Electric vehicle sales are booming in South America - without TeslaChinese car makers are widening their footprint across South America with both traditional vehicles and EVs. EVs are still a small slice of...
17 Nov, 2025, 02.58 PM IST
A Chinese EV delivers the host, and a message, at the global climate summitChinese electric vehicles are increasingly powering Brazil's transition to a low-carbon economy, as highlighted by their use at the COP30 c...
07 Nov, 2025, 10.42 AM IST
The other side of the world's largest EV maker: China's Byd sued by Brazil for slave-like conditions at its plantBrazil is taking legal action against Chinese EV maker BYD and two partners over alleged mistreatment of Chinese workers at a factory site....
28 May, 2025, 09.30 PM IST
BYD aims to double overseas sales to 800,000 in 2025, chairman tells analystsChinese electric vehicle giant BYD plans to double its overseas sales to over 800,000 cars in 2025 by assembling cars locally to counter ta...
26 Mar, 2025, 02.02 PM IST
China’s BYD overtakes Tesla as the world’s top EV seller – Is this the end of Tesla’s reign, or can their refreshed Model Y fight back? What’s behind the shift and what it means for the future of electric cars?China’s BYD overtakes Tesla as the world’s top EV seller, delivering 4.27 million vehicles in 2024—more than double Tesla’s 1.79 million. W...
26 Mar, 2025, 12.34 AM IST
BYD brought hundreds of Chinese workers to Brazil on irregular visas-inspectorElectric vehicle maker BYD brought hundreds of Chinese workers on irregular visas to construct a factory in Brazil. An investigation reveal...
08 Jan, 2025, 02.15 PM IST
This Chinese company has overtaken Tesla as world's largest maker of pure electric cars; here's how it outsmarted Elon MuskThe title of the world’s largest maker of pure electric cars no longer belongs to Tesla. A fierce competitor has surged ahead, with focus o...
04 Jan, 2025, 10.15 PM IST
What is China's Jinjiang, the BYD contractor under fire in Brazil?China's Jinjiang Group faces accusations by Brazil's labor authorities of human trafficking and slavery-like conditions at a BYD factory in...
27 Dec, 2024, 02.32 PM IST
Brazil says workers at China's BYD site are victims of human traffickingChinese workers at a BYD factory construction site in Brazil are victims of human trafficking, according to Brazilian labor authorities. BY...
27 Dec, 2024, 11.01 AM IST
BYD contractor denies 'slavery-like conditions' claims by Brazilian authoritiesJinjiang Group, a contractor for BYD, refuted Brazilian authorities' allegations of 'slavery-like conditions' for 163 Chinese workers in Br...
26 Dec, 2024, 03.25 PM IST
Chinese automaker BYD slams reports of poor conditions at a factory site in BrazilBYD's spokesperson denies reports of poor conditions and 'slavery-like' work at their construction site in Brazil, claiming the allegations...
26 Dec, 2024, 02.39 PM IST
Chinese workers found in 'slavery-like conditions' at BYD construction site in BrazilBrazilian officials discovered 163 Chinese workers in "slavery-like conditions" at a BYD factory construction site in Bahia. The workers we...
24 Dec, 2024, 06.54 AM IST
China is charging ahead with EVs. Why is the world worried?Concerns over China's EV dominance in Western markets are rising, with Chinese automakers like BYD offering cheap electric vehicles that un...
19 Mar, 2024, 09.03 PM IST
Chinese automakers open factories abroad as export clout causes frictionThe growing clout of China car exports has been causing friction with the U.S. and Europe.
15 Mar, 2024, 10.29 AM IST
How China built BYD, its Tesla killerChina's BYD, once a laughingstock in the auto industry, has surpassed Tesla in global sales of fully electric cars and is on track to becom...
12 Feb, 2024, 10.56 AM IST
Why India should facilitate entry of $1 billion-investing Chinese company BYDWhy did the government reject BYD's application? Reports suggest that security issues were flagged. Since 2020, when there were border clas...
26 Jul, 2023, 10.43 PM IST
BYD enters India's passenger car market amid global pushWarren Buffet-backed Chinese electric carmaker BYD launched its first passenger car in India on Tuesday, an electric sport-utility vehicle ...
11 Oct, 2022, 03.10 PM IST