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Bogota Launches All-electric Taxi Fleet Using Long-Range BYD e6 Cross-over Sedan

Bogota Launches All-electric Taxi Fleet Using Long-Range BYD e6 Cross-over Sedan

BYD Ltd and Praco Didacol (BYD's Colombian distribution partner) will hold a Press Conference tomorrow, December 12th at 10:30AM at the Avenida el Dorado No 78-20 Bogota, Colombia, with BYD's Chairman Chuanfu Wang to announce that the first South American, all-electric taxi fleet will be launching next month. Not only ... Continue reading

Henny Hemmes The Auto Channel's Senior European Editor Appointed World Car of the Year Jurist

Henny Hemmes The Auto Channel's Senior European Editor Appointed World Car of the Year Jurist

Henny Hemmes, the Auto Channel’s senior European editor, has been installed as a juror for the World Car Awards. The WCA is a program initiated by, organized by, and conducted by automotive journalists from all over the world for the election of the World Car of the Year (WCOTY). Henny is part of the 7-member inte ... Continue reading

Consumer Reports 2012 Annual Auto Reliability Survey +VIDEO

Consumer Reports 2012 Annual Auto Reliability Survey +VIDEO

ONSUMER REPORTS AUTO RELIABILITY SURVEY: FORD CONTINUES FALL WHILE SEVEN JAPANESE BRANDS TOP LIST Audi and Cadillac make major jumps in rankings YONKERS, NY—A perfect storm of reliability problems has dropped Ford to next to last among the 28 car brands ranked in Consumer Reports 2012 Annual Auto Reliability Surve ... Continue reading

First Thailand Orders for Long-range BYD e6 EV

First Thailand Orders for Long-range BYD e6 EV

One of Thailand's top power companies, Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA), placed orders for 3 long-range, all-electric, 5-passenger BYD e6s and charging pedestals. This is BYD's first new energy vehicle business in Thailand, opening a new country for global business expansions. MEA is one of the three largest po ... Continue reading

First Mass-Production, Remote-Driving-Enabled Sedan Goes on Sale in China

First Mass-Production, Remote-Driving-Enabled Sedan Goes on Sale in China

This week BYD, the company that delivered the world's first mass-production, dual-mode Electric Vehicle --the F3DM, is now bringing to market another first: the first remote-driving-enabled 5-seat, family sedan -- the BYD “Su Rui" (pronounced “suri"). Consumer sales launched in Beijing with prices starting at just un ... Continue reading

Total Quality Report - Volkswagen Has Best Total Quality, Toyota Fewest Problems, See Complete List Of Winners

Total Quality Report - Volkswagen Has Best Total Quality, Toyota Fewest Problems, See Complete List Of Winners

San Diego August 27, 2012; Strategic Vision announces results of its 2012 Total Quality Index™ (TQI) study. With the industry best of only 17% of owners reporting problems, Toyota Motor Sales corporation had the lowest reported problems, resulting in Strategic Vision's lowest “Problem Impact Measure” (PI ... Continue reading

Voluntary Announcement of Examination on the BYD Electric Taxi Involved in May 26th 2012 Traffic Accident

Voluntary Announcement of Examination on the BYD Electric Taxi Involved in May 26th 2012 Traffic Accident

This announcement is made by BYD Company Limited on a voluntary basis. The Company and all members of its Board of Directors hereby warrant the truth, accuracy, completeness of the contents in this announcement, and the absence of any false information, misleading statements or material omissions. ... Continue reading

2012 JD Power Initial Quality Study Close-up Look

2012 JD Power Initial Quality Study Close-up Look

</p><p>By Steve Purdy <br>TheAutoChannel.com <br>Michigan Bureau </p><P>Detroit MI June 19, 2012; The U.S. auto industry posted the best improvement in performance since 2009 in this year’s important Initial Quality Survey conducted by J.D. Power and Associates. In the IQS’ 26 year history the average new car ... Continue reading

BYD Wins European Electric Bus Orders for Netherlands Schiermonnikoog

BYD Wins European Electric Bus Orders for Netherlands Schiermonnikoog

An island which is home to the Netherlands first National Park is about to launch Europe's cleanest bus fleet. The city of Schiermonnikoog in the province of Friesland, Netherlands is nestled on this 16 km long island and is virtually car-free. While home to about 1000 residents, over 350,000 people visit the island ev ... Continue reading

BYD Technologies Dazzle at Beijing Auto Show

BYD Technologies Dazzle at Beijing Auto Show

Today, BYD unveiled two new exciting models “F3 Plus" and the Dual Mode “Qin" at 2012 Beijing International Auto Show. This year's Auto show theme was “Innovate and Excel" and BYD did both displaying 3 new break-through technologies in their new vehicles. ... Continue reading

BYD SUV S6 Named 'SUV of the Year' --Leads China Sales

BYD SUV S6 Named 'SUV of the Year' --Leads China Sales

BYD Auto's first independently designed SUV, the S6, has been named 'SUV of the Year' according to the Annual Ranking of Chinese Automobiles the highest honor in the China Automotive Industry. It also has become the best selling China domestic SUV in sales volume by reaching 15,000 units in December. ... Continue reading

Alcoa Develops New All-Aluminum Design for New BYD Electric Bus

Alcoa Develops New All-Aluminum Design for New BYD Electric Bus

Alcoa today announced it has developed a new all-aluminum space frame and bus design for BYD that has reduced the weight of the new BYD Electric Bus body by 40 percent, or nearly one ton, versus steel options. The first two BYD Electric Bus prototypes were launched this week in Changsha City, Hunan Province, China. ... Continue reading

BYD and Hertz Partner to Bring the First EV Rentals to China

BYD and Hertz Partner to Bring the First EV Rentals to China

BYD, the largest Chinese domestic auto brand and The Hertz Corporation, the world's largest general use car rental brand, today announced a strategic partnership to promote new energy applications to propel the development of the EV markets in China. In addition, as part of the partnership, Hertz will rent BYD's e6 ele ... Continue reading

The Auto Channel's Branded Buyers Guide's Daily Visitor Count Scoreboard

The Auto Channel's Branded Buyers Guide's Daily Visitor Count Scoreboard

Is a new car model's TV commercial effective? Does a car maker's new sales incentive message reach an in-market audience? Has a new truck model created a buzz? Find out here on The Auto Channel's Buyers Guide Visitor Scoreboard.Visitor count and corresponding interest in every one of The Auto Channel’s 42 Single B ... Continue reading

Where New Cars Sold in USA Are Built

Where New Cars Sold in USA Are Built

Featuring Where Built Data For 2010, 2011, 2012 Model Years Where in the world is the car you are interested in buying being built this model year? Like trying to find Waldo, it might be built anywhere in the USA, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Hungry, Netherlands, Poland, China, Japan, South Korea, France, UK, Australia, Au ... Continue reading

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