Friday, November 4, 2011

BYD to build an EV plant in Argentina

BYD Chinese car maker, which also makes batteries, phone handsets and energy storage equipment makes another important step today in conquering world’s electronic vehicle market.

The company announced today the signing of an agreement with the Argentinean government in order to produce electronic vehicles for domestic public transportation.
The Ministry of Economy and Production of Argentina stated that Argentina will be a platform for BYD’s exports in South America, Mexico and rest of the world. Besides this, the country’s lithium natural reserves may have played an important part in BYD’s decision.
Last week, BYD become the first Chinese auto maker with a local branch in North America as it set up its headquarters in New York. Here, the company signed an agreement regarding the manufacturing of e-buses and e-taxies in the United States.

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