BYD’s Secret Weapon Isn’t an EV, It’s a Navy

While legacy automakers in Detroit struggle to optimize their logistical operations and supply chains, China’s automotive juggernaut just bypassed the global logistics bottleneck entirely. How? By building its own navy of eight specialized cargo ships. Earlier this month, the BYD Zhengzhou—a purpose-built, roll-on/roll-off (RORO) car carrier owned outright by BYD—docked in Melbourne, Australia. Its cargo hold didn’t contain a handful of compliance cars or auto-show prototypes. It unloaded nearly 5,000 New Energy Vehicles (NEVs), heavily featuring the Sealion 7 electric SUV and the Denza D9 people mover.

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BYD’s Shipping SolutionBYD’s Zhengzhou car-carrier vessel is an almost permanent solution for the near-perennial issue of global shipping logistics. This single m …