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    • Tuesday, 12 July, 2022
      BYD shares tumble on speculation over Warren Buffett exit

      Shares in electric car maker drop 12% after mystery stake appeared in Hong Kong stock exchange clearing system

    • Friday, 8 July, 2022
      The ‘nutty’ professor behind rise of China’s electric vehicle giant

      Wang Chuanfu’s BYD is in fierce competition with US and Europe over future of car industry

    • Thursday, 7 July, 2022
      How China’s BYD played catch-up with Tesla

      Battery expertise and patience have made the group a formidable competitor in the global car industry

    • Wednesday, 6 July, 2022
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    • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
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      Low pricing strategy is not sustainable as raw material prices soar and with electric vehicle subsidies set to be phased out

    • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
      Warren Buffett-backed Chinese group BYD overtakes Tesla in global EV sales

      Shenzhen-based carmaker and battery group prepares for push into foreign markets

    • Tuesday, 7 June, 2022
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      BYD pollution probe heaps pressure on China’s stuttering electric vehicle sector

      Carmaker under investigation after claims residents near factory suffered nosebleeds and breathing problems

    • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
      Chinese carmaker BYD cuts production over pollution claims

      Authorities open investigation into claims that emissions from factory are harming local residents

    • Monday, 9 May, 2022
      Buffett-backed BYD’s shares drop after launch of pollution probe

      China’s second-biggest automaker is being investigated over claims of harmful emissions

    • Thursday, 7 October, 2021
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      Battery technology gives China an opening in electric vehicles

      Backed by Warren Buffet, BYD is pushing into overseas markets. It hopes its cheap and powerful batteries will help it sell cars

    • Friday, 22 January, 2021
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    • Thursday, 24 October, 2019
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    • Sunday, 19 May, 2019
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      Chinese demand for electric cars to hold up even after subsidies Premium content

      Consumers in world’s biggest market flock to cheaper, longer-range models 

    • Monday, 29 April, 2019
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      Chinese electric vehicles/BYD: no free ride Premium content

      Carmaker has long-term promise, but some short-term challenges

    • Monday, 22 April, 2019
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      Chinese electric vehicles: the ohm guard Premium content

      Carmakers BYD and BAIC are charged up for growth

    • Sunday, 17 February, 2019
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      Brutal cull awaits China’s EV battery makers as support ends Premium content

      Even big companies like CATL and BYD are likely to feel the pain

    • Monday, 30 April, 2018
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    • Wednesday, 28 March, 2018
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      BYD: save your energy Premium content

      Changes in China’s industrial policy on electric vehicles have sent profits sharply lower

    • Wednesday, 28 March, 2018
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      Buffett-backed Chinese carmaker slides after slashing forecast on subsidy cut 
    • Thursday, 8 March, 2018
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      Chinese electric car market forced to grow up Premium content

      Locally branded small cars dominate China’s electric car market, but it won’t last 

    • Tuesday, 16 January, 2018
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    • Wednesday, 4 October, 2017
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    • Thursday, 21 September, 2017
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      BYD head lobbies Beijing for early ban to combustion engine

      Carmaker says pollution and dwindling oil will force China to go all electric by 2030

    • Monday, 11 September, 2017
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      Electric vehicles: tailpipe dreams Premium content

      Chinese automakers need scale to produce electric cars profitably

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