Monday, 31 May 2010

Daimler, BYD join for electric cars

BYD Co., the Chinese automaker backed by billionaire Warren Buffett, and Daimler have set up a venture to develop electric cars in the world’s largest auto market.

Daimler, the world’s second-biggest manufacturer of luxury cars, and BYD will invest $88 million in the 50-50 partnership in China, the carmaker from Stuttgart, Germany, said in an e-mailed statement last week.

Daimler is pushing into electric-vehicle production in China to challenge luxury leader BMW, while the venture gives Shenzhen-based BYD access to Daimler’s technologies. Battery-powered electric vehicles may make up 3 percent of the more than 90 million cars sold globally by 2020, consulting company IHS Global Insight said.



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