Sixt agrees to purchase around 100,000 e-vehicles from China's BYD
04/10/2022 09:09
BERLIN, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Sixt SIXG.DE has committed
to buying around 100,000 electric vehicles from China's BYD
002594.SZ in the coming years under a new partnership
agreement signed by the two companies, the German car rental
company said on Tuesday.
Under the first stage of the agreement, Sixt is to order
several thousand all-electric vehicles from BYD, the first of
which will be available to Sixt customers in Europe in the
fourth quarter of 2022, the company said in a statement.
Sixt has then agreed to purchase around 100,000 more
electric vehicles by 2028, it added.
In addition, BYD and Sixt have agreed to explore
opportunities for cooperation in various regions of the world,
according to the statement.
Sixt said it will become Europe's first car rental company
to offer BYD vehicles, with the first model to be the BYD ATTO
3, an electric SUV in the C segment.
(Writing by Rachel More, Editing by Miranda Murray)
((rachel.more@thomsonreuters.com;))