Chinese electric-vehicle (EV) maker BYD plans to ramp up its expansion efforts in Saudi Arabia, building on momentum from Tesla’s launch in the country and capitalising on the kingdom’s push to become a hub for EVs.
BYD, which launched in Saudi Arabia last year and currently runs three showrooms there, aims to open another seven locations by the second half of 2026, according to Jerome Saigot, managing director for Saudi Arabia.
The firm expects to sell more than 5,000 vehicles this year in the kingdom, a drop in the bucket for BYD’s overall sales but sizeable in a market where petrol-guzzling cars dominate the roads and EV adoption has been slow.
Full article China’s BYD accelerates Saudi expansion as Tesla boosts EV awareness in kingdom | South China Morning Post
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