Recently, a delegation of Nordic "China Science and Technology Tour" entrepreneurs visited BYD's Shenzhen headquarters for an in-depth visit and exchange. Accompanied by BYD's senior executives, they experienced a number of new technology cars first-hand and highly appreciated BYD's remarkable achievements.
In the exchange session, Cao Xi, assistant general manager of BYD's brand and public relations department, actively expressed his position, emphasizing that BYD will continue to bring the most cutting-edge technological innovation achievements to global users and markets. Nordic entrepreneurs have also expressed strong interest in this and look forward to more cooperation opportunities with BYD in the future.
As a leader in global new energy vehicle sales, BYD occupies an important position in the global new energy vehicle market. Data shows that for every 5 new energy vehicles sold in the world, 1 of them comes from BYD. In 2023, BYD's annual sales volume will reach 3.02 million units, which is undoubtedly a major victory for Chinese brands.
Of course, this sales success is not accidental, it is inseparable from BYD's huge investment and deep accumulation in technology research and development. In the past 20 years, BYD has invested hundreds of billions of dollars in R&D, has 11 large-scale research institutes, a R&D team of more than 90,000 people, and nearly 30,000 patents. BYD has not only achieved the coverage of the entire industrial chain of electric vehicles, but also the battery
Major breakthroughs have been made in core technologies such as motors, electronic controls and IGBTs.
BYD's technical strength should not be underestimated, it has a number of leading technologies such as blade battery, DM-i super hybrid, Yi Sifang, Yunyuan, DMO and so on. At the beginning of 2024, BYD announced a new strategy for the intelligent development of new energy vehicles - vehicle intelligence. At the same time, BYD has formed a multi-brand layout including Dynasty, Ocean, Denza, Yangwang and Equation Leopard to meet the diversified and personalized car needs of users.
BYD's internationalization is also accelerating, and its overseas sales continue to grow. From January to November 2023, BYD exported 206,670 NEV passenger vehicles, and in December 2023, it exported 36,095 units, up 218.9% year-on-year. At present, BYD's new energy vehicles have entered 78 countries and regions around the world, and have invested in Brazil, Thailand and other places, deepening local cooperation with local localization.
Looking ahead, BYD will continue to be committed to providing excellent travel experience for global users and promoting the realization of the global green dream with its technological innovation.