BYD, one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers, which is also located in Turkey, made a splash today with its electric SUV model Song L. brought.
Officially unveiled in China in April and available for pre-order in October. BYD Song LIt has a starting price of approximately 26 thousand dollars and has started to be put on the roads with a stylish design. Positioned opposite the Tesla Model Y, which is sold in China and specifically in Turkey, the vehicle has five different versions. The lowest version, Exceed, worth 26 thousand dollars, with a 71.8 kWh battery 550 km28 thousand dollar Excellence version with 71.8 kWh battery 550 km, 29 thousand dollar Exceed version with 87.04 kWh battery 662 km32 thousand dollar Excellence version with 87.04 kWh battery 662 kmThe 35 thousand dollar four-wheel drive Excellence version has an 87.04 kWh battery. 602 km It offers range. So, will the vehicle with 150 kW, 230 kW and 380 kW power options for four-wheel drive be sold in Turkey in the future? Despite the additional tax imposed on electric vehicles brought from China BYD Song L It may also come to Turkey in the future.
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BYD Europe Deputy General Manager Brian Yang, who came to Turkey for the Turkey launch last month.Stating that BYD, a multinational technology company, has become a global brand by making significant breakthroughs in a relatively short time, “Founded in 1995 as a battery manufacturer, BYD currently brings electric cars to consumers in over 70 countries with more than 600 thousand employees. To date, along with its automotive products, it also offers rail transport systems, batteries for home use, electric buses and other industrial solutions.
The brand, which set out with the goal of cooling the world by 1 degree Celsius, stood out as the global market leader in the electric vehicle industry by selling 1 million 860 million units in 2022, with its recent moves. It maintains its leadership with sales of 1 million 780 thousand units in the first 8 months of 2023. Our first global model, BYD ATTO 3, which contributed to reaching these figures, produced 500,000 units in just 18 months and became one of the most preferred models in many leading European markets.” he said.
BYD Turkey General Manager İsmail Ergun, in his speech at the launch of BYD models introduced for the first time in Turkey, noted that they took an important step by representing BYD in Turkey in parallel with the development and growth of the brand, which is growing rapidly every day in the world. Ergun also said that the electric vehicle market in Turkey is developing very rapidly and said:
“In the first eight months of the year, there was an 83 percent increase in the market compared to last year, and the share of electric vehicles in the total automotive market approached 8 percent. The electric vehicle market in Turkey is expanding every month with more than 20 brands and more than 40 models. While BYD models differentiate themselves from their counterparts with their electric product range with superior technology and premium quality, we will offer these models at affordable prices in our country as well as all over the world.”
As of December 16, 2023, only ATTO 3 can be purchased from BYD in Turkey and its price is 1 million 690 thousand TL. It is located.