right, VW group is catching up.
Right now BYD is killing it because they’re affordable and a brand that centered in the world’s largest auto market. Outside of China, BYDs numbers are very very different.
KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 5 months ago
Renault tried it with AMC first and didn’t “succeed“ until merging with Nissan and then Mitsubishi as well. BYD should probably try to buy out them, or somehow license to Stellantis to give them small cars worth buying. I bet an EV Neon would sell if it was remotely affordable (I know, no new cars are affordable to younger drivers, even if it’s a cheap BYD underneath).
jflorez@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
In Australia BYDs sell like hotcakes
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 5 months ago
jflorez@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Exactly. As the article says the growth of BYD is the biggest challenge to all other manufacturers. They are selling like hotcakes
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Yup, just going back to the root of this thread. As that article states, even in Australia, Telsa is still “comfortably deliver[ing] the most electric vehicles of any brand.”
I wouldn’t be shocked if that flips in the coming years. Telsa has a toxic CEO which is bad for marketing, and many people question their attention to detail. But, going back to my original point, Telsa is still the number 1 brand in western countries by a very large margin.
Not trying to be a Tesla fanboy - I’m in camp Volvo / Polestar. I’m just presenting the numbers. BYD is crushing it because of their domestic sales.
stratosfear@lemmy.sdf.org 5 months ago
What makes the Y “king”?
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Sales numbers statista.com/…/electric-vehicles-leading-models-e…
fosforus@sopuli.xyz 5 months ago
Quality, price, availability.