{"id":301840,"date":"2025-04-30T12:11:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T19:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=301840"},"modified":"2025-07-01T14:45:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T21:45:54","slug":"byd-launches-worlds-largest-car-transport-vessel-shenzhen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/byd-launches-worlds-largest-car-transport-vessel-shenzhen\/","title":{"rendered":"BYD launches world&#8217;s largest car transport vessel, Shenzhen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The BYD \u201cShenzhen\u201d has officially embarked on its maiden voyage, marking a significant milestone as it becomes <strong>the world\u2019s largest car transport vessel, capable of carrying 9,200 vehicles\u2014equivalent to the size of 20 football fields.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Departing on April 27, <strong>the Shenzhen is currently en route to Brazil, transporting over 7,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs)<\/strong>, which include a mix of electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/byd-aims-to-double-international-sales-targeting-800000-units-by-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"This shipment represents the largest single batch of NEVs exported from China to date.\">This shipment represents the largest single batch of NEVs exported from China to date.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">? WORLD&#39;S LARGEST car carrier sets sail!<br>China&#39;s homegrown <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BYDShenzhen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BYDShenzhen<\/a> (9,200-vehicle capacity) departed Taicang Port, loaded with 7,000+ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NEVs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NEVs<\/a> \u26a1?, beginning its 30+ day ocean voyage ? to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Brazil?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Brazil<\/a>&#39;s Itaja\u00ed Port!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/madeInChina?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#madeInChina<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chinatech?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chinatech<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EEJzGELXsg\">pic.twitter.com\/EEJzGELXsg<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Chinese Embassy in US (@ChineseEmbinUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChineseEmbinUS\/status\/1916921966692307022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shenzhen embarks on journey to Brazil, carrying over 7,000 vehicles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As BYD continues to expand its global footprint, the Shenzhen joins an impressive fleet of car carriers, with this vessel being its fourth launched since the company introduced its first, the Explorer No. 1, in January 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Explorer No. 1 has already completed numerous journeys to markets in Germany, Spain, and now Brazil, while the Changzhou and Hefei, both capable of carrying 7,000 vehicles, were launched subsequently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Shenzhen underscores BYD\u2019s commitment to international growth, demonstrating the company\u2019s determination to promote sustainable development in Brazil as it seeks to capture a significant share of the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"World\u2019s largest car carrier, the \u2018BYD Shenzhen,\u2019 delivered\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zdQVwzRaLcY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In the first quarter of 2025, BYD has seen remarkable success, selling over 206,000 NEVs overseas\u2014more than double the number sold during the same period last year<\/strong>. The company\u2019s portfolio in Brazil features vehicles such as the affordable Dolphin Mini starting at approximately $20,000 (99,800 BRL) and the newly launched hybrid pickup truck, the Shark, priced at 379,800 BRL ($66,900).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking ahead, BYD plans to accelerate its international expansion with the upcoming launches of the Changsha and Xi\u2019an, targeting vital markets across Europe, Southeast Asia, and beyond. With this ambitious strategy, BYD aims to significantly bolster its presence in the global automotive landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BYD \u201cShenzhen\u201d has officially embarked on its maiden voyage, marking a significant milestone as it becomes the world\u2019s largest car transport vessel, capable of carrying 9,200 vehicles\u2014equivalent to the size of 20 football fields. Departing on April 27, the Shenzhen is currently en route to Brazil, transporting over 7,000 new energy vehicles (NEVs), which &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/byd-launches-worlds-largest-car-transport-vessel-shenzhen\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;BYD launches world&#8217;s largest car transport vessel, Shenzhen&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":301841,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[8320,8319],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6849],"class_list":["post-301840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-byd","tag-ev","content-category-lifestyle"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301840"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301840\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":307421,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301840\/revisions\/307421"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/301841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=301840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=301840"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=301840"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=301840"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=301840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}