BYD is partnering the Nordic automotive distributor, RSA, to ship its gross sales, service and elements providing for BYD prospects in Norway. It says RSA’s complete community of seller areas will make sure the BYD model will get pleasure from a country-wide platform, whereas excellent native aftersales back-up is assured from an organization with a wealth of expertise of supporting automotive manufacturers.

Norway’s small market enjoys the very best market penetration for EVs in Europe.

The corporate factors to its 26-years of expertise in electrical battery improvement and in addition its credentials as the one NEV producer to supply a very full eMobility answer, together with its personal powertrain programs, rechargeable batteries, motor-control programs and, considerably, its personal IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor) energy semiconductors.

BYD selected Norway as the primary European market to obtain its newest specification four-wheel-drive BYD Tang SUV. The Tang is anticipated to carry out properly in Norway because of its ultra-high specification. Newest expertise consists of BYD’s progressive, space-saving electrical ‘Blade Battery’, delivering new ranges of security for the electrical car trade. Headline efficiency figures embrace a class-leading vary of as much as 505km (NEDC) and acceleration from 0-100 km/h in simply 4.6-seconds from its 86.4 kWh battery capability. Manufacturing of the 2021 BYD Tang mannequin for Norway commences within the second quarter of 2021, with first deliveries anticipated in late summer season.

Since coming into the passenger automotive market in 2003, BYD has gone on to develop a car vary particularly for international NEV markets. Following the launch of the world’s first plug-in hybrid car in 2010, BYD has offered over 970,000 New Power vehicles globally, rating the corporate because the primary New Power automotive producer in China for eight consecutive years. BYD’s in style ‘Han’ luxurious sedan continues to publish spectacular gross sales figures since its launch in China in July 2020 and, in November, the automotive turned the Chinese language market’s first mid-to-large luxurious sedan to surpass 10,000 gross sales in a single month. Particulars for the BYD Han have been additionally revealed for European markets in Might 2020.

BYD has established itself on the worldwide EV stage by its ongoing dedication to forging partnerships with a few of the automotive trade’s main producers, together with Toyota Company and Daimler AG.

BYD continues to construct upon its ‘7+4’ advertising technique; designing and producing pure-electric autos for seven typical transport markets alongside 4 specialist ‘off-highway’ sectors. Right this moment, BYD is current in 300 cities in over 50 international locations worldwide, having delivered over a million New Power Automobiles. BYD has loved notable success within the bus and coach trade and is now properly established because the world’s main electrical bus producer – together with a big presence in Norway and all through Scandinavia.

BYD’s quest stays to carry pure-electric, emission’s free transport options to cities, cities world wide and throughout a number of trade sectors. Thus far, BYD’s one million-plus NEVs have lowered international CO2 emissions by over six million tonnes – equal to the planting of greater than 502 million timber.

“Though BYD is a brand new title within the Norwegian passenger automotive market,” mentioned BYD Europe Managing Director, Isbrand Ho, “we’re, actually, an eMobility pioneer and a well-established automotive producer with a wonderful repute globally. With the BYD Tang, I’m assured we now have an SUV which delivers all of the efficiency and refinement anticipated within the aggressive Norwegian market – and elsewhere. For our new market in Norway,” he added, “and with the world-class aftersales assist from RSA, BYD has a wonderful platform on which to construct a strong model profile.”