BYD announces sponsorship of BVRLA Annual Dinner 2024
28th February 2024 BYD, the world’s leading manufacturer of new energy vehicles, announces that it will be a sponsor of the BVRLA Annual Dinner in London. The prestigious black-tie event for the UK rental, leasing and fleet management sector, takes place on 7th March 2024 at London Hilton, Park Lane. It is the first time that BYD has sponsored the BVRLA Dinner and supports the automaker’s commitment to evolving the brand in the UK.
As a sponsor of this highlight event in the fleet industry calendar, BYD drives greater awareness of its diverse range of eco-friendly electric vehicles for the rental, leasing and fleet management market, with a dedicated fleet team in the UK providing localised product and service support.
BYD is a brand that enjoys global recognition for its pioneering innovation in EV technologies, with products that span electric buses, trucks, vans, taxis and passenger cars. These products stem from BYD’s long 29-year heritage in power battery development and its dedication to innovation in sustainable technology. This expertise, together with exceptional manufacturing resources, has been pivotal to BYD innovating eMobility around the world, achieving No.1 ranking for global sales of new energy vehicles.
BYD introduced a debut range of pure-electric cars to UK consumers in 2023, including the BYD ATTO 3, the BYD DOLPHIN and the BYD SEAL, providing options in a variety of segments, with high levels of standard specification. BYD is driven by a determination to make electric mobility more accessible, providing appealing and practical choices for business customers and private consumers, supported by local dealer networks.
The BVRLA Annual Dinner brings together over 800 BVRLA member contacts and senior industry stakeholders, in an evening that includes the presentation of Industry Hero Awards and the Freddie Aldous Outstanding Contribution Award with entertainment from stand-up comedian, Geoff Norcott. The event will be helping to raise money for the automotive industry charity, Ben, recognising the often lifesaving support the charity gives to people who work, or have worked, in the automotive sector.
About BYD
BYD is a multinational high-tech company devoted to leveraging technological innovations for a better life. Founded in 1994 as a rechargeable battery maker, BYD now boasts a diverse business scope covering automobiles, rail transit, new energy, and electronics, with over 30 industrial parks in China, the United States, Canada, Japan, Brazil, Hungary, and India. From power acquisition and storage to its applications, BYD is dedicated to providing zero-emission energy solutions that reduce global reliance on fossil fuels. Its new energy vehicle footprint now covers six continents, over 100 countries and regions, and more than 400 cities. Listed in both Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges, the company is known to be a Fortune Global 500 enterprise that furnishes innovations in pursuit of a greener world. For more information, please visit www.bydglobal.com.
About BYD Auto
Founded in 2003, BYD Auto is the automotive subsidiary of BYD, a multinational high-tech company devoted to leveraging technological innovations for a better life. Aiming to accelerate the green transition of the global transportation sector, BYD Auto focuses on developing pure electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. The company has mastered the core technologies of the entire industrial chain of new energy vehicles, such as batteries, electric motors, electronic controllers, and automotive-grade semiconductors. It has witnessed in recent years significant technological advancements, including the Blade Battery, the DM-i and DM-p hybrid technology, the e-Platform 3.0, the CTB and iTAC technologies, the DiSus Intelligent Body Control System, the XUANJI Architecture, and the Super e-Platform. The company is the world’s first carmaker to stop the production of fossil-fueled vehicles on EV shift and has remained top of new energy passenger vehicle sales in China for 12 years in a row.
About BYD Europe
BYD Europe is headquartered in the Netherlands and is the first overseas branch of BYD Group, with a commitment to evolving the international brand BYD Auto to deliver safe and efficient sustainable solutions in new energy vehicles through world-leading technological innovations.
For more information, please visit www.byd.com.
Contacts:
Mike Gale
Head of PR, BYD UK
E: michael.gale@byd.com
M: +44 7908 905678
Rachel Goodwin
PR Manager, BYD UK
E: rachel.goodwin@byd.com
M: +44 7399 678373
Alex Ingram
Press Officer, BYD UK
E: alex.ingram@byd.com
M: +44 7539 534571
