BEIJING — Uber and BYD introduced Wednesday that drivers on the ride-hailing platform can get pricing and financing offers for the Chinese language firm’s electrical vehicles, beginning in Europe and Latin America.

The 2 firms can even develop “autonomous-capable automobiles” for Uber’s platform, in keeping with a press launch.

The multi-year strategic partnership, which the businesses mentioned may convey 100,000 BYD vehicles to Uber, comes regardless of the EU following the U.S. this 12 months in elevating tariffs on imports of Chinese language-made electrical vehicles.

“As the most important world settlement of its type, we’re thrilled about the advantages this partnership will ship for drivers, riders, and cities,” Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi mentioned within the launch.

Shenzhen-based BYD has change into a dominant participant in China’s electrical automotive market. The corporate surpassed Tesla in complete car manufacturing for 2 straight years and has ramped up abroad enlargement, together with investments in factories overseas.

“Uber and BYD share a dedication to innovate in the direction of a cleaner, greener world, and I’m excited to work collectively in the direction of that future,” Chuanfu Wang, BYD chairman and president, mentioned in a press release within the joint launch with Uber.

The 2 firms plan to increase the deal to cowl the Center East, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, the press launch mentioned.

Final 12 months, BYD exported greater than 240,000 vehicles throughout 70 nations. The corporate goals to greater than double these car exports this 12 months.

“This collaboration marks a brand new period within the electrification of city mobility, and we sit up for seeing our cutting-edge EVs change into a standard sight on the streets of cities worldwide,” Stella Li, government vp at BYD and CEO of BYD Americas, mentioned within the launch.

The discharge didn’t specify which automotive fashions, however included a promotional picture with three vehicles: BYD’s Seal sedan, Seal U SUV and Atto 3 SUV. All three vehicles are listed on BYD’s Europe web site.

BYD in 2020 had customized constructed an electrical automotive known as the D1 for Chinese language ride-hailing operator Didi. Final summer season, BYD introduced that 300 of the D1 electrical vehicles arrived in Brazil for Didi’s native subsidiary 99.

Didi acquired Uber’s China enterprise in 2016 for $35 billion. The Chinese language ride-hailing operator had listed within the U.S. in 2021, however delisted lower than a 12 months later amid intense regulatory scrutiny.

Didi introduced in Could 2023 it was launching a three way partnership with GAC Aion for mass manufacturing of an electrical robotaxi.

A BYD spokesperson had mentioned in April that 12 months that totally autonomous driving is “mainly not possible” and that the know-how can be higher utilized to manufacturing.