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BYD reportedly cuts 2025 sales target amid mounting domestic headwinds

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On Thursday, Reuters cited company insiders as saying that new energy vehicle (NEV) giant BYD has lowered its 2025 sales target from 5.5 million to 4.6 million vehicles.
BYD hasn't confirmed the revision, but it would make sense: The automaker's dominance in China's mass-market NEV segment – long th...



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