Motoring
Chinese brand BYD arrives in Ireland with big dreams
The BYD Atto 3 is the first of up to nine new models bound for Ireland from the massive Chinese car maker
BYD stands for Build Your Dreams, a whimsical name that belies the behemoth of a company behind it. The Chinese conglomerate only came into being in 1995, starting out as a manufacturer of rechargeable batteries, but it has expanded beyond belief since.
Among its many products – including buses, bicycles, trucks, forklifts, batteries and solar panels – it’s claimed that 20 per cent of all smartphones on the planet feature components made by BYD. And ...