They already face accusations of dumping from selling cheaper. Going to price war levels abroad would be a bad move, even if it could boost market share in their favor it would draw way too much aggro to use MMO terms.

The EU market is a lucrative one but one where they need to proceed with caution in due to politics and consumer optics.

Could be also non existent service network which must be build by BYD from scratch + people there paid. Lot of Chinese manufacturers in the past spawned in Europe, sold cars for a year and then disappeared.

I believe this is due to fact that Chinese manufacturers in general are completely ignoring (or trying and failing) aftermarket - spare parts availability, translated manuals, software updates, diagnostic tools. Using a throwaway phone for 150EUR is acceptable to people in general. Idea of using a throwaway car for 25000EUR is not going to fly.

Is your question why BYD started a price war there and not here?

> It costs around $26,000 in Europe, where it recently debuted.

I wonder how it compares to the Nissan Leaf. The 2025 models are heavily discounted right now in the U.S., where you can get the S Trim (40 kWh battery) for around $19,000, and the SV+ (60 kWh) for ~$24,000.

Because the EU asked BYD to raise its minimum selling price. Maybe you should ask the EU to be nicer to its own people.

There are two reasons:

1. The Seagull sold in Europe is not the same as the Seagull sold in China.

2. The EV market is much less competitive in the EU than in China. BYD can sell its cars at a much higher price in the EU, so it does.

Point 2 undermines the EU's claims about Chinese dumping. If Chinese companies were dumping EVs in Europe, they would be charging a lower price in Europe, not a higher price.

When rogue car companies and governments intimidate you with all kinds of excuses to prevent you from enjoying high-quality and low-priced products[1], you'd better re-examine your government.

- https://www.teslarati.com/volkswagen-sues-id-6-import-german...

- https://www.carscoops.com/2025/01/small-chinese-suv-beats-po...

Cope.