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BYD recalls 115,000 cars on battery issue, raising quality fears (www.bloomberg.com)

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China's BYD is recalling over 115,000 vehicles in its crucial home market due to technical defects, raising concerns about quality control in the Chinese giant’s rush to keep costs down

Although aggressive price cuts helped fuel BYD’s run, they sparked a price war in China, prompting the company to look to overseas markets like Europe and Southeast Asia to sustain growth

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Meanwhile, BYD’s monthly sales fell in September for the first time since February 2024 as smaller domestic rivals like Geely, Xiaomi, and XPeng gained market share in China.

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The plan includes two separate recalls affecting more than 115,000 Tang plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and Yuan Pro electric vehicles.

Effective immediately, the first includes 44,535 Tang series models, produced between March 28, 2015, and July 28, 2017. BYD said the recall is due to component design issues, which can cause the drive motor controller to malfunction, and in extreme cases, fry the circuit board.

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[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 4 points 2 months ago

Quality issues? BYD really tries hard to copy Tesla.