New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) in China

Lethe said:

Compare this to BYD Australia (local distributor: EVDirect):
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One of these sets of conditions inspires customer confidence, and one of them undermines confidence by making it look like the brand (a) lacks confidence in the durability of its components and (b) is seeking every opportunity to deny warranty claims and will probably try to screw you over in other ways that are not immediately apparent.

This doesn't only matter for that subset of prospective customers that are engaged enough to look into the details of such things. If you have a simple, comprehensive warranty then you can advertise it as such at every opportunity, including in critical articles such as this one! Whereas with BYD Australia, you can't even get a publicity win from advertising the long battery/motor warranty because, while battery degradation is indeed a significant customer concern, when you highlight that guarantee specifically everyone's first thought is going to be "and what about the rest of the car?"

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BYD cars sold in Australia are now covered by a more streamlined six-year warranty, the brand's local distributor EVDirect has confirmed.

Applicable to all BYD models sold since the brand launched in August 2022 – when deliveries of its Atto 3 electric SUV commenced – the updated warranty now includes a "bumper-to-bumper" six-year or 150,000-kilometre coverage, whichever comes first.

While the six-year/150,000-kilometre warranty term remains unchanged, there are no longer exemptions for certain vehicle components, such as the infotainment touchscreen and shock absorbers previously only covered for three years or 60,000 kilometres.

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4Runner said:

I saw some screen caption saying that Dongfeng is integrating Changan on Douyin the other day, did not save the link though. I have no personal opinion on that, but it would make Chinese sense in that way. "一汽“ 和 ”二汽“ have lots of supporters from old comrades.

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