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==Look-a-like models==
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Many Chinese auto manufacturers' cars ape those of foreign automakers<ref name="book1">[http://books.google.com/books?id=IAG1ALI1HGAC&pg=PA213&dq=%22great+wall+motor%22&lr=#v=onepage&q=%22great%20wall%20motor%22&f=false Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability By Daniel Sperling, Deborah Gordon, Pg. 214] Google Book Search</ref><ref name="Many">[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/road-rage-in-the-west-as-copycat-cars-from-china-start-to-make-their-marque-overseas-401770.html Road rage in the West as copycat cars from China start to make their marque overseas] independent.co.uk</ref> and some BYD cars seem to [[Chinese copy|copy]] those of many brands including [[Lexus]],<ref name="AB1">[http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/27/rx-for-success-or-lawsuit-chinas-byd-gets-its-lexus-tribute/ RX for Success... or lawsuit? China's BYD gets its Lexus tribute on] autoblog.com, Mar 27th 2009</ref> [[Toyota]],<ref name="AB5">[http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/13/detroit-2009-byd-f3dm-is-the-poor-mans-plug-in-toyota-corolla/3 Detroit 2009: BYD F3DM is the poor man's plug-in Toyota Corolla] autoblog.com, Jan 13th 2009 </ref><ref name="AB4">[http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/23/chinas-f1-entry-sorta/ China's F1 entry... sorta] autoblog.com, Oct 23rd 2007</ref> [[Honda]],<ref name="AB2">[http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/17/beijing-08-preview-byd-e6-electrifies-family-hauling/ Beijing '08 Preview: BYD e6 electrifies family hauling] autoblog.com, Apr 17th 2008</ref> [[Mercedes Benz]],<ref name="JK2">[http://jalopnik.com/5213003/byd-s8-convertible-a-chinese-chopstick-dumpling-deathtrap BYD S8 Convertible: A Chinese Chopstick Dumpling Deathtrap] jalopnik.com, Wed Apr 15 2009</ref><ref name="JK3">[http://jalopnik.com/5221646/byd-b8-convertible-impending-doom-never-looked-so-good-sl+like BYD B8 Convertible: Impending Doom Never Looked So Good, SL-like] jalopnik.com, Tue Apr 21 2009</ref><ref name="AB3">[http://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/05/chinese-byd-for-entry-into-sports-car-market/ Chinese Byd for entry into sports car market] autoblog.com, Nov 5th 2006</ref> and [[Porsche]].<ref name="JK1">[http://jalopnik.com/5239326/byd-t6-a-chinese-porsche-cayenne-knock+off BYD T6: A Chinese Porsche Cayenne Knock-Off] jalopnik.com, Mon May 4 2009</ref> For example, the BYD F8 convertible bears great similarity to the [[Mercedes CLK]] from the front, and the [[Renault Megane CC]] or third generation [[Chrysler Sebring (convertible)|Chrysler Sebring convertible]] from the rear.<ref>[http://www.motorauthority.com/another-chinese-copy-the-byd-f8.html MotorAuthority: Another Chinese copy, the BYD F8]</ref> An earlier logo of BYD, resembled that of [[BMW]].<ref name=cartype>http://www.cartype.com/pics/3291/full/byd_logo.jpg]</ref>
Many Chinese auto manufacturers' cars ape those of foreign automakers<ref name="book1">[http://books.google.com/books?id=IAG1ALI1HGAC&pg=PA213&dq=%22great+wall+motor%22&lr=#v=onepage&q=%22great%20wall%20motor%22&f=false Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability By Daniel Sperling, Deborah Gordon, Pg. 214] Google Book Search</ref><ref name="Many">[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/road-rage-in-the-west-as-copycat-cars-from-china-start-to-make-their-marque-overseas-401770.html Road rage in the West as copycat cars from China start to make their marque overseas] independent.co.uk</ref> and some BYD cars seem to [[Chinese copy|copy]] those of many brands including [[Lexus]],<ref name="AB1">[http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/27/rx-for-success-or-lawsuit-chinas-byd-gets-its-lexus-tribute/ RX for Success... or lawsuit? China's BYD gets its Lexus tribute on] autoblog.com, Mar 27th 2009</ref> [[Toyota]],<ref name="AB5">[http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/13/detroit-2009-byd-f3dm-is-the-poor-mans-plug-in-toyota-corolla/3 Detroit 2009: BYD F3DM is the poor man's plug-in Toyota Corolla] autoblog.com, Jan 13th 2009 </ref><ref name="AB4">[http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/23/chinas-f1-entry-sorta/ China's F1 entry... sorta] autoblog.com, Oct 23rd 2007</ref> [[Honda]],<ref name="AB2">[http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/17/beijing-08-preview-byd-e6-electrifies-family-hauling/ Beijing '08 Preview: BYD e6 electrifies family hauling] autoblog.com, Apr 17th 2008</ref> [[Mercedes Benz]],<ref name="JK2">[http://jalopnik.com/5213003/byd-s8-convertible-a-chinese-chopstick-dumpling-deathtrap BYD S8 Convertible: A Chinese Chopstick Dumpling Deathtrap] jalopnik.com, Wed Apr 15 2009</ref><ref name="JK3">[http://jalopnik.com/5221646/byd-b8-convertible-impending-doom-never-looked-so-good-sl+like BYD B8 Convertible: Impending Doom Never Looked So Good, SL-like] jalopnik.com, Tue Apr 21 2009</ref><ref name="AB3">[http://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/05/chinese-byd-for-entry-into-sports-car-market/ Chinese Byd for entry into sports car market] autoblog.com, Nov 5th 2006</ref> and [[Porsche]].<ref name="JK1">[http://jalopnik.com/5239326/byd-t6-a-chinese-porsche-cayenne-knock+off BYD T6: A Chinese Porsche Cayenne Knock-Off] jalopnik.com, Mon May 4 2009</ref> For example, the BYD F8 convertible bears great similarity to the [[Mercedes CLK]] from the front, and the [[Renault Megane CC]] or third generation [[Chrysler Sebring (convertible)|Chrysler Sebring convertible]] from the rear.<ref>[http://www.motorauthority.com/another-chinese-copy-the-byd-f8.html MotorAuthority: Another Chinese copy, the BYD F8]</ref>

It is also interesting to note that BYD Auto's previous logo, shown [http://www.cartype.com/pics/3291/full/byd_logo.jpg here], bore a striking resemblance to that of [[BMW|BMW's]].


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 21:25, 21 January 2010

BYD Auto
比亚迪汽车
Company typeSubsidiary of BYD Company:SEHK: 1211
IndustryAutomotive
Founded2003
Headquarters
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Xi'an, Shaanxi
,
China
Key people
Wang Chuanfu, Chairman
ProductsAutomotive goods
ParentBYD Company Limited
Websitewww.byd.com

BYD Auto (simplified Chinese: 比亚迪汽车; Pinyin: Bǐyàdí Qìchē) is a Chinese automobile manufacturer based in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. The firm was founded in 2003 and it is a part of the rechargeable battery maker/IT company, BYD Co Ltd.

In December 2008, BYD Auto began selling the world's first mass-produced plug-in hybrid vehicle, and plans to mass produce affordable electric vehicles in the near future.

History

BYD Co Ltd created the wholly-owned subsidiary BYD Auto a year after its 2002 acquisition of the Tsinchuan Automobile Company.[1]

BYD produces nearly all of the components used in its vehicles, from the air conditioning units to the engines.[2] This is in contrast to many American, Japanese and European auto manufacturers,[2] which normally outsource a great deal of the components used in their vehicles, performing final assembly at their own factories.

In 2006 BYD began to export its vehicles to foreign countries[3] and as of 2009 BYD exports its cars to Africa, South America and the Middle East.[2] The company has plans to enter the European and Israeli markets,[4] and hopes to sell vehicles in the United States, too.[5]

Production bases

Production bases include an automobile assembly base in Xi'an, a module manufacturing plant in Beijing, a R&D center and nascent automobile assembly base in Shenzhen and a R&D center in Shanghai.[1]

In the media

Look-a-like models

Many Chinese auto manufacturers' cars ape those of foreign automakers[8][9] and some BYD cars seem to copy those of many brands including Lexus,[10] Toyota,[11][12] Honda,[13] Mercedes Benz,[14][15][16] and Porsche.[17] For example, the BYD F8 convertible bears great similarity to the Mercedes CLK from the front, and the Renault Megane CC or third generation Chrysler Sebring convertible from the rear.[18]

It is also interesting to note that BYD Auto's previous logo, shown here, bore a striking resemblance to that of BMW's.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Company Profile BYD Auto Official Site
  2. ^ a b c d Marc Gunther (13 April, 2009). "Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD". Fortune. Retrieved 2 May 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "BYD Auto,Build Your Dreams". Byd.com. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
  4. ^ Israel's Clal to import China's BYD electric cars reuters.com, Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:29am EDT
  5. ^ http://www.bydit.com/doce/news/2009521163533.shtml BYD Press Release, 2009-5-11
  6. ^ "Wang Chuanfu: Building electric dreams in China". TalkAsia. 20 April, 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/%5Cthe-worldglobality-is-not-flat%5C/331078/
  8. ^ Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability By Daniel Sperling, Deborah Gordon, Pg. 214 Google Book Search
  9. ^ Road rage in the West as copycat cars from China start to make their marque overseas independent.co.uk
  10. ^ RX for Success... or lawsuit? China's BYD gets its Lexus tribute on autoblog.com, Mar 27th 2009
  11. ^ Detroit 2009: BYD F3DM is the poor man's plug-in Toyota Corolla autoblog.com, Jan 13th 2009
  12. ^ China's F1 entry... sorta autoblog.com, Oct 23rd 2007
  13. ^ Beijing '08 Preview: BYD e6 electrifies family hauling autoblog.com, Apr 17th 2008
  14. ^ BYD S8 Convertible: A Chinese Chopstick Dumpling Deathtrap jalopnik.com, Wed Apr 15 2009
  15. ^ BYD B8 Convertible: Impending Doom Never Looked So Good, SL-like jalopnik.com, Tue Apr 21 2009
  16. ^ Chinese Byd for entry into sports car market autoblog.com, Nov 5th 2006
  17. ^ BYD T6: A Chinese Porsche Cayenne Knock-Off jalopnik.com, Mon May 4 2009
  18. ^ MotorAuthority: Another Chinese copy, the BYD F8

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