BYD is already known for its smaller, low-cost electric cars like the Seagull, which you can snag for under $10,000 in China.

According to InsideEVs, BYD plans to launch a new electric vehicle (EV) in Japan by 2026, challenging the Japanese kei car market with an all-electric offering. The company aims to undercut the ...

BYD is reportedly doing what no other non-Japanese automaker has ever done: it's working on a kei car. The new model will be electric and arrive in Japan in 2026. The BYD kei model targets a lower ...

China's electric vehicle giant BYD is going after a new market in Japan. It plans to release a mini EV that will compete in a ...

BYD, China's No. 1 automaker , aims to sell half of its vehicles outside the Chinese market by 2030, a massive increase that ...

TOKYO -- Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD is preparing to enter the Japanese market for lightweight minicars, which is dominated by domestic manufacturers, as early as 2026, Nikkei has learned.

With its aggressive overseas expansion continuing, Chinese EV champion BYD is making a bold move to enter the Japanese market for lightweight minicars, a segment traditionally dominated by ...

TOKYO -- Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD is leveraging its cheap, in-house manufactured batteries to break into Japan's market for kei minicars, a field where overseas players have seen little ...

Japan’s electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers may be about to take a leaf from the IT and telecom technology playbook by adopting standard ‘chiplets’ – ...

BYD plans to enter Japan’s minicar market in early 2026 with EVs priced around $17,558 to compete with local players. The move supports BYD’s broader Southeast Asia push, including a deal to ...