A BYD electric car on Paseo de la Reforma avenue in Mexico City.

A BYD electric car on Paseo de la Reforma avenue in Mexico City.

Photographer: Bénédicte Desrus/Sipa USA/AP Photo
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BYD’s Cheap EVs Are Suddenly Everywhere in Mexico as Tariffs Take Hold

Chinese brands find growth in EV, plug-in segment other carmakers bypassed.

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Chinese car brands’ inroads in Mexico have unnerved Washington, rattled established automakers and alarmed the Mexican government, which is throwing up trade barriers.

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