China's BYD launches 3 EV models in Indonesia

FILE PHOTO: Security guards stand at the BYD booth at the Auto Shanghai show, in Shanghai, China April 19, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

JAKARTA: China's BYD, the world's biggest electric vehicle maker, unveiled three battery EV models in Indonesia on Thursday as it seeks to expand its presence in Southeast Asia's biggest economy.

BYD overtook Tesla as the world's top EV maker in the fourth quarter. The majority of the 526,000 vehicles it sold during the period were in the China market.