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BYD shares slide as China's EV price war hits profits


The EV maker faces a crowed market, with rivals like XPeng and Telsa, which have all cut prices.

The Shenzhen-based manufacturer is facing an increasingly crowded market, competing against local rivals Nio and XPeng and US carmaker Tesla, which have all slashed prices to draw buyers. BYD's "surprising" performance suggests that even the leader of China's EV sector won't necessarily win from a "cut-throat" price war, said industrial policy expert Laura Wu from Singapore. BYD has grown to become the world's largest EV maker, surpassing Tesla in annual revenue in 2024, thanks to the wide appeal of its hybrid vehicles in China, Asia and European markets.

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