Just imagine.. If the fully imported car is costing about 50 Lakh on road, then if BYD starts manufacturing in India, it's just the end for all EV makers...
Exactly and the local players are scared of foreign techs and these local players still can't capture the Indian market or entered globally and making cars for past 5 decades .. local players are just for profits without risk policy
What I have usually seen is manufacturers usually make their profit margins gap widen even if that happens and to end consumer it hardly reflects on paper. I mean they wouldn't reduce the price marginally as low as 30 lakhs for the base and then following variants upwards. Even if BYD decides to make this here in India, right now the starting point ticks at 41, then it would certainly tick at 36-37. To me it's again sub 40 lakh on-road again. What I believe is people who have sought this out and are ought to buy this vehicle they'll love the CBU route more than the make in India as far as what I have seen people appreciating. That's a sad story though! 😅
India has 2 car manufacturers... Tata and Mahindra. Ok lets add Maruti as well...3.. CHINA has 48 car makers and 19 EV makers. What you get in Mercedes C class, they are giving it in a 12 lakh Rs car in China ..!!! 😅😅
No Xiaomi itself has an EV SU7. Most likely these Chinese cars will be like mobile phones sharing similar hardware. In coming years market will be flooded with different models. If indian makers sleep, Tata and Mahindra will next Micromax.
@@phanindra40I hope the bike brand CFMOTO also enter india again with good strategy this time. They makes some of the most good looking bikes with KTM engines at affordable price, they can shake off TVS and Bajaj because lately this brands are not giving anything good
I drove this machine yesterday in Bangalore traffic and on highways, oh god it is indeed a great car. Luxury and comfort delivered and value for money. The acceleration and deceleration is good and the steering control gives you a lot of confidence. Overall, great car and the LFP technology of the battery is a good bet.
@@PS-ug7nm I would say not bad with potholes but I was a little worried manoeuvring over bumps. I am sure the car would brush if you are not used to driving low ground clearance cars.
@@DhananjayMistry Tesla is not making specific product for India. They are making a sub 20,000 Euro car for the European market which will be made in Europe first, then China plant. That car is atleast 2-3 years away from launch
@DhananjayMistry there is no way Tesla can provide a better price to value ratio unless it builds a factory in india (very unlikely) and honestly I don't see Tesla coming to India at all for many more years
Now atleast tata and mahindra came to know what to offer on what price tag. If its locally made then the price would be around 30lakhs with 523Hp (Top Spec) and tata and mahindra should think of this price tag with that car specs for indian buyers.
This looks good and should drive well considering it is giving tough competition to Tesla overseas. However, the main area of concern is the 145mm ground clearance (unladen). This would reduce by at least 10mm once we have 4 people on board. I would then find it difficult to even remove the car out from my building gate to the road without scraping the underbody.
Love the channel and follow autocar as my one true source of car reviews. Would love to see the videos in higher definition - why still uploading in only 1080p?
It's amazing how far Chinese car makers have come in terms of technology and quality. BYD's blade batteries are the best in the world and that certainly gives them a competitive advantage. Test drove the Seal recently and was blown away by it's looks, interior fit and finish quality, driving dynamics and acceleration.
Absolute value for the money. This very model competes with Tesla Model S in international market but if tesla were to launch their full lineup in India by pricing standards it would be competing with Model 3 in India which is far inferior.
I hope BYD make a impact in India. Let more players enter the market. So the price of car gets dropped atleast a little bit. Eventhough our government make us pay ridiculous amount of tax.
It's not going to seal the deal. Byd sea lion 07 ev which has looks of seal and ground clearance of atto 3 will be the model to watch out for, of course if it's priced similar to seal.
This is exactly what India needs. Wish it was from an Indian brand, made in and made for India. That would have really shown its impact in pricing. Similar vehicles in or arnd 20 lac(may not be that luxurious) will bring in the EV revolution we are all waiting for. Fingers crossed 🤞🏻
Unlike Tesla, BYD has heads up display, instrument cluster behind the steering wheel, turn signal stalk, gear shift lever, and some physical buttons. I would never buy a Tesla.
BYD is in the top 2 EV Brands. May be Tesla can become an Indian car, made in India. (The best self driving software powered, car) Hope Starlink can become a Indian help build Indian telecom and empower Indian industry, helping distant agriculture and industry to communicate from rural areas.
Any way to increase the ground clearance? Like a Lift Kit perhaps? There is one available for the Tesla Model 3, it's called mountain pass or something which raises 140mm gc of model 3 to 175mm. Wish something like this will be available for the seal as well.
I think #Autocarindia should hand over the performance cars department to gavin because i can see the enthusiasm in him during all the videos with which we can relate also🏎🏎
Indian car makers can make these kind of cars and sell at one third price of this byd seal ev but they won't. They just fool everyone with ncap, gcap, safety and sell them in low range for higher price. Indians are forced to buy these overpriced indian made EVs. It's not fair if a Chinese imported ev can be sold in India at 4l lakh (showroom price) in an innovative way and Indian carmakers couldn't .
Just saw this on Bangalore road and in person this looks so fking cool. Behind this was a bwm (couldn't make out the model) and looked pale in front of the seal. I could not make out if this was the premium or the performance version, but the way it took off I couldn't even follow. I was on a bike though. The acceleration was just LIT. 😂
Let`s see what skoda enyaq can do to compete with this...... I think it should be package near to this price range then it will be deal breaker for skoda
Honestly really impressed with this car like the interior looks top notch and the exterior though not original looking it has the feel for a certain sports car brand that does so well on the race tracks but overall it is priced I think at a price point where there is not much competition especially in a sedan and quite like it
Import duty is reduced from 100% to 15% Price will also reduced at-least 10 lakhs for the performace variant and 513hp in 43 lakhs is just crazy BYD will capture all the Indian ev market soon
I can tell now all german ckd and cbu are in danger😅 We all can say this is what is needed so that the market can grow and understand what is international standard for 45 - 55 lacs
My next car's gonna be an electric one... Just waiting for the competition in this sector to ramp up so that car manufacturers offers more options/choices to choose from...
BYD has a history of battery manufacturing, they used to make batteries for buses that are used in UK and they also make batteries for tesla Y and plus ioniq 5 is more expensive than this.
Do a quick comparison video of the features and interiors of the dynamic and premium trims. So that we can know what we ll be missing while choosing the dynamic trim. That would be helpful. Great video again. Thank you.
The looks are excellent, but at the end of the day, price matters. For a price above 40 lakhs, you get hybrid mpv's and suv's. Sedans at this rate are not feasible to drive in a country like India due to road conditions and where people are leaning towards SUVs, this car may not be a list of choice. That said, if anyone is looking for luxury electric vehicles from the German brands, this is a good choice for them.
Best car one can buy..whoever watching this vdo plz do .Ditch merc / bmw /who just gives us indians worst car 🚗 with over priced number...❤. byd🎉 love for ur indian segment market study and right 👍🏻 price position....u are the reason why these luxury car 🚗 maker will be forced to sell their car below 50lkh price bracket that to ev car 😂😂😂
