BYD and Daimler to unveil new electric by end of year

Gasgoo.com (Shanghai April 25) - The products of BYD and Daimler's joint research are about to produce results, with Daimler executives announcing that a new jointly-produced electric vehicle will be unveiled at the end of this year, the Beijing News reported today.

Dieter Zetsche, chairman of Daimler and head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, said that preliminary development on the car was a success, with its exterior design having already been finalized. While Dr. Zetsche didn't unveil any specific details regarding the new model, there is speculation that it will be based on the Mercedes B-Class.