South Korean media: BYD's largest car carrier ship sets sail, transporting over 7,000 electric vehicles to Brazil!
On May 2nd, South Korean media "Digital Today" published an article stating that the world's largest car carrier ship under China's electric vehicle manufacturer BYD, the "Shenzhen," has set sail and officially begun exporting electric vehicles.
According to electric vehicle media Electric, the Shenzhen is an electric vehicle transport ship capable of loading 9,200 vehicles, large enough to fill 20 football fields. This is BYD's fourth electric vehicle transport ship, with the previous three ships all manufactured in China.
The Shenzhen carries more than 7,000 pure electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, departing from Taicang Port in Jiangsu Province and heading to Itajaí Port in Brazil. The voyage time is expected to exceed 30 days.
BYD launched its first car carrier ship, "Explorer One," in January last year and completed multiple operations to Germany, Spain, and Brazil. The second ship, "Changzhou," set sail in December 2024, and the "Hefei" began operations earlier this year. These ships can each carry 7,000 vehicles, with the Shenzhen being the largest. BYD is preparing two additional ships: the "Changsha" and the "Xi'an." The Changsha is about to set sail, and the Xi'an was launched on April 2nd.
In the meantime, these new car carriers are expected to accelerate BYD's overseas expansion. In the first quarter of this year, BYD sold more than 206,000 electric vehicles overseas, representing more than double the growth compared to the same period last year.
Original Source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1831000845229196/
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