The new roll-on/roll-off vehicle carrier named “BYD Explorer No.1” departed on Monday for Flushing Port in the Netherlands and the German port of Bremerhaven, Xinhua said.
The vessel was built by Yantai CIMC Raffles Shipyard for Israeli shipping company Zodiac Maritime, Xinhua added.
China exported 5.2 million vehicles in 2023, estimated to have overtaken Japan as the world’s largest auto exporter.
BYD exported about 243,000 cars out of its total sales of 3 million units in 2023, with Australia, Brazil and Israel among its biggest overseas markets, data from China Passenger Car Association showed.
Reuters