Toyota Dan BYD Secara Rasmi Mempunyai Syarikat R & D Bersama

Tahun lepas dilaporkan pakar pakar kenderaan elektrik Cina, Build Your Dreams, akan berkerjasama dengan raksasa auto Jepun Toyota Motor Corporation untuk menyelidik dan membangunkan kenderaan elektrik bateri bersama-sama. Well, ia akhirnya telah mencapai langkah konkrit pertama, pendaftaran syarikat usaha sama, yang dipanggil BYD TOYOTA EV TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., atau BTET. Ia berpusat di Shenzhen City, di Wilayah Guangdong China dengan pecahan 50:50 di antara kedua-dua syarikat tersebut.

Seorang wakil dari Toyota akan dilantik sebagai pengerusi, sementara rep BYD akan berperanan CEO. Inilah struktur syarikat BTET:

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BYD Company Ltd. (BYD) and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced today that preparations have proceeded since they signed an agreement for the establishment of a joint venture company to conduct research and development of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) on November 7, 2019, and registration of the new company has been completed. Operations are scheduled to commence in May 2020. The name of the new company is BYD TOYOTA EV TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. (BTET). Hirohisa Kishi from Toyota will serve as chairman, and Zhao Binggen from BYD will be the chief executive officer (CEO).

New Chairman Hirohisa Kishi said with regard to the establishment of the company, “With the engineers from BYD and Toyota working together under the same roof, we aim to develop BEVs that are superior in performance and meet the needs of customers in China by merging the two companies’ strengths and also through friendly rivalry.”

Newly appointed CEO Zhao Binggen commented, “This joint venture company will focus on the research and development of battery electric vehicles with technology and know-how from both China and Japan. The company is committed to promoting and populating high-quality technologies that make battery electric vehicles more environmentally friendly, safe, comfortable, and intelligent. Our vision is to create a future customer-first mobility style, and a harmonious society for humans and nature.”

BYD and Toyota will work together to meet the diverse needs of customers by researching and developing BEVs that appeal to customers and promoting their widespread adoption and also hope to contribute to improving the environment in China.