BYD making inroads into Japanese market
China DailyBy JIANG XUEQING in Tokyo and LI FUSHENG in Beijing | China Daily | Updated: 2024-02-20 09:48 BYD showcases five electric vehicle models and core technologies at the Japan Mobility Show 2023, formerly known as the Tokyo Motor Show, in Tokyo in October. However, companies familiar with BYD's development in Japan over the years said it was inevitable because the automaker had accumulated years of industry experience in Japan, a country with a strong automotive sector, said Liu Xueliang, general manager of BYD Asia-Pacific auto sales division. As China vigorously advances a green and low-carbon transformation of the automotive industry, it exported 1.77 million electric passenger vehicles last year, up 67.1 percent year-on-year. We hope to have 4,000 BYD electric buses in operation in Japan by 2030," Liu said.