November 21, 2024

In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's second-largest city, fossil-fuel cars from US, Japanese and South Korean automakers still dominate the streets. However, a closer look reveals a shifting trend: despite very limited numbers, there are plenty of sightings of Chinese new-energy vehicles (NEVs).

On recent busy afternoon, in the space of an hour along the main road next to Rio's famous Copacabana beach, the Global Times spotted a number of glistening NEVs made by Chinese automaker BYD, though they were overshadowed by speeding older fossil-fuel cars and motorcycles.  

At Barra Shopping, one of the biggest and most popular malls in Rio de Janeiro, several brand-new hybrid electric vehicles, the Haval H6, manufactured by China's Great Wall Motor, were on display both at the front door and inside the mall, as a stream of shoppers passed by. 

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