Fast-growing Byton ready to mass-produce premium EVs in China

At CES 2019, BMW-alumni founders tout progress despite trade tensions

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Byton, run by two former BMW executives, calls its cars "next-generation smart devices." (Photo courtesy of Byton)

COCO LIU, Nikkei staff writer

LAS VEGAS, U.S. -- China-backed Byton is on track to begin mass production of semi-autonomous electric vehicles by year-end as planned, despite rising concerns that the Sino-American trade war could hamper Beijing's push to develop cutting-edge technologies.

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