A thousand BYD Atto 3s for customers are on track to arrive in Australia in coming weeks, with the China automaker’s global Twitter account tweeting a photo of a few hundred of the cars in formation at dock.
The tweet posted at 1pm Australia time, shows four photos including the Ruby Ace at a port in China. The cars are lined up forming the words “Hi, AU” and “300”.
We’re not exactly sure what the 300 stands for, but the message is clear: BYD would like it known it is coming to Australia, and it is coming in the thousands.
“With the successful shipment of 1,000 Atto 3 vehicles to Australia, BYD has once again contributed to making the world a greener and cleaner place with our new energy passenger vehicles, ‘Cooling The Earth By 1 ℃,'” the company’s global account says.
With the successful shipment of 1,000 ATTO 3 vehicles to Australia, #BYD has once again contributed to making the world a greener and cleaner place with our new energy passenger vehicles, "Cooling The Earth By 1 ℃". #BuildYourDreams #EV #ZeroCarbon #Sustainability pic.twitter.com/kX5h62gR53
— BYD Global (@BYDGlobal) August 3, 2022
BYD said in July it has taken 3,000 orders for the Atto 3, which is available in two variants with official driveaway pricing ranging from A$44,990 to A$47,990.
The tweet follows hot on the heels of the debut of the first right-hand Atto 3 for customers in Brisbane on Tuesday.
As reported here by The Driven’s Riz Akhtar, hundreds of BYD customers were keen to see the vehicle first-hand, with many waiting in queue to look, see and touch what is Australia’s most affordable EV to date.
The BYD Atto 3 gained approval from the Australian Design Rules (ADR) regulator at the end of July, opening the door for its formal local introduction.
Go to our EV Models pages for more information on details and specifications of the Standard Range Atto 3 and the Extended Range Atto 3.
Bridie Schmidt is associate editor for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018, and has a keen interest in the role that zero-emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum. Bridie also owns a Tesla Model Y and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.