BYD brings home price wars to small cars in Europe

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BYD presented the cheapest and smallest electric vehicle in the UK because China Carmakers received a war to win the price of the compact car segment in Europe.

Dolphin Surf, which is a starting price of £ 18,650, is the English equivalent of BYD’s popular Seagull Hetcbek. This model is less than £ 6,000 in China in the last round of the discount in the UK’s largest car market in the largest car market, less than £ 6,000 in China.

“Compact cars are the next border for electrification in Europe” by the Executive Vice President of BYD There star In Rome, in the last starting event, the electric crossing would be slower than greater athlete vehicles for small cars.

BydLeading home maker, declared an attack Japanese small car market Last month plans to leave a battery running with a cheap battery horse The car next year. Boxy Minicar would be cheaper than a compact dolphin selling ¥ 2.9mn ($ 20,700) in Japan.

A few weeks ago before Dolphin Surf’s European debut, Renault 5 from RIPPON to RIPPON in the opponent US-C3, the opponent’s compact house offers were already hit in similar or less prices.

Chinese brands have adopted a price strategy in Europe, especially more restrained than in the home market Brussels applies higher tariffs In the import of Chinese-made EVS since last year.

However, the expansion of BYD to all automotive segments in Europe was established to accelerate its exterior growth. The market share of BYD and other Chinese brands in the UK and other brands in the first quarter of 2025 in the first quarter of 2025 in the first quarter of 2025 has been reduced to 4.8 percent since 2024.

Great Britain, which does not apply higher tariffs in China EVS, is now a third of all Chinese brand models included in Western Europe.

According to the automatic trader in the UK, the shares of China EVS for sale between the automatic trader, increased by more than 3,300 cars with more than 3,300 cars. This was about 3 percent of the new car reserves for sale in the market compared to 0.2 percent a year ago.

Analysts, Western Carmakers, Western Carmakers, using Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries, use cheaper lithium iron phosphate batteries to increase local production in Europe to prevent tariffs.

Renault and Volkswagen use the components of China to accelerate Chinese engineering expertise, vehicle development and reduce compact EVS expenses for next year.

“We will see the price deflation after starting to come to the market,” said the car analyst Matthias Schmidt.

Cao Li, Stellantis’s Supported Chinese Carmaker Leapmotor’s senior vice president, said he approached journalists on Wednesday Car prices for EVS And gasoline cars were a broad trend in the European market.

Some Chinese car managers are afraid of the bloodshed price war in the home market, they pour into Europe. However, the growing tension between China and the EU is seen to change the price dynamics in Europe.

Beijing and his carmakers proposed to apply a voluntary price control system to replace EU tariffs, but will Brussels accept this minimum price approach?

People close to discussions, Pekin, in previous negotiations, offered 35,000 euros, regardless of the model. In that level, the cheapest cars will be removed from the market, such as by BYD and LeapMotor.

However, even if the price reduction in Europe is more limited, analysts say consumers will be involved in Chinese proposals due to high quality of consumer technology and programs.

Recently, BYD’s Belgian media, such as the Chinese group planned to bring Super screen technology to Europe in the next 12 months, he said.

Although the price war in China is considered destructive for the local automotive industry, the Great Britain and Europe can still help increase the requirement of vehicles with pandemic levels.

“The increase in competition and some new sustainable performers in our market will probably be good for car buyers in a short time, and I hope will further develop more prices,” said the Director of Trader