China's BYD to drive in luxury electric sedan into India this year

China's BYD to drive in luxury electric sedan into India this year

Sanjay Gopalakrishnan, Senior Vice President of BYD India, looks on as a woman pulls a cover off the BYD Atto 3 electric SUV at the Auto Expo 2023 in Greater Noida, India, January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

BYD will launch its third passenger electric vehicle in India by the fourth quarter of this year, the Warren Buffett-backed Chinese electric carmaker said during an auto show on the outskirts of New Delhi on Wednesday. The all-wheel drive luxury sedan, BYD Seal, will have a range of 700 kilometres. The company also plans to double its dealer network in the country in 2023, it added.

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