Watch: Exclusive BYD ATTO 2 DM-i Launch
This video covers the exclusive South African launch of the BYD ATTO 2 DM-i (a super plug-in hybrid).
The event highlights BYD's commitment to making new energy vehicle (NEV) technology more accessible, affordable, and practical for South Africans amidst rising fuel costs.
Key Highlights of the Launch:
- Vehicle Overview: The ATTO 2 DM-i is positioned as an intelligent, efficient, and cost-effective hybrid solution. It features a 1.5L naturally aspirated engine paired with a 7.85 kWh Blade Battery (35:36), offering a combined system power of 122 kW and 300 Nm of torque (45:52).
- Pricing & Availability: A major reveal of the event was the pricing, with the Comfort model starting at R449,900 (43:16) and the Dynamic model also priced under R500,000 (44:14).
- Technology & Ecosystem: Speakers emphasised the BYD App (36:33), which allows users to remotely lock/unlock the vehicle, monitor status, and even use a digital key on their smartphones. The car includes embedded electronic SIM cards for geolocation and security (37:21).
- Commitment to South Africa: Steve, the Managing Director, noted that BYD has grown its dealer footprint to 39 locations, with plans to expand to 50 soon (15:57). They also announced plans to expand wholesale operations into neighbouring countries like Botswana and Namibia (42:05).
- Warranty & Support: The ATTO 2 DM-i includes a 5-year/150,000 km warranty (39:44), a 4-year/60,000 km service plan (40:20), and an 8-year/200,000 km warranty on the Blade Battery (41:36).
The event concluded with invitations for attendees to test drive 30 available vehicles (12:08) and engage with the technology centre.
Transcript
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The power of peace of mind.
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The new AT2 DMI super plug-in hybrid. Intelligent, responsive, efficient.
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Power possibilities. Power your city.
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I'm pretty sure that all right.
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Good morning.
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[groaning]
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This is the new
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My name is Ry J. I've been entrusted to take you through this morning's proceedings. I'm blessed to be here. I'm
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really privileged. And as I look around me, I see so many familiar faces. I see beautiful people, stunning people. You show up. You look good. You smell good.
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And I'm trusting that you're going to be a good guy. Is that it? Now, come on. Is that it?
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Nothing. So ladies and gentlemen, it really gives me a great pleasure to welcome you to this stage and apicious
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occasion. We've had some stupidest nights putting this together for you.
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I'd like to give an extended welcome to members of the media of the guest.
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I believe we've got our influences here as well. Yes.
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ladies [laughter] and gentlemen. I also like to extend a welcome to our members of maybe even some of that here yesterday.
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Everybody here is special and there's no doubt in me believing
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that this venue that's hosting us which is of course called Time Sunset are doing a spectacular job.
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What do you think?
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Yeah, we are in the presence of greatness.
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For those of you know, I do not want to be because
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I watch music.
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You are surrounded by great.
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If you remember, the late still remains the most successful topic female artist
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of all time. And because of that man's skill to write music, to direct to sound
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and everything else that is contributed is
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the month of June. I see young people in youth.
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The youth is here. We also celebrate commemorate the youth uprising that took place in
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1976. We celebrating not commemorating commemorating 50 years of this. Let's get round.
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So don't you have a place if I can acknowledge you and you.
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So ladies and gentlemen, let's get the morning going. As I said, good morning sitting around you. We've got the BYD
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team who works in the lines to bring you this special morning. Thank you to BY.
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We've got the media, the influencers who've already got their phones on 4K. I can imagine each post followers jealous, which is a good thing. We accept that.
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So, you're not just witnessing a car that's just been made. You witness the singing evolution space where innovation
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is going to meet South Africa's requirement. And you're right to be here because today isn't just about showing
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off a car. Today is about you. Who deals with the petrol price
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hike month to month? You who wants a smarter, cleaner, more affordable, and
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efficient car. That doesn't meet so much.
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You deserve technology that works for your pocket, not against it. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the day that we have
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made for you, made possible by BYD, the future of mobility, which shouldn't be a
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luxury, but should be a reality. I certainly want to welcome you all once again. Please relax, have fun. It's
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going to be a good morning into an afternoon. We can't forget that we support our boys.
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[cheering]
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All right. So according to hospitals you are allowed to take pictures but we
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have provided some leading photos and video and
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signific Heat. Heat.
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So, so we're going to use some hospitals down to use the facilities. That door over
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there, you go through it. You take a right and that will lead you to utilize the um facilities that we've got for you
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there whenever you need to. At the bottom, we also have our technicians and our experts who are waiting to spoil you
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if you are here yet to test drive as well. But please do note that we invite you to take pictures. We invite you to take videos at any point and the crew are right in front of you or beside you.
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Please keep your phones on silent. So, are you ready for lunch? Are you ready for lunch?
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All right. Before we do that, I'm going to ask you to help me calm down as we prepare the BYD.
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It's 2026. Let's get those phones out.
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Get ready to flash. Get ready to take your videos and do post it on your WhatsApp group.
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Are you ready to go down? Let's go for five. 5 4 3 2 1
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[music and screaming]
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[music]
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[music]
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Thank you.
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So you dance call in doesn't just get us there. It makes the journey part of the celebration.
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Efficiency, beautiful, smart and unsustainably made for the people of South Africa and beyond. This engineering brilliance
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guys, that's the vision. That's why today feels bigger than it. It feels like the future has arrived and speaks
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our language. So ladies and gentlemen, please without any further ado, allow me to welcome our first big captain. It is
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of course Steve Jen Py South Africa's managing manager Steve
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Morning.
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Today's a very important day. Today is the day we can flex our muscle.
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We brought you a very important product in the lineup. Very very important.
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So a very good morning to all the extinct media influencers and all the um
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trains and families. Very proud mom.
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And that's going to start by singing a song.
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They didn't do that. Anyway, so I'm Steve. Uh the person I run around from the beginning. You know, today when I
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stand up in the front and looking back, I see all the people that's in the row.
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It brings me back to when we started in 2023.
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uh when I first had a chance to really face the media at the uh 2024 I think
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face of motoring and at that media session uh it's very different than what
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I'm seeing today when we started uh bringing BY in South Africa um a lot of people says why you
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doing it long story short what I say is that we come a long Okay.
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So every day millions of South Americans are waking up doing what we do. You know
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we facing challenges. Now the biggest challenge in our family is for the drivers our families. What is our biggest challenge right now?
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Petrol, right? Yeah. Not policemen but petrol.
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So we bring the technology here to you today to solve that issue.
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We power through yet this is not a a simple from a getting
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from A to B exercise. Today we've been experiencing BYD's uh latest uh DMI
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technology. We're bringing you the 4.0 zero and then uh we prepared 30 vehicles for test drive because we always
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improve. Last time we did the ATO 8 um launch we had some feedback from the media say that there's not enough cars
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not in time. So this time we prepared a two-day section. So we prepared 30 cars so everyone had a chance to test drive
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our vehicles. [cheering]
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[applause]
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That's why today is important because today is not simply about launching another vehicle. It's about launching a better way forward, a better way to
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move, a better way to spend and a better way to power everyday life.
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Something is remarkable happening in South America that very few of us are are realizing. So when we start the
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brand in South America, literally we are doing 20 30 units a month.
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Now we are doing hundreds of viewers a month. But what's more interesting is that if you look at the stat 2025
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in South Africa together be and PHB total delivery that's around 1,800 units for 2025.
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But for BYD in the month of May, our order book it's 1,635
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in one. So what I'm saying is that something is happening in South Africa, but not many
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of us are realizing it. What's happening? The conversation is no longer where the electrified ability will become part of our life. It's are you
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ready to embrace that reality in your life?
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But up until today, many people here has always been a barrier. How do we make new energy mobilities more practical for
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everyone? Not just for the early adopters, but for everyone. That's where everybody
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comes in. I think you still remember when we as come across to um electric
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vehicles, we can only think of a few words. uh expensive, not accessible, where are the charging procedures, how
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do I charge, how is the I have greater anxieties, this and that. So there are all these questions pushing people away
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to embrace this technology. But what happens 3 years later from 2023 this
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country and then we see more competitive country. We're bringing down the the pricing of the technology. We're making
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uh new energy vehicles, your battery electric vehicles, your BEV, and your PL plug hybrid vehicles more affordable for everyone.
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So today, BYD stands the world leading new energy vehicle manufacturer, a company that's driven by innovation,
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committed to accessibility, and investing in South America for the long term. I mean without you knowing it we
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spend a lot of time because we are considered as the first mover in the market. So in the back end conversation
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that happens around insurance that happens around battery warranties that happens around residue values that
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happens around extended warranties on the on the benches around and also
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as being here in South Africa we collaborating with uh the financing houses bringing new uh financing
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packages more innovative way to encourage people to adapt and buy or adapt or join these uh new technology.
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And as you know, we're expanding our dealer footprint. We started with 12 and now we have 39 and I'm told by um our
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dealer deal manager Neil that by the end of the month we're probably hitting somewhere around 50. So we are trying
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our best to explain and to meet the demand from the South African consumers.
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We also growing our charging infrastructures. I'm pretty sure a lot of you will ask that question um after
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the presentation and we would like to very much like to share with you what is the process on that regard and that's
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why we are building a confidence in the future that more sound more sound can participate in.
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So today marks another important milestone on their journey because the vehicle beside us, the BYD 2DMI
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represents something bigger than the new model. It represents the opportunity to make new energy mobility and accessible
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for more South Africans than ever before. Then please lad ladies and gentlemen test drive the 30 vehicles.
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Visit our technology hall that we we built for you. The marketing team spent uh whole three days to build that
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remarkable uh room to for you to experience the technology and um thank you for coming. Thank you for joining us. Thank you.
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Another round of applause for Steve.
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So for those of us who come from
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Please we honor you today not only as Steve but as
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now sorry James asked for single hand there's a reason for that please
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speaking of [clears throat] so arguing around and is one of the
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things I like to publish so when Please
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don't uh so that one of these days uh one of
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the biggest opportunities that I had was to work for a South African icon who's an artistic designer. He is an
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innovator. He's a creator. He's done so much to give back to professional industry and I believe he is here with
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us as a brother to a friend I haven't seen in a long time and he's still making waves not just locally but internationally. David, where are you?
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Where are you from? What are you? David.
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Oh, that's another that's another legendary. All right.
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It's just one of those. We have fun today and
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I promise you
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sabotage. 75
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Heat. Heat.
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I just want you to listen.
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Heat.
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Heat. Yeah.
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Heat.
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Heat. Heat.
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My finish my father wins.
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[cheering]
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Okay. Thank you so much. Thank you so much.
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surprise for you. So it's my
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so I'm inviting you to stay longer this afternoon. Don't leave as long as the
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test drive is a busy man you seeing. So stay.
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So ladies and gentlemen speak for a second. So every morning we wake up to the new reality as people say petrol
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consumption or rather petrol price hike goes up. Sometimes you wonder what groceries are going how groceries are going to dig into your pockets.
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Sometimes you even are exempted from going out simply because of where pressure is going. But today something different stands in front of you. Here is the car maker that actually sees you.
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So PY, the world's PV, EV and hybrid commitment, didn't look at South Africa and see a hot market. They saw us people
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fighting daily people who deserve better. They mastered the art of making economics work for you.
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Not just as cheaper, but smart to go. Vehicles that save your pocket every single
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kilometer. traveling styles of art guilt and car technology advanced that feels like the future has shown up. Ladies and
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gentlemen, it is now time for me to introduce to you someone who has accomplished so much in
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this business and it gives me great pleasure and together please as an African woman of the stage. Ladies and gentlemen,
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please be my
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[screaming]
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So, we had we had another day yesterday and she said something else. So, today he was understood. Wanted to embarrass me. Thank you. Thank you, guys. Today
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I'm so excited to have all of you here today. Normally a lot of you have me to our launches. I'm very very on script.
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I'm very very specific about the narrative that we're going to give you.
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And same thing today, but today we're very excited. Thank you to all of our media partners who were able to come and make it. I know there were a lot of
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launches this week that you've actually led to come and join us. Thank you to my favorite people, our influencers. My respect
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for you as well ambassadors who have become who have really made us. You know when Steve asked me to join BY when I
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was saying I wanted to join BY 7 months ago we had a very clear mandate which was you know BYD is the leading NEV
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manufacturing world and in South Africa we have great anxiety we have to change mindset and we have a big job to do here
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and my passion and the reason why I wanted to join ID was to really introduce build your dreams in the South
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African concept and be able to offer new energy solutions in a way where way South Africans would be able to relate to it. So it has gives me great pride to
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stand here 7 months down the line and to see a lot of my friends and to see a lot of my colleagues most importantly professionals who have really gone out
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of the way who are really building their own dreams and creating careers for themselves uh through the chance that they
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so but today it's not really just about building your dreams and brand we are launching the new ID 2D app uh a vehicle
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that is incredibly really important not only to BYD as a business, not only important to South Africa as a market, but important to the ecosystem of BYD.
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The BYD2 DNI is not just a vehicle but it's a technology mechanism led by one
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of the leading new energy vehicle manufacturer in the world that allows the average South Africa accessibility not only from a price perspective which
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mark our commercial director will give the pricing to later on but also from a from the way that we have positioned the
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vehicle in terms of how we offer it to the market. So everybody's saying build your dreams stands for UI stands for builder dreams. What does power your
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city stand for? Power your city is all about empowerment. It's about the power to move. It's about the power to to
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manage your cost of operations and how you make your daily choices with your pocket. And it's also about the power of peace of mind which is incredibly
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important. When we talk about the power of movement, it's about one vehicle, one solution. you know, is a platinum hybrid entry level. We already have our
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electric vehicle, Dolphin Surf, which by the way is doing very well, but now we have a platinum hybrid entry level that pretty much does the same thing. So now
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you have the ability with the fuel costs rising, with the pressures that the economy has on us to make a choice whether you want to use our electrification model or you want to use
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our hybrid solution. That gives you the power to move. that gives you the flexibility to make the choices you want to make at the best affordable prices with the best technology in the world.
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Now the power of cost of ownership very similar as well total cost of ownership, fuel consumption, productivity are all
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deliverables that BYD takes very very seriously. The average South Africa does not have the luxury of a Europe to be
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able to spend on new energy vehicles. We are looking at traditional IC vehicles and not only because now we don't want to move, we don't want to compare but
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because we don't have a choice. South Africa is a very very different market and my job is to align the global mandate with the South Africa story and
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the South African needs and with the power of crystal operation is a very very important pillar that we're able to give you a vehicle that's accessible
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from a whole house operation perspective, fuel consumption perspective and a productivity perspective. a vehicle you can use in your city and beyond your city
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irrespective of what your lifestyles are. The third pillar which is very important is the power of peace of mind.
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Now this is a lot more emotive and a lot more tang non-tangible unlike the other commercials but just as important the peace of mind that you have is that when
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you buy a vehicle with BYD you don't only buy a vehicle like I said you buy the amazing global and the safest technology in the world but you also
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have the peace of mind of the entire BYD ecosystem. BYD is the leading new energy vehicle manufacturer in the world. This
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is a fact. But it is also a it is also a company that is very invested in the market in which it goes and operates it.
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So we have an ecosystem that is all about the infrastructure development. We have an ecosystem that makes sure that you have the safest blade battery. So it
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is the safest vehicle that you will have an offer to. We have a vehicle that also is the most cost effective in the new energy vehicle space. So my job today
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for you is we have an amazing host as you can see T-shaw. My job today marketing director is to launch BY to you again to remind you of building your
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dreams and carrying on in your private spaces but to also join BYD on your journey as well and the ATDMI is the
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perfect vehicle up despite our other models is the perfect vehicle that allows you to gain accessibility so that you're able to power your city but also
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empower your lives. So have a great time today. Enjoy our zones. Experience
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[applause and cheering]
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one day.
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So what you mean when you said that yesterday? I said something. [laughter] First of all, I'm going to say this.
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So I said to her one day as beautiful as you are with a beautiful
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you can come in thank Feel another
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Heat.
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[cheering]
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[applause]
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Heat. all of you.
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Thank you. Thank you so much for my influences.
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We we really appreciate you and you know you're going to be doing your most best where you go. So take as many shots
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videos and just enjoy yourself. So we do appreciate you and we know you doing your very best to post as much as you
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can so that people can know what they're missing and where they need to be. So now let's look at the proof points,
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right? So how does the actual DMI, By the way, does anyone know what DMI stands for? Not the people who work for BYD.
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So uh what do what do you think B stands? I mean the person do you know?
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Of course. How are you? What's your name?
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of life from nice to meet you. Nice to meet you, sir. What does DMI stand for? Because
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with me, that's dramatic multitask very present. Okay.
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Standard intelligence.
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Here's what we're going to do. We're going to be quiet commercial director.
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We told you that when I first made $4 million and I said, "Why?" He said, "Because
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James Bond, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome South Africa's BYD commercial director, Mark.
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Thank you.
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Thank you so much. I really appreciate the comparison to James Bond, you know.
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But you know, James point saves the world. I'm just trying to hit the sales target.
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One thing we do have in common though is uh is at least we both love cars and and fantastic cars like this. You know, as
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reminds me um or sometimes in a car that fuel light comes on. It reminds me of that. Do you know why? By the way, it doesn't happen in my car.
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But that fuel light, you cannot stop looking at it and it's always got your attention.
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It's really great job. So ladies and gentlemen, from my side, I cannot believe the the number of people in this room uh that are interested in this in
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this brand that uh that we have this affinity to. So thank you so much for joining us today. I am I'm working for
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BYD South Africa now for 8 months. I'm in charge of sales and together with uh with Neil Idea Networkout and in in
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one's career, it's not often that one can work for a brand that has so much attention. There's so much focus on this brand. It is such a wonderful place to
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be and I'm pleased to tell you that the business is going well and I'm very confident that with this new car here uh
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the business will continue with its momentum. So I really look forward to see all those articles, those reviews on our brand new BD2 DMI.
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[clears throat]
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So DMI DMI, thank you stands for dual mode intelligent. My wife calls me
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single mode because she says I can only do one thing at a time.
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But the ATO2 is not single mode. It is dual. It can do more than one thing at a time. And what that means that this car
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decides when it uses the battery, the engine or both together. So it's it decides which
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mode to use in a very intelligent and efficient way. It combines electric and hybrid technology in a way that feels
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effortless for you, the driver. No complicated decisions, no new habits to learn when driving this vehicle. It's
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just intelligent efficiency working quietly in the background.
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Attitude DMI is all about electric when you can, hybrid when you need it, powered all of the time.
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At the heart of this BYD at2 DMI is our famous now blade battery. In this
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particular car, the size of the battery is 7.85 kW hours. 7.85 kW hours. And
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this battery is one of the most advanced technologies in the world. It is designed, ladies and gentlemen, to deliver exceptional safety, durability,
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and long-term reliability. The most common question that we get on the cell's floor is yes, but it has a
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battery. Isn't it dangerous? Well, the BYD blade uh blade battery using lithium
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ion phosphate technology is the world's leading battery in terms of safety, durability, and reliability.
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So, the future should not feel uncertain. The future with the BYD at 2 should be completely reassuring.
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And ladies and gentlemen, empowerment does not stop with the powertrain. It extends to every single interaction with the vehicle.
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BYD, we have a unique technology available in South Africa on all of our vehicles. All of them have the BYD app.
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And what this app can do on your cell phone is you can lock and unlock your vehicle remotely. You can monitor your vehicle remotely anywhere in the world
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as long as you have a Wi-Fi or cell phone signal. It controls key functions remotely and you can even share access
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to your vehicle with somebody else um from anywhere. So we have a digital key in our phones and also as you know we're
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now in winter and you can lie in bed and you can program your car to heat up to a
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certain temperature the following morning at a scheduled time. Absolutely amazing.
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And also ladies and gentlemen, all of our cars have embedded electronic SIM cards. So electronically embedded into the architecture of the car, which means
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that you can also geollocate your car using the app anytime. So absolute convenience. And then most importantly,
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ladies and gentlemen, is that safety and security is very very important in South Africa. Through the app, you can phone
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without having to know the number. You can phone our roadside assistance and you can also phone our customer
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interaction center in Johannesburg should you feel the need to engage. So this app is really really cool. So I
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have been sent the key for this car via WhatsApp with a code. So I have this key
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on my phone. You may have noticed that we actually turned it off just now uh because this car my wife is in shoring mode. So all my cars have shift
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functionality, but this car has now been locked. And I through my phone by tapping on the mirror where the sensor
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is, it's called near frequency communication. I can unlock this car and I can drive out. Don't worry, I won't
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drive. But what I do is I tap the mirror. All right. And there we go.
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[screaming]
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And then I can also lock the car as well.
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Here we go. Locked using my phone and the key is stored on my digital wallet.
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In my case, I have an Apple phone. Um, but it also works the same way with Android phones as well. Now, that's convenient.
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I can also share the key digitally with up to five people and they have access to the Yes, the cars do come with normal keys.
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Don't worry, they do come with all the keys when we have this functionality as well. Really amazing technology.
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So, innovation, ladies and gentlemen, is not only about creating great products, which we have as Body. It's about creating trust. Trust that our brand
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will be there tomorrow. Trust that support is there when you need it. And trust that technology has been designed for real world life.
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The BYD Attitude DNI, ladies and gentlemen, comes with a 5year 150,000 km warranty.
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Some of you may know that our current cars have a 5year 100,000 km warranty.
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But we've sat with our auto sales colleagues and uh based on the data that we've analyzed, we are very confident to
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give our customers an additional 50,000 km on this car included in the price. to 5 years 150,000.
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The vehicle also comes standard in the retail price with a 4year 60,000 km service plan which of course means zero servicing costs.
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And then ladies and gentlemen of course roadside assistance as I mentioned is available through the app as well. You can find the number. Our cars have a
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5year 150,000 km roadside assistance which is exactly the same of course as the vehicle warranty. And we also have
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24/7 nationwide scripts. What I also want to add for scripts like on there is
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many [laughter] customers ask me what about parts? What about parts availability? Well, ladies and gentlemen, um we have a state of our
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heart center here in Johannesburg, and I was looking at the latest service level in terms of our service level report, and we're on a 99% service level, which
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means for every order we receive, we can supply that part 99% of the time, maybe one or two will be on back order. That
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is absolute confidence. So, we are serious.
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And of course, ladies and gentlemen, all of our Body products, the Body Attitude DMI is no different. It comes with an
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8-year 200,000 km warranty uh on the high voltage blade battery,
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which of course also means we have full drivetrain cover um full DMR coverage as well as our hybrid technology is therefore guaranteed.
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So our commitment is why BYD continues to invest in South Africa. And I'm also pleased to inform you that today, in
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fact, last night I got the go-ahehead from our vice president of BYD Global uh and we will start with wholesale uh of
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BYD to our neighboring countries, namely Botswana and Namibia.
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We are serious about growing. In fact, we had both of those investors here yesterday. So innovation only changes a market when people can access it. And
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that brings us to the final part of today's story. The part that you've all been waiting for. If I could ask my colleague Steven.
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Okay. All right. The part that you have all been waiting for, ladies and gentlemen.
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So I will not be inviting Steven to the stage.
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Uh they've given it they've given it to me to do. So you happy with that? Okay.
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Today we are proud to announce ladies and gentlemen that the BYD
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at 2 DMI the comfort model will be available from
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449,9
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So that makes BYD Attitude DMI once again the most affordable plugin hybrid electric vehicle in South Africa.
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exceptional.
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We have two models in the range. We have a comfort model. We also have a dynamic model which are the two models uh next to me here on the stage. And ladies and
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gentlemen, the dynamic model is also below
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500,000 rand. You're talking my language letter.
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These aren't simply about pricing, ladies and gentlemen. This is a statement. A statement that new energy
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mobility can be more accessible, more practical and more relevant to South Africans than ever before.
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So before I end off, I want to give you just a very quick overview of what's going to be happening uh with the drive.
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So first of all, in the BYD at 2, we have two models available as you saw on the screen. Now outside here, we have
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both models. So the cars in skiing white, we call it skiing white, those are the color models. And the cars in
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midnight blue and time gray. So this is the time gray, the midnight blue. They are all dynamic models. They have the
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same mechanics. So if you don't get to test drive both, it's not uh it's not a big issue because they have the same mechanics. And those mechanics are they
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both have a 1.5 L 72 kW normally aspirated engine made with a 7.8 kW
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battery. And that gives the car a maximum system power of 122 kW. 122 kW.
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And also the most important thing about electricity is the torque and you'll feel the torque on the drive as well
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which is 300 new m. There are some small differences between the two cars. Please have a look at them. Some examples are
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leather interior imitation leather for the dynamic advanced driver assistance systems, electric driver seats and mega screen and also cell phone charging.
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Those are some of the the bigger items that you'll notice immediately. So please have a look at the cars. As I said, they are the same mechanically. So they'll give the same driving status. So
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please enjoy the drive afterwards. And then folks, we also got a technology center down at the bottom. Please engage us at the technology center. We have karaoke. All of our class is karaoke.
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lots of fun. We have a photo booth and we've also quiz as well. So, please partake in that and we have an
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additional car down there on display so you can then enjoy the time to further a few and play around with the features of
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your so from our side uh it's a it's a great new story. Thank you so much again and I'm going to hand back to Zi uh to take us through the further proceedings.
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Thank you so much.
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Thank you so much. And I remember I'm not sure that when the price was
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revealed its emotions maybe what we expected. I find that it's quite
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a little chunk of build something. So Mr. He has said goodbye to us, right?
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Seeing that he was the five man of the lottery numbers. You don't work with him anymore. You can tell us the truth.
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I just want to tell my mom how you behave.
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All right, ladies and gentlemen. So, we're going to move on. And uh it it really gives [laughter] me great pleasure to say that you such a great audience. You
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really have. It hasn't done me. Are you hungry? Hungry to drive. Hungry to drive.
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I like that one. So, first things first, we're about to close off. Uh I just want to take this opportunity to thank each one of you for showing up on time.
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You've done an exceptional job. But this is only the beginning. We are now going to ask all of you just after we've done
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our interviews or rather our photo opportunity with the media. Then we will obviously go down to the tech center
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where all of you will be led by our car expert experts as well as obviously our engineers to show you a little bit more as to what this BYD line has to offer.
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So with that said ladies and gentlemen before we go I'm going to ask you know
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the way South Africa's mind is coming on the stage just for a minute or two just
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to share with us what's going to happen another round of applause
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was all the boring stuff. So all the media I know we have a lot of requests for a lot of media interviews. So today is a day
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where we want everybody to experience the according technology at their ledger. Take your time. Um there's a very there's a very precise process
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that's going to be followed that will make your life as seamless as possible.
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If you have any issues, just go to the registration desk and you'll get some of our team that will assist you. Please make sure you have your driver's license with you. Um, and if you don't have your
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driver's license, then red flag it so we can work around it. Some of the media who already have requested, please stay in the room. Myself and Steve will stay
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in the room for the media interviews. We already have a list, but then apparently there's an additional list. Mark will move to the tech area where he will move
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and he will engage with you guys around the tech and the different tech and tech he's trying to show on the B app. So, thank you once again for joining us and your dreams.
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Can I ask You know,
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like
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Yeah, super safe.
