As the birthplace of automobiles, in more than 100 years, from steam cars to fuel locomotives, Europe has almost always been at the forefront of automobile development, but after entering the era of new energy vehicles, European car companies have almost collectively fallen behind, on the contrary, the domestic car brands represented by BYD can be said to be rising strongly, and even in the European market there is a "windy cloud" trend.
Earlier this year, Austria expressed interest in purchasing BYD's electric vehicles for official use. This is obviously "pouring wealth" for BYD, which continues to expand the overseas auto market, and it is also the greatest affirmation of BYD's new energy vehicles, but what is surprising is that Austria wants to buy Chinese cars, but Germany, which is the birthplace of modern cars and has the longest history of producing cars, is in a hurry.
Specifically, in response to Austria's desire to buy Chinese cars, Deutsche Welle released a report titled "German-language media: The Austrian government wants to buy Chinese cars, is it a blessing or a curse?", telling about the "uproar" of two different views, one positive and one negative.
In fact, for any automobile market, it is completely useless to organize more advanced technologies and products to enter the market by shouting slogans and creating public opinion, after all, it is ultimately the consumer who pays for the wallet, and ultimately it is the car product itself that speaks, and BYD's overseas market results have already given the answer.
Taking the European market as an example, BYD's new energy passenger car business has covered 19 countries and regions, with a total of more than 170 stores, and more importantly, these countries and regions cover the five major markets of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, as well as many regions in Northern Europe, which are the most competitive regions.
It is worth noting that BYD ATTO 3 (Yuan PLUS), Dolphin and Seal were successively launched in the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain and Turkey in November, accelerating the layout of the European market, and winning praise from many media and consumers with its ultimate product strength, among which BYD ATTO 3 (Yuan PLUS) has won the highest certification in the Irish automotive industry, and was named the best small in 2024 in the Irish annual model selection/ The compact SUV and the Seal were shortlisted for the 2024 European Model of the Year list.
In addition, on December 22, BYD announced the construction of a new energy passenger vehicle production base in Hungary, which will help the local community build a green ecosystem with the advantages of its own whole industry chain, which can not only better meet the needs of the European market, but also bring local jobs and economic development opportunities, and promote the green travel transformation in Hungary and even the whole of Europe.
From the market layout, brand recognition, product sales, to the layout of the industrial chain, China's new energy vehicles represented by BYD have been singing all the way overseas, and the fundamental reason is that over the years, BYD and other domestic brands have attached importance to technology and patents, making it more comfortable in product terminal polishing.
Relevant data show that from 2003 to 2022, BYD has applied for more than 13,000 patents, 16 times ahead of its competitors, and in the past three years, BYD has obtained 7,984 authorized patents in China, and as many as 772 authorized invention patents in 2023, each of which is "far ahead" in the industry.
Of course, these patents are not so-called "digital patents", but practical patents that are actually implemented, including those we are familiar with
Blade battery, CTB (Cell to Body), Yi Sifang, DM technology, e-platform 3.0, DiLink intelligent network system, and cloud system have all achieved large-scale terminal commercialization and have become BYD's strongest "technical moat".
There is an old Chinese saying that 30 years in Hexi, 30 years in Hedong. Nothing is set in stone, China's new energy vehicles overseas all the way singing, eyebrows, is already an indisputable try, and with years of core technology research and development and terminal product polishing, rather than the so-called public opinion, after all, our goal is to let people around the world can enjoy the fun brought by advanced technology, our goal is the sea of stars!