BYD’s unique range of forklifts is now on sale in The UK, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland and Ireland, following Germany, Belgium and The Netherlands. And the product range will be dramatically expanded, too.
First shown at CeMAT 2014, the exciting new range of Iron-Phosphate Battery powered forklifts from BYD Europe is now on sale in The UK, Spain, Portugal,Switzerland and Ireland. While the introduction in the French market is planned for the second half of 2016.
In choosing dealers to partner with, BYD Europe has selected only those with a strong track record in materials handling technology and customer service who have the right resources to provide the support and technical expertise today’s sophisticated forklift demand, ensuring customers receive the very best service and backup and allowing them to benefit from the lowest total cost of ownership of the BYD range with absolute confidence.
Further expansion
It isn’t just the BYD sales network that is set for dramatic expansion, however: the BYD Europe model line-up, too, will be greatly extended in the near future There are plans to increase the counterbalance truck range shortly, including tow trucks, reach trucks and higher capacity counterbalance forklift trucks (5 to 8 tons)
For warehouse use, a 2000kg capacity high-performance pallet truck and a 1400kg capacity stacker are being currently launched in Europe.
BYD plans to release over 50 different models of trucks throughout Europe, in fact, providing end users with all the truck variants they could possibly need and making BYD Europe a truly full-range, one-stop-shop supplier of top-quality materials handling equipment.
“These are exciting times, both for us and for end users anxious to begin taking full advantage of our unique battery technology,” commented BYD Europe Forklifts Director, Javier Contijoch. “The trucks now on sale for the first time in The UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland and Ireland are really just the beginning of the story we have to tell. The number of variants we have coming along is simply massive, and all of them will be powered by our Iron-Phosphate Battery, which we know will prove highly attractive to fleets of all sizes.
“By establishing such a wide-ranging line-up of warehouse trucks that all offer the very substantial benefits of BYD’s Iron-Phosphate Battery technology, alongside a quality-driven network of dealers that can give those fleets the right service at the right time in the right way, we will be perfectly positioned to help end users take full advantage of this unique battery technology and slash the operating costs of their fleets very dramatically,” he added.
For more information about the BYD range please contact:
BYD Europe:
‘s-Gravelandseweg 256, 3125 BK Schiedam, the Netherlands
Forklifts: Javier Contijoch +31 –102070888 javier.contijoch@byd.com
PR: Penny Peng +31 –102070888 penny.peng@byd.com
About BYD
BYD Co., Ltd is a leading-edge provider of green energy technologies that specializes in the IT, automotive, and new energy industries. Being the world’s biggest rechargeable battery manufacturer, BYD also has the largest global market share for cell-phone chargers and keypads. BYD branched out into the auto business in 2003, and has kept a robust yearly growth rate successively. In 2008, Warren Buffett invested $232 million to take a 9.89% stake in BYD. Today, BYD is the fastest-growing Chinese auto company and a global pioneer in the field of new energy vehicles including Dual Mode Electric Models and Pure Electric Models.
Based on its core Fe Battery technology, BYD has worked out a Green City Solution, which aims to electrify urban public transportation systems by transitioning from gasoline and diesel buses and taxis to pure electric ones. In March 2012, BYD and Daimler AG officially announced the entirely new EV brand Denza in China.
In addition, BYD has also focused on the Research & Development and manufacturing of a wide range of new energy products, including energy storage system, solar energy products and LED lighting. For more information, please visit www.bydforklift.com or www.byd.com.
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