Byton Motors has some serious screen real estate
Current Status: Byton is currently taking Pre-Orders - Reserve Yours Here
Byton Motors is a Chinese electric car manufacturer. Started by two long time execs at Nissan and BMW, Carsten and Daniel, they joined forces with investments from Tencent, Foxconn, and Harmony New Energy Auto to create the future of mobility. State-owned FAW, First Auto Works, has gotten involved in the project. They've reportedly invested millions in exchange of <15% stake in the company. Carsten Breitfield started off as the CEO of Byton, but after some internal friction between him and the FAW, he eventually resigned and now serves as the CEO for another fantastic electric car company, Faraday Future. Byton continues to troop on, although Carsten has said that those who remain at Byton are primarily marketing and sales related, all the tech had left. We'll see where they end up, as reservations are being taken now. Byton Vehicles do plan to come to the US, though in 2021.
Byton Motors is working on two models currently, both not released yet. The M-Byte (electric SUV) and the K-Byte (autonomous vehicle).
As of June 2020, Byton Motors does not have any cars on the road in the US. They plan to bring their cars to market in the US next year, in 2021.
Byton's M-Byte is expected to have a 224-286 Mile Range.
It is currently free to make a reservation (no-money-down reservation), but the M-Byte will start at $45,000. Byton has 50,000 global reservations so far (Nov 19') for the M-Byte. There's also 10,000 no-money-down reservation holders in the US.
Byton Motors has positioned itself as a luxury EV maker, not targeting any one type of vehicle. They're entering the automotive market with the M-Byte, an Electric SUV. They're also bringing an autonomous sedan to the market called the K-Byte that will compete with the likes of Tesla, Faraday Future, and other manufacturers investing in self-driving.
