BYD to Double Korea Sales Network in Challenge to Hyundai
BYD Co. plans to increase its sales network in South Korea, a car market dominated by local brands Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., as it pushes for more deliveries outside of its home stronghold of China.
'We will increase our sales network to 30 by end of this year from 15 to meet demand from Korean consumers,' Liu Xueliang, the general manager of BYD's Asia Pacific auto sales division, said at the Seoul Mobility Show in Ilsan city on Thursday.
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