SAO PAULO/TOKYO -- Brazil's demand for inexpensive electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids has seen sales of Chinese autos swell eightfold in the country this year, cutting into Western automakers' hold over the market.
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A BYD vehicle carrier prepares to ship EVs to Brazil from Lianyungang port in China. © Reuters
SAO PAULO/TOKYO -- Brazil's demand for inexpensive electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids has seen sales of Chinese autos swell eightfold in the country this year, cutting into Western automakers' hold over the market.