The vast field of over 5,800 electric and hybrid vehicles gleamed on the cargo deck of the BYD Changzhou, an Chinese container vessel unloading Wednesday at a river port in eastern Argentina.
In other places, such a scene would not be noteworthy. Chinese automaker BYD has sped up its exports and undercut rivals the world over, alarming Washington, upsetting Western and Japanese auto giants, and unnerving local industries across Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America.
But the sight of so many new Chinese EVs gliding onto a muddy river bank in Buenos Aires province was unprecedented for Argentina.
“This milestone reflects a long-term vision in Argentina – to invest, to steadily expand our dealer network across the entire national territory,” Stephen Deng, the country manager for BYD in Argentina, said.
The giant BYD logo gracing the ship’s hull and each car window sent shockwaves through this crisis-stricken economy run for decades by the left-wing populist movement of Peronism tha​The vast field of over 5,800 electric and hybrid vehicles gleamed on the cargo deck of the BYD Changzhou, an Chinese container vessel unloading Wednesday at a river port in eastern Argentina.
In other places, such a scene would not be noteworthy. Chinese automaker BYD has sped up its exports and undercut rivals the world over, alarming Washington, upsetting Western and Japanese auto giants, and unnerving local industries across Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America.
But the sight of so many new Chinese EVs gliding onto a muddy river bank in Buenos Aires province was unprecedented for Argentina.
“This milestone reflects a long-term vision in Argentina – to invest, to steadily expand our dealer network across the entire national territory,” Stephen Deng, the country manager for BYD in Argentina, said.
The giant BYD logo gracing the ship’s hull and each car window sent shockwaves through this crisis-stricken economy run for decades by the left-wing populist movement of Peronism tha ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
