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Re:BYD launches cheaper Seagull EV with $9,700 starting pric... by viraptor on Thursday March 07, 2024 @01:07AM (#39625546)
BYD is already relatively large in Australia, mainly because other manufacturers were aiming for the high end and complaining that people don't buy enough of their cars... Meanwhile BYD will sell as much as they can ship. (They got 14% of the market in ~1.5 years)
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Re:BYD launches cheaper Seagull EV with $9,700 starting pric... by guidedlight on Thursday March 07, 2024 @02:18AM (#39626088)
BYD will reach their market space limit in Australia, they just seem to be eating Tesla’s momentum at the moment.

Australia has a long history of brand snobbery when it comes to car manufacturers. Most new entrants into the Australian market don’t make it long term.

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