China’s top maker of electric vehicles (EV) wants to pay a lot less for car parts in the new year, a demand that signals there is no end in sight to a vicious price war nor economic gloom marked by lower wages and uncertain prospects.

BYD Co. has asked suppliers to accept price cuts next year in a signal the Chinese electric vehicle maker is preparing for the brutal price war in the world’s biggest auto market to intensify.

Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD is intensifying its role as a dominant force in the global automotive industry. A leaked internal email suggests the company plans to deepen its price war

The world’s largest manufacturer of electrified vehicles says it regularly requests price reductions from key suppliers as part of its annual negotiations

Chinese automaker BYD is asking its suppliers to cut their prices, in a sign that a brutal price war in the world's largest auto market is set to escalate.

A BYD solicitou a fornecedores que aceitem cortes de preços no próximo ano, em um sinal de que a montadora chinesa de veículos elétricos se prepara para a intensificação da brutal guerra de preços no maior mercado automotivo do mundo.