sábado, 4 de julio de 2015

Cuba orders 719 cars from China's BYD for tourist rentals

Cuba orders 719 cars from China's BYD for tourist rentals
BEIJING, JULY 3

The government of Cuba has ordered 719 cars from China's BYD Co Ltd
which it will rent out to tourists in a deal that is a bright spot for
Chinese automakers facing a weak export market.

BYD, backed by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc , declined to
immediately give a value for the deal, which it said on Friday comprises
several fuel-burning models rather than the electric and hybrid vehicles
the automaker is better known for.

Albeit small, the deal contrasts with the 13 percent year-on-year slump
in auto exports from China for January through May, according to the
latest data available from the China Association of Automobile
Manufacturers (CAAM).

Chinese car brands like BYD have found a small market abroad primarily
by peddling their low-cost cars in developing countries.

However, that strategy carries risks, with CAAM blaming the export slump
on instability in Russia and other countries, a slowdown in
commodity-dependent economies and changing foreign exchange policies in
certain South American and African countries.

Exports remain a very small portion of revenue for Chinese automakers.
China exported only 70,800 cars in May compared to 1.9 million vehicle
sales overall. (Reporting by Jake Spring; Editing by Miral Fahmy)

Source: Cuba orders 719 cars from China's BYD for tourist rentals |
Reuters -
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/03/byd-cuba-sale-idUSL3N0ZJ2Y620150703

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