SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — SsangYong Motor Co., the South Korean unit of Indian carmaker Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., said Wednesday it has signed an initial pact with Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD Auto Co. for EV battery development. SsangYong Motor on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with BYD Auto to develop car [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Group, South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate, said Tuesday it has secured a stake in a chipmaking unit of China’s largest electric vehicle (EV) producer BYD. SK China Co., one of the group’s China-based affiliates, acquired a 1.47 percent stake in BYD Semiconductor for 150 million yuan (US$21 million). BYD [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean manufacturers of car batteries are anticipated to benefit from Beijing’s latest move to cut subsidies provided to Chinese companies, industry watchers said Monday. Chinese-based electric car battery maker OptimumNano Energy recently announced that it will suspend its production line for six months citing financial problems. BYD, China’s [...]