Visitors check the China made BYD ATTO 3 at the IAA motor show in Munich, Germany, Sept. 8, 2023. AP-Yonhap
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD has become an official member of the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (KAIDA), the association said Wednesday, as the Chinese carmaker is striving to make a presence in Asia's fourth-largest economy.
BYD advanced to the Korean market in 2016 to launch its commercial vehicles, such as forklifts, electric buses and trucks.
In January, the company began selling passenger models here, starting with the BYD Atto 3 compact sport utility vehicle (SUV). Two other models — the midsized BYD Seal sedan and the midsized BYD Sealion 7 SUV — will be launched later in the year, KAIDA said in a press release.
KAIDA has a membership of 22 imported car makers, which sell their vehicles under 29 different brands here. The membership includes four commercial vehicle makers with four brands, it said. (Yonhap)
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