EV manufacturer BYD to drive in maiden e-SUV in India by end of year

BYD, which overtook Tesla this year as the world's largest EV maker, would assemble the upcoming model at Sriperumbudur near Chennai

The Warren Buffet-backed Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD will be unveiling a Born Electric SUV for the Indian market by the fourth quarter of the current calendar year.

The deliveries of the same would begin in January, the company’s top official said. This will be the first Born Electric SUV in the mass market. The Born Electric models from Tata Motors and Mahindra and Mahindra would be launched from 2024.

BYD has been selling the E6 MPV in the Indian market since 2021. “We have been extremely encouraged by the response to the E6, which has been gaining traction, and