BYD has spent the past two years accomplishing what almost no newcomer manages in the global car industry: it outsold Tesla in Europe, penetrated markets that established brands spent decades building in, and positioned itself as the EV the average buyer could actually afford. Then came a July that nobody at the company will wa…
BYD Sold Last Year’s Cars as New 2026 Models. The Cost Is Far Larger Than AU$60 Million.
The BYD model-year scandal exposed something important about how electric vehicle depreciation works, and why customers who ordered 2026 cars have every right to be upset about receiving 2025 ones.
