Chinese automaker BYD is launching its first Brazilian-made plug-in hybrid flex-fuel car, the Song Pro Super-Hibrido Flex Fuel, after a two-year investment of 100 million reais ($19.6 million). The car features a powertrain that can run on electricity, gasoline or ethanol, with an electric-only range of 60 km (37 miles) for the GL model and 120 km for the higher-end GS version.
Investment in Brazil
BYD is investing 5.5 billion reais in the Camacari plant, which opened in October 2025, and expects it to produce about 180,000 cars this year. The factory will likely supply about 150,000 of the roughly 200,000 vehicles the company aims to sell in Brazil in 2026.
July was BYD’s strongest month yet in Brazil, with its Dolphin GS topping the retail market with 5,861 units sold, and total sales reaching 23,465 vehicles, more than double the 9,680 sold in July last year.
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