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itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork" itemscope> <div class="inside-article"> <div class="featured-image page-header-image-single "> <img width="1920" height="1080" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAB4AAAAQ4AQAAAADAqPzuAAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAAETSURBVHja7cEBDQAAAMKg909tDwcUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADApwH45QAB/OGP/gAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" class="attachment-full size-full lazyload" alt="" itemprop="image" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" data-src="https://nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/08/BYDHan2.jpeg" data-srcset="https://nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/08/BYDHan2.jpeg 1920w, 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inventory capital, alleviating cash burn.<br /> BYD has about $15 billion in inventory (66 days). This is about tracking to 3 million sales for the year. 550k cars in inventory.</p> <p>BYD’s growth will significantly slow in the second half of 2024.<br /> BYD’s recent refocusing on PHEV sells suggests challenges in BYD’s BEV business.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">This is a deep dive into BYD’s 2Q 2024 financials (published today).</p> <p>I highy recommend anyone invested in the automotive sector to read this thread since it provides important context for assessing competitors’ relative performance.</p> <p>1. Revenue Increased +26% YoY To $24.3… <a href="https://t.co/Uzni1T31QA" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/Uzni1T31QA</a></p> <p>— AJ (@alojoh) <a href="https://twitter.com/alojoh/status/1828857039168168310?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">August 28, 2024</a></p></blockquote> <p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <p><img decoding="async" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAABAAAAAJLAQAAAABRKdm7AAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAABgSURBVHja7cExAQAAAMKg9U9tDB+gAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADgbJ9oAAREqtaIAAAAASUVORK5CYII=" alt="" width="1024" height="587" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-197397 lazyload" data-src="https://nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/BYDBEVshare-1024x587.jpg" data-srcset="https://nextbigfuture.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/BYDBEVshare-1024x587.jpg 1024w, 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