BYD to deploy fleet of 8 car carriers to underpin global EV expansion

Chinese automakers and shipbuilders team up to support exports

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BYD Explorer No. 1 is the fist of eight planned RORO car carriers the company will use to export its vehicles. (BYD)

SHIZUKA TANABE, Nikkei staff writer

GUANGZHOU -- Chinese electric vehicle leader BYD plans to increase its fleet of car carriers to eight within in two years to boost its export capacity, as the country's dominance in new energy vehicles looks likely to extend to the seas.

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