One of the most important automotive in China is Byd, which is in almost all South American markets, but did not stand at the premises. However, there are signs that show your interest in entering the country with its vehicles.
Within that framework, the Minister of Production, Science and Technological Innovation of Buenos Aires, Augusto Costamet with Stephen Deng, Giant representative Automotive Chinese of Byd Autoc Industry, according to the Infocielo portal.
It’s about A company founded in 2003 in Shenzen whose specialty is the Electromovility.
“Two data is enough to give an idea of the size of the company: in the last quarter of 2023 it was the brand that sold the most electric cars worldwide, above Tesla And since that same year it is the one that sells the most vehicles in China, exceeding Volkswagen, “says the portal.
Costa received a DengVice President of Byd Aut Industry Sain La Plata. Where they talked on the growth of the sector in Latin America and on the role of Argentina and the province in its expansion plans.
Currently, ByD has a presence in Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chili and Boliviaamong other countries in the region. However, despite several attempts, he has failed to settle in Argentina.
In this scenario, Costa said that At the meeting “we explore investment possibilities in Buenos Aires territory”.
To do this, the minister made “available to the company the benefits of the Provincial Regime of Strategic Investments and all the productive impulse policies that the province has ”.
As Infocielo recounts, years ago Byd seeks to rise in our country. In fact, in 2017, Stella Lithen regional president of the company, met with Mauricio Macrithe Argentine head of state, to announce that they were going to manufacture vehicles in this country.
That never happened, but in 2019 another milestone came from the company. It was in the province of Mendoza and was attended by the governor Alfredo Cornejo. In July of that year, the Cuyana jurisdiction presented 18 Electrical groups for the service of public transport12 of which were from byd. That was the first time that some Chinese brand vehicle rolled through Argentina.
In 2023 it was the last public exploration of the company. In January of that year, Byd managers visited Jujuy where they met with the governor Gerardo Morales And they were interested “both in lithium and solar energy and free zone“, According to Jujeños officials.
Source: Ambito
