BYD sets up venture to give out car loans

Electric car maker BYD Co has formed a 500 million yuan (US$73 million) auto financing venture with France's CGL.

BYD, Daimler in joint venture deal

Chinese carmaker BYD said Friday it had signed a contract with German auto giant Daimler AG to establish a joint venture in China.

Daimler, BYD in green car deal

China's BYD Automobile Co yesterday signed an agreement with Daimler AG to form a 600 million yuan (US$88 million) joint venture to develop electric vehicles in China.

BYD to open Los Angeles headquarters

Chinese carmaker, BYD, has announced Los Angeles will be the location of its US headquarters and assembly lines.

BYD tops Businessweek's annual Tech 100 list

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BYD to put N. American headquarters in L.A.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced on Friday that Chinese manufacturer BYD Auto Company Limited (BYD) will locate its North American headquarters in Los Angeles.

BYD puts N. American headquarters in LA

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced on Friday that Chinese manufacturer BYD Auto Company Limited (BYD) will locate its North American headquarters in Los Angeles.

BYD income soars in Q1

China's homegrown car maker BYD Automobile Co reported net profit more than tripled for the first quarter of this year.

BYD set to unveil its first SUV at Beijing auto show

This year, Chinese carmaker BYD Auto has an impressive array of cars for launch, including the L3, G3, M6 and S6. The S6, as BYD's first SUV model, will be unveiled at the upcoming 2010 Beijing auto show later this month.

BYD seals Japanese factory deal

China's battery and green car manufacturer BYD Co has signed an agreement to take over a metal-dies factory belonging to Japan's Ogihara Corp.

BYD hopes to spark sales of electric car

Chinese carmaker BYD Co kicked off retail sales of its electric-hybrid vehicle Monday, but is banking on the possibility a proposed government subsidy will spark sales of the vehicle in China.

BYD to boost capital expenditure by 58%

Chinese rechargeable battery and car maker, BYD, is planning to lift its capital expenditure by 58 percent this year as part of its ambitious expansion plan. The company is also optimistic about growth in the domestic market, following its record quarterly earnings.

Authorities in California wooing China BYD automaker

A China automaker has made headlines in California as it is considering locating its U.S. office and assembly line in the state, a US media reported on Tuesday.

BYD, Daimler come together to make electric vehicles in China

Chinese battery and automaker BYD Co and automobile inventor Daimler AG have signed an agreement to enter into a "comprehensive technology partnership" for the development of electric vehicles for the Chinese market.

BYD to target US and Europe

BYD Co, a Chinese car and battery maker founded by China's wealthiest man and backed by United States billionaire Warren Buffett, aims to boost its car exports this year as it feeds what it hopes will be improving demand in a recovering global economy.

BYD to build solar power dream

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Buffet-backed BYD awaits listing approval

More key words: Carlyle, Fosun, private equity fund, consumer finance firm, PPF, China Mobile, salary cuts

BYD wins backing to make e6

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.

BYD's electric car displayed at NAIAS

China's 1st electric carmaker BYD displayed its e6 and F3DM electric vehicles at the North America International Auto Show (NAIAS).

BYD to spend 1.5b yuan on vehicle testing center

China's battery and electric car producer BYD Co said yesterday that it would invest 1.5 billion yuan to build China's largest vehicle testing center, in a bid to strengthen its research and development capability as well as to enhance the quality of its offerings.

BYD's Wang tops Forbes' China rich list

Wang Chuanfu, chairman of electric car and battery maker BYD, has become China's richest person, according to an annual rich list released by Forbes Thursday.

BYD guns for top slot before 2015

China's battery and electric carmaker BYD Co is aiming to become the nation's largest passenger car manufacturer ahead of its targeted 2015 schedule, a senior company executive toldChina Dailyyesterday.

BYD chairman tops China rich list

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BYD plans Shenzhen float

Battery and electric car producer BYD Co plans to list itself on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange next year with a 100 million share issue to raise funds for its new energy vehicle projects, according to a senior company official.

China's BYD to mass produce batteries for its electric cars

Chinese battery and electric automaker BYD Co. has set up a plant to mass produce lithium batteries for its electric cars in Huizhou, south China's Guangdong Province, according to the China Securities Journal.

Subsidy will help plug-in hybrid sales, BYD says

Chinese battery and vehicle maker BYD Co said it was bullish about sales of its F3DM plug-in hybrid car, after regulators recommended the energy-efficient model as eligible for government subsidies.

Buffett's gamble pays off as BYD catches market fancy

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc earned a US$1 billion paper profit from an investment it agreed to make in Chinese carmaker BYD Co less than a year ago.

BYD bids for the top gear

China's privately owned battery and automobile maker BYD Co is expanding its product line-up and capacity through a series of moves it made over weekend.

BYD eyes issue for capital

China's privately owned battery and automobile maker BYD Co is planning to raise capital for new projects through issuance of as many as 100 million A shares on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Reuters reported yesterday.

BYD probing foreign markets

Chinese battery-company-turned-automaker BYD said it had accepted Warren Buffett's invitation to display its electric cars at the general meeting of shareholders in the United States in May.

BYD's car sales surge 80% in Jan

Chinese battery and carmaker BYD sold 24,107 vehicles in January, up 79.8 percent from a year earlier.