BYD takes a hit in South Africa

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BYD takes a hit in South Africa

BYD's monthly sales in South Africa declined in August 2026, the first time since it started reporting registrations six months ago.

 

[WollieVerstege]

Good, competition is hotting up. Might start seeing some Christmas specials soon.

 

[FiestaST]

Dark clouds looming for BYD in South Africa.

 

[Username:]

Kiss BYD goodbye

 

[Supervan II]

That is a MASSIVE decline!

 

[gregmcc]

BYD under siege.

 

[robinsonia]

Isn't this just their fake accounting catching up with them?

EV Ponzi
Sorry for the AI written vid script.

 

[robinsonia]

OK, own up, who was it?

 

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

BYD goes from hero to zero

And my personal favorite
End of an era/error for BYD
@FiestaST

 

[gregmcc]

OK, own up, who was it?

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They should have called the company FML

 

[robinsonia]

Thanks to this article, I went down a rabbit hole and discovered... the Jeepney!

Jeepney - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Goosfrabba]

I think there are just too many car brands. Saw a Lepas the other day, and was only then I learnt that they existed.

 

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

I think there are just too many car brands. Saw a Lepas the other day, and was only then I learnt that they existed.

Ah yes... seen those too, probably because they couldn't spell "Leper"

 

[FiestaST]

Lepas is Chery Group bra. That is one OEM with a major hard-on for anything sub-brand.

 

[The Gilded]

Enjoy paying R30 per litre as you won't touch anything Chinese.

 

[kolaval]

Dolphin is about R100k overpriced IMHO.

 

[Blu82]

They should be issuing a recall on the Shark soon since we have the same models as Australia which is currently being recalled to fix a spare wheel issue.

https://www.news.com.au/technology/motoring/motoring-news/byd-issues-first-mass-recall-as-spare-wheels-fall-off/news-story/3c13f622d4054e45fcd9439ba8391882

 

[robinsonia]

Enjoy paying R30 per litre as you won't touch anything Chinese.

Bye-Bye-Byd

 

[robinsonia]

They should be issuing a recall on the Shark soon since we have the same models as Australia which is currently being recalled to fix a spare wheel issue.

https://www.news.com.au/technology/motoring/motoring-news/byd-issues-first-mass-recall-as-spare-wheels-fall-off/news-story/3c13f622d4054e45fcd9439ba8391882

They'll ship the recalled units to Durban lol