Fourteen years ago, when BYD's first hybrid vehicle F3DM was officially launched, in an era when joint-venture vehicles were at their peak, it was hard for anyone to imagine that today, fourteen years later, BYD's milestone event of rolling off 3 million new energy vehicles would

Fourteen years ago, when BYD 's first hybrid car F3DM was officially launched, in that era when joint venture cars were in full swing, it would be difficult for anyone to imagine that today, fourteen years later, BYD's landmark event of rolling off 3 million new energy vehicles would become a highlight moment in the history of China's automobile development.

On November 16, BYD’s global headquarters held a ceremony to launch BYD’s 3 millionth new energy vehicle off the assembly line. BYD became the first Chinese brand to achieve this achievement. It took BYD thirteen years from the first new energy vehicle rolling off the assembly line in 2008 to the millionth new energy vehicle, one year from the one millionth new energy vehicle to the two millionth new energy vehicle, and only half a year from the second millionth to the three millionth vehicle. This is BYD's acceleration on the new energy track.

Data recently released by the Passenger Car Association also confirms BYD's new energy speed -

Among the top ten manufacturers in terms of monthly sales, BYD ranked first with 205,789 vehicles. In the sales rankings in the first 10 months, BYD was far ahead with a cumulative sales of 1,358,645 vehicles, taking 37.1%. The market share of is that of .

Standing at the forefront of the times, holding on to the trends of the times

Many people believe that BYD is a pig at the forefront of the new energy era. If it stands at the forefront of the times, even pigs can take off. But the author believes that it is not so much that BYD is standing on the trend, but it is better to say that BYD has seized the trend of the times. Everyone has only seen BYD's explosion in the past two years, but has ignored that behind the explosion, there is actually BYD's persistence for more than 20 years, its long-term strategic vision, and its decisiveness in the transition to electrification.

BYD can become the leader of new energy vehicles. The first reason is that it started early enough and has a complete layout.

BYD was founded in 1995 and officially entered the automobile industry in 2003. In the same year, it launched the research and development of electric vehicles . It was also in this year that BYD became the world's second largest rechargeable battery manufacturer. In 2008, BYD took the lead in commercializing new energy vehicles; in 2010, BYD e6 was put into operation in Shenzhen, realizing the market operation of the world's first batch of pure electric vehicles.

In terms of R&D strength, BYD has 11 research institutes, 40,000 R&D technicians, and 34,000 patent applications. It is also proud of its five core technologies, including blade battery , IGBT chip, DM hybrid technology, e-platform 3.0 and the newly released CTB battery integration technology.

Take DM-i super hybrid technology as an example. It was launched in March 2021. It is based on the design of ultra-safe large-capacity batteries and high-performance high-power bias motors, and relies on the high-power efficient motor for driving. It can reduce power loss and fuel consumption to as low as 3.8L/100 kilometers, and the comprehensive cruising range exceeds 1,200km. After its launch, it has been widely recognized by the market due to its advantages such as low price, low fuel consumption, low noise, and strong power, accounting for more than 55% of the plug-in hybrid market.

blade battery is the only power battery in the world that can safely pass the needle test. BYD has fundamentally solved the problem of battery spontaneous combustion. In addition to safety, BYD's blade battery also has the advantages of super strength, super endurance, super life, super power, etc. For example, it has a service life of 8 years or more, 500,000 or even 1 million kilometers, helping BYD Han EV achieve 600 kilometers of battery life, etc.

Another example is BYD's e Platform 3.0, which is a solution launched by BYD for a complete set of integrated pure electric vehicle parts. With the blessing of blade batteries, eight-in-one electric powertrain, electric drive boost fast charging technology and other technologies, it has become an electrification platform that is superior to traditional domestic car companies in terms of battery life, zero-hundred acceleration, and five-minute charging endurance.

In addition, BYD is already the only car company in the world that can master the core technologies of the new energy industry chain such as batteries, motors, electronic controls and automotive-grade semiconductors. It is also a Chinese brand mainframe manufacturer with a self-developed ratio of more than 90%.

In the field of semiconductor , as early as 2018, BYD has realized the large-scale application of the third-generation semiconductor material SiC in vehicle power supplies. In 2020, BYD Han EV will be launched equipped with high-performance integrated SiC MOSFET motor control module. This is the world's first model to enter mass production with highly integrated car-sized silicon carbide modules. BYD is also the only domestic car company with a complete industrial chain of IGBT, and has achieved the most installed full-bridge IGBT module in the world. The ability of

to possess these technical advantages is inseparable from BYD's continued high-intensity investment in core technology research and development. For example, for the whole of 2021, BYD's R&D expenses will be as high as 7.991 billion yuan. According to this Q3 financial report, BYD's R&D expenses in the first three quarters of this year have reached 10.87 billion yuan, far exceeding the R&D expenses for the whole of last year.

Technical advantages enable products to create hot-selling products.

The second point is that BYD converts its technical advantages into product strength. It can take the lead in the new energy transformation of the automobile industry and continuously create hot-selling new energy products.

For example, after the launch of BYD Han in 2020, its monthly sales exceeded 10,000 continuously, becoming a historic breakthrough for Chinese automobile brands in the market of more than 250,000 people; models such as Qin PLUS DM-i, Song PLUS DM-i, Tang DM-i and other models have become long-lasting hits, and in October this year In the sales list of new energy sedans in March, three of the top four were occupied by BYD; the top three in the new energy SUV list in October were also occupied by BYD's Song and Yuan Plus and BYD Tang .

As the world's first mass-produced car equipped with CTB technology, Seal's terminal sales reached 7,784 units in October. With the increase in production capacity , sales exceeding 10,000 are just around the corner; and the Dolphin, the first model born on e-platform 3.0, sold 25,336 units in October, ranking first in the top 15 Among the new energy sedans, BYD Dolphin's sales increased the highest year-on-year. Yuan PLUS, also from BYD's e-platform 3.0, sold 27,548 units in October. In October this year, 6 of BYD's 24 models on sale achieved sales of over 10,000 units.

Creating a hot-selling strategy requires the support of core technologies, and it also requires accurate insights into the industry and making correct judgments -

In early April this year, BYD Auto officially announced that it would stop the production of fuel vehicles from March 2022, becoming the first car company in the world to officially announce the discontinuation of fuel vehicles.

At present, the electrification transformation of the automobile industry is accelerating. With the support of policy background, the development of new energy vehicles has become the competitive goal of major automobile companies. On the other hand, many countries have previously proposed timetables for "banning the sale of fuel vehicles." For example, and the European Union have confirmed the plan to "ban the sale of fuel vehicles starting in 2035." Therefore, the development of new energy vehicles is already an irreversible trend. Against this background, many traditional car companies appear to be coy during the "transformation" process. In response to the rapid development of the new energy industry, BYD can take the lead in "cutting off the strong man's wrist", focusing his energy and resources on areas he is better at, and abandoning businesses that are lagging behind. This in itself requires a kind of courage and self-confidence.

The transformation from traditional car companies to new energy is decisive enough and the strategic vision is firm enough. This is the third core reason why BYD can take the lead in rolling out its 3 millionth new energy vehicle.At present, BYD already has China's top ten vehicle production bases located in Shenzhen, Xi'an, Changsha, Zhengzhou, Changzhou, Jinan, Fuzhou, Shenzhenshan, Xiangyang, and Hefei. After stopping the vehicle production of fuel vehicles, these production bases can fully focus on pure electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle business, and fully enter new energy, allowing BYD to accelerate its "speed".

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After more than 20 years of accumulation and growth, BYD has finally ushered in today's glory. What makes BYD successful is the trend of the times, and it is also the self that has been working hard for more than 20 years. This is a long process, a kind of long-term innovation without any return after anchoring the direction.

BYD’s growth path cannot be imitated.

At the moment when the wave of new energy vehicles is booming, it is brands such as BYD that are vigorously promoting the development and progress of the history of China's automobile industry.

0 years ago, when we talked about domestically produced cars, "copycat" and "cheap" seemed to be labels that could never be removed. That is to say, in these 20 years, when we talk about domestically produced cars and independent brands such as BYD, we feel sincere pride and pride in our hearts. Obviously, the rise of Chinese brand cars in the new energy era is unstoppable. On this road, pioneer BYD has become the leader.