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BYD Opens $500 Online Pre-Sale in Argentina as Chinese Brands Expand EV Footprint

The launch taps a government quota that waives the 35% tariff on electrified imports to give Chinese entrants a pricing edge.

Las primeras 100 unidades de BYD ya llegaron a la Argentina
El nuevo Jetour T1
El BYD Dolphin ya se puede reservar

Overview

  • BYD began taking nationwide reservations on August 27 with a US$500 deposit for the Yuan Pro EV, Song Pro plug-in hybrid and Dolphin Mini EV.
  • The company is operating directly in the market with initial dealerships planned for Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Mendoza and the province of Buenos Aires.
  • BYD says the first roughly 100 vehicles are already in the country and that each car will include a portable charger.
  • Executives say the brand is in talks with firms to expand public charging while initial imports use Argentina’s 50,000‑unit tariff‑free quota for electrified vehicles and regional supply is targeted from a Brazil plant around 2027.
  • Separately, Jetour’s local distributor presented the T1 as the brand’s first AWD model in Argentina at US$51,900 with a seven‑year or 200,000 km warranty.