{"id":15127,"date":"2022-12-09T08:28:09","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T13:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latamobility.com\/?p=15127"},"modified":"2022-12-09T08:28:18","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T13:28:18","slug":"byd-and-astara-partner-to-present-a-wide-range-of-electric-vehicles-in-chile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latamobility.com\/en\/byd-and-astara-partner-to-present-a-wide-range-of-electric-vehicles-in-chile\/","title":{"rendered":"BYD and Astara Partner to Present a Wide Range of Electric Vehicles in Chile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
With the aim of strengthening its offer and technology in electric vehicles, Astara<\/strong>, one of the world’s leading mobility companies, announced a strategic alliance with BYD in Chile<\/strong> to represent and distribute its zero-emission cars from the first quarter of 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Chinese company is betting heavily on the Latin American market after the announcement, a few days ago, of the launch of its first commercial vehicles in Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With the innovative support of BYD<\/strong>, Astara <\/strong>will promote the electrification of the automotive fleet, becoming a benchmark in terms of energy transition in Chile and the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “At Astara we are firmly committed to sustainability and we are committed to vehicles that help us evolve towards sustainable mobility. We are extremely pleased with the agreement we signed today with BYD, which allows us to reinforce Astara’s leadership in the country,”<\/strong> said Francisco Urz\u00faa, General Manager of Astara Latam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For her part, Stella Li<\/strong>, Executive Vice President of BYD and President of BYD America expressed her satisfaction with this new step that the Asian company is taking in Chile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “As advocates of sustainability, we seek to be a long-term partner in the transformation of the country towards green mobility. Today, with more than 430 buses operating in Santiago, we are witnessing a new milestone with BYD new energy passenger vehicles entering the Chilean market,”<\/strong> he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n