Cars Grow in Grass! 872 Luxury EVs by BYD-Mercedes Abandoned in Bushes for 5 Years

[@dgillies5420]

The purpose of this joint venture might have been to steal all the Daimler Tech that BYD could steal. So these cars may have already served their purpose - and sale of cars was not important ...

[@normandiebryant6989]

Scamming the government was probably the bigger purpose. The subsidy was only available once proof-of-sale was provided to the government. I've read of some car makers setting up a subsidiary that bought all the cars so the parent could get the subsidy. They then removed all the mechanicals and the parent factory put them in a new car-body and sold it to their subsidiary again. Different VIN each time but mostly recycled mechanicals. Round and round until the music stopped.

[@tvk9030]

exactly ! they try to cooperate with big corporations to get key technology because the government allows them to do so

[@aaannn9094]

👏👏👏

[@bobby5678-ck2tc]

Yep it was to steal subsidies and also technology from the West. Buisness people in the west have become traitors allowing our technology to get stolen for short term profits while the ceos get huge golden parachutes all our industries then leave or go bankrupt and many of our towns and villages lose all the work they could have and then all the money goes to immigrants instead of our own people.

[@melbrusans]

Los chinos en serio hacen eso??😂🎉

[@lukeclifton4392]

This pretty much sums up the EV industry; producing EV’s in order to soak up government subsidies, registering them to boost EV “sales” figures and then dumping them into the landscape to waste away and pollute. Money is more important than the environment.

[@davidshanahan5134]

That's a centrally planned economy on display right there - utterly inefficient. It's a pity they didn't centrally plan a recycling program.

[@xijinpig7978]

Communism is the only way for equality and prosperity For CCP members

[@demongo2007]

Exactly correct. All those cars were produced cuz the ccp and Xi said “go make electric cars! We’ll tell you when to stop.” Same with all the high rise luxury apartments that were built, with no buyers and no tenants; ccp says “build it and they will come”, sucking down resources and labor and trillions of yuan. The auto and real estate industries in China looked like they were booming, cuz of all the people employed, construction taking place, millions of cars produced etc. But then they have more apartments in China than people, millions of cars that no one can or wants to buy, so inventory just piles up like trash. Their economy is in a death spiral, no demand for the high end stuff being built, no money for the people cuz companies are laying off everyone, insufficient food for the population and crumbling shoddy infrastructure cuz everyone is corrupt and no one cares about quality. I don’t think Taiwan has too much to worry about right now….

[@kamsunleong6648]

Byd sold millions of evs, and you are reacting to 872. You miss the forest for the trees.

[@fba90130]

I'm just surprised it hasn't been stripped for parts and sold. There must be re-sellable items like batteries and copper and stuff.

[@davidshanahan5134]

@@kamsunleong6648 If only that was the only EV graveyard in China. Cars, share bikes, E bikes are ALL piled high with nothing to do but rot. Produced solely to gain a subsidy - not to be sold. Totally inefficient use of resources. No doubt they will be dumped in a developing country to kill any local industry.

[@a.911]

No way those cars are sitting for 5 years. Too clean

[@hassanas.benjamin3818]

Why wouldn't it be clean no one has been in them.

[@steve251157]

@@hassanas.benjamin3818the outside is too clean . Leave your car outside for a couple of weeks and see how it looks.

[@0256116]

​@@hassanas.benjamin3818 снаружи чистый!

[@havanasyndrome3024]

​@@hassanas.benjamin3818two me you've never seen what happened to a car that's sitting outside for five years unused... You'd have mild all over than interior.

[@olli4611]

yes no mold in it

[@Jaysqualityparts]

My Chevy has just hit 480,000 miles -772,000km on all original drivetrain so suck it. Oh and is still worth 2200$

[@twongreen9968]

Wow a Chevy who doesn't have those cheap models 😂😂😂

[@mrmoralman1]

Which Chevy pls? What size engine? How old

[@wheezysqueezebox7651]

When you're in a hole, stop digging! When you're in a Chinese EV, that's been sitting for five years, get out!

[@btrdangerdan2010]

Images of those new cars catch on fire during a showroom reveal 😂

[@bluedrakken]

china make sure they don't put in the battery when showing off

[@MildlyInterested_]

@@bluedrakken lets just hope they do for the population in these areas, altho we have seen that the CCP doesnt really give a crap about most parts of the country that are not densly populated cities. We will for sure not hear about it if they have batteries since this stuff will be taken out of the internet in no time :D

[@thelonewolf666]

THE WORLD DOES NOT WANT THESE SHIT CARS IMPOSE 5000% TARIFFS ON THEM

[@namename1]

Cameraman hides that they are for import or export

[@chrisward5626]

So you didn’t listen that these cars are taxis and were part of a failed business venture .

[@paulgill7222]

Another trumper

[@cezargarzia419]

😂😂😂and the ceo from ford got some from China to us. to see and learn from them 😂😂😂😂

[@johnr5252]

You don’t like EV’s. We get it. Shut up.

[@TadPrice-ih7iv]

This is the genius of communism.

[@SerCommander]

If the batteries did not self-ignite under the scorching sun in 5 years then you are dealing with top-quality stuff.

[@frankt.1391]

batteries most probably empty

[@havanasyndrome3024]

​@@frankt.1391empty batteries ignite too. I my old Samsung blew up on me after could of years if sitting there.

[@DeutschlanddenDeutschen1987]

The boggest prpblem is loading

[@Woof514]

​@@frankt.1391not important, state of charge (what's artificial) is not relevant for thermal runaway

[@kiaayo33]

8:40 Excessive Engine Noise, Large Turning Radius, Limited Space, High Fuel Consumption, are we talking about Chinese Cars or Chinese Naval Ships?!

[@namename1]

These their advantages

[@chrisward5626]

Lol champ theses are ev taxis

[@Kantankerous75]

You just supply supply supply without true demand and this is what happens. Nobody can afford or want them. It's happening in many sectors of Chinese economy.

[@TheTektronik]

Too bad, people behind oversupply of these crappy EV's don't have the slightest clue about how the economy works. Even if they gave those for free, nobody would want them.

[@piotrmajewski5978]

Why you should care if you get more money from government than it costs to manufacture your product? Just produce and dump, like these companies do.

[@MildlyInterested_]

@@piotrmajewski5978 yes, but isnt china supposed to be "socialist" country :D doesnt sound very socialist to build cars while some people cant get food

[@piotrmajewski5978]

@@MildlyInterested_ There also shouldn't be unemployment in socialism and in so called "democracies" you should be able to vote for non-socialists...everything works as intended.

[@alexanderblack2869]

Sounds familiar. - Chrysler ‘sales bank’ of the late 1970’s. And a bailout from the government, that Chrysler did repay - or so it was projected, too big a risk on so many fronts to have Chrysler go under - loss of jobs not being least.

[@francislarv3012]

Denza was born on the shoulders of Giants…and fell forty feet to the ground. Poor baby.

[@Nipppppppppp]

This channel is posting like 5 videos a day, china is absolutely insane these days

[@t1n4444]

So we are told ...

[@shundi4264]

Propaganda daily doses x 5

[@powershift2024]

​@@shundi4264 $1.50 for you my man!!! Big $!!!! Gutter oil or hospital visit???

[@stealthassasin1day291]

@@t1n4444 These are just summaries of already shown cases thats been happening and keep happening over recent years and even now. It's not exactly breaking news but its still valid information and some find out again and post more videos.

[@americanadreaming]

​@@shundi4264Yea, I'm sure this is just a sound stage in LA. Same with the moon landing. I like your ideas and would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

[@josephlee8765]

People says they do not want to risk their family & lives.

[@americanadreaming]

Dang China, what the heck? Your brand of capitalism is wasteful. Your people deserve better.

[@Muricans1776]

So a company bought these for use as taxi/commercial use … they went bankrupt…and now they’re bought at auction!! Wow companies never before anywhere else in world go bankrupt and their assets auctioned off.

[@lemerdtool]

Yeah but now they are being marketed by a wholesaler named Jah Shing doo-doo men-men. It is a name you can trust.

[@shizumu5v]

even the chinese don't want byd garbage lol

[@captainnutzlos3816]

The batterys are toast after sitting there for 5 years !! 😄 I dont recommend charging them...

[@hassanas.benjamin3818]

Those cars can now be someone's shelter.

[@osman_zengin]

1:44 without the batteries...

[@TAD3011]

@@osman_zengin - Cars without batteries drove from the factory to this square❓

[@m.r.v.p.9026]

Comparing these goofy ah cars with a Mercedes Benz should be a crime in itself.

[@googlewolly]

Meh. Other than the engines, there's nothing very special about Mercedes-Benz. They're very unreliable.

[@cocoadog1998]

​@googlewolly something tells me you didn't own one yet. My MBs blew my other cars out of the water in reliability. I drove my e350 80K miles EACH YR and my v12 s600 "nightmare" w140 has 362000

[@googlewolly]

@@cocoadog1998 I don't need to. I know people who know cars. Any mechanic will affirm that they're unreliable. It's a fact. Whether or not your specific Mercedes was reliable doesn't change the rules; it's the exception.

[@cocoadog1998]

@googlewolly no, there are many models that are actually known to be the most reliable cars in the world like the w123 and w124. Only certain 2000s models suck and some 90s had wiring issues. But The e350 is known to be an excellent car after 07

[@googlewolly]

@@cocoadog1998 lol Not true.

[@mauryeetss3561]

Sucks seeing sht like this. As someone who can’t afford a car and walks/bikes to work, it really pisses me off.

[@chrisward5626]

If you think this is bad it would make you cry to see the thousands of American cars stored and not sold

[@SMMBHQ-cg2zy]

it should and its a crying shame , there are plenty of surplus unwanted unoccupied cars trucks homes buildings vacant lots , etc to provide for everyone who is struggling , you should be given top priority for assisatance , and as long as you assimilate with society in an approved manner you should aquire full ownership of these assets , until we change we are all doomed.

[@midimusicforever]

BYD is grabage.

[@NewkFritz]

"BYD is leading the world in electric cars, Tesla wishes for BYDs success" 😂

[@datathunderstorm]

Not trying to take sides but a lot of TfL Electric Buses in London, UK are BYD - and they’re very reliable and well built. Ditto with some London Black Taxi’s I believe. Basically, some Chinese EV’s are built to high quality and some are not. BYD seems to have proven itself in the UK at least. Food for thought.

[@cktohwilson5873]

You're nut to give such a stupid comment. Don't make yourself a laughing stock

[@Thisisnolongerajoke]

B urn Y ou D own

[@emersonshiff8132]

Oh Pooh!

[@powershift2024]

Pooh-stradamus spoke of this since ancient times. He said "Qing Dynasty try to own everything, everyone, everywhere, but doesn't have a chance." He long gone now, just like pooh is...

[@haiting1594]

Denza brand of EVs were originally sold through MB dealership, BYD was only responsible for manufacturing the EVs using their batteries and electronics for the JV. Since the sales of Denza EV did not met targets, BYD bought back most of MB shares in the JV in 2019 (BYD acquired MB final 10% in Sept 2024 and now owns 100% of Denza) and took complete control of the brand and created an independent dealership network. Now Denza is a very successful EV brand with best selling luxury EV MPV D9, and recently launched Z9GT. BTW, Those cars left in the bushes were without batteries and were auctioned off as scrap metals this year.

[@0256116]

Спасибо

[@zm321]

That rear end shot @1:27 reminds me so much of the Renault 16.

[@nidaauto]

I was thinking Renault 20

[@JohnGotts]

It's refreshing to see some accurate news coverage of the mainland, and humorous to see commenters from the mainland. Commenters, you are not permitted to use KZbin from China. Chinese citizens accessing KZbin can result in jail time. You are working for the Chinese government, then?

[@edipopplinger2078]

Of course

[@joeblow229]

I only see pro-CCP Wumaos in the comments, so probably.

[@C00ltronix]

Using KZbin in China is not illegal.

[@dgillies5420]

​​@@C00ltronix KZbin is definitely blocked you have to VPN through the great firewall of china to access it and i think that act is illegal .... and when i visited in 2015 my google pixel 2 phone wouldn't even turn on because it was blocked from contacting google play services ...

[@patrickt49]

​@@C00ltronixthe only people who have access to youtube in China are those with state sponsored VPN's, those who have private VPN's are violating Chinese laws.

[@Feralfox.]

no chance those cars have been there 5 years, i left my car for 6 months and is had green all over the windows and all the panels, those look clean and even the windows are spotless, fake as hell

[@Cidanandas108]

Its not only cars! Its buildings,houses,commercial centres! Its CAPITALISM!

[@JohnRinNoHo]

If the government has its hands on business, and it does, it is not capitalism, it is fascism.

[@Oldfogey2014]

If you need spare parts…you know where to go.

[@EJFJ-Corporation]

They are unfortunately not all compatible with another specific model, and they are not very qualitative... BYD cuts costs, not as the best Xpeng Motors does, by improving production methods and defining a very very correct price, with benefits for all! They do lot lot lot of verifications, even by helping users in their daily use... No private information robbery, just accurate treatment of any activity of their 600000 vehicles used daily...

[@Phantoma3]

@Oldfogey2014, There are so many new models coming out yearly are spare parts even available for this type of car?

[@mmuller2402]

​@@Phantoma3no just buy new or life with defect

[@martinv.352]

5 years ago, Mercedes did not produce EV cars. Perhaps these cars are hybrids. Hope that all liquids were removed.

[@mmuller2402]

No

[@francislarv3012]

I wouldn’t buy one for any price

[@MLC...]

I would not take one if they pay me.

[@JesseLockeHere2Do]

48,000 Yuan is about $6,700

[@jacobussteyn7062]

$320

[@JasonKing-m6m]

Definitely won't have "400km" range after 5 years...

[@BorisaComputers]

isnt a car working and driving more important than a "infotainment" system?

[@tespenkr9924]

These abandoned EVs will do more damage to the environment than oil drilling ever has.

[@ladislavzima8382]

Why? Lithium batteries don't leak.

[@kiaayo33]

Facts! EVs do damage while being dug up, being refined, being built, you have to replace the whole battery every 2-5 yrs($100,00each) and EVs always drop half in value by the 2-3 yrs so it's cheaper to buy a new one which only damages the environment, in America we don't even have enough electricity to power our stuff so adding more EVs just makes America have to burn Tons of more coal to power those "Zero Pollution Vehicles" and don't even get me started on how much POWER it takes to just run 5 of those charging stands.

[@edipopplinger2078]

@@ladislavzima8382 because it's a waste of ressources, like the other graveyards or the e-bikes

[@ladislavzima8382]

@@kiaayo33 Those are old myths. Our 10 years old Leaf has original battery with 74% health. For most EVs, the battery will survive the car. And people like you tell us EVs are too cheap, yet where I can buy those used cars? EVs often held price better than some ICEVs. And if the battery fails, a new one from Tesla costs one tenth of what you say. Update your knowledge, this is a fast developing industry.

[@lance8080]

@@ladislavzima8382catch fire 🔥 shows you know nothing go back to your CCP education camp for more training 🇨🇳

[@SeelkadoomTHS]

We Taiwanese still drive tesla

[@michaeljiang960]

What other options do you have?

[@kevj9928]

Smart. They are a proven company with the most experience. Tesla is actually an excellent company. China isn’t original with anything…they only copy and mimic others. Pathetic.

[@geomacaulay]

Im guessing its unlikely that those batteries are as documented. - if they had zero intention to sell- then they wouldn't spend excess on expensive battery capacity.

[@chrisward5626]

They were sold to a taxi company that went bust

[@shaf3006]

The MPV were a direct copy of Toyota Alphard

[@commonsensenow9517]

What do you bet that unsold evs are being BURIED in the ground to hide the losses. Please note that it is NO COINCIDENCE that the 2 isms are financially collapsing at the same time.

[@chrisward5626]

What are you on about ? Why would they bury a car 🤦‍♂️ you just scrap them like the USA does .

[@commonsensenow9517]

@@chrisward5626 also, the batteries are real issue, they are polluting the environment

[@chrisward5626]

@@commonsensenow9517 what are you on about the batteries are doing nothing . They are just sitting there

[@79adventures]

My brother is working in Mercedes for Accounts Payable in their supply chain; they had a meeting 2 weeks ago that Daimler BYD contract ended and CEO mentioned he isnt doing business with the Chinese group again

[@Ryo_Dragon]

GIVE THE CARS TO THE VICTIMS OF THE ONES DESTROYED BY THE CCP'S MADE FLOODS?

[@whitebloodism]

They’ve suffered enough, no need to punish them further with Chinese electric vehicles

[@Ryo_Dragon]

Ha Ha, Is an EV really a car? :D Not until it can charge it's own battery. lol

[@humbertomonteiro6742]

😮😮Wow, crazy people.....

[@DandyLion2024]

Bolstering the sale numbers to make it look like they were selling more than they actually were.

[@porkrind3512]

Industrial waste .... absolutely. Me and some unknown Chinese guy agree ??

[@malcolmar]

That can't be good for the environment.

[@gregschramm8180]

And this helps the planet how

[@zapokoin6133]

No problem, there are more in the USA. and 30 trillion dolar debt

[@RumpelFourSkin]

Nature always wins

[@howell5499]

I happen to know this news. The name of this batch of cars is DENZA 450. BYD and Mercedes jointly own 50%. It was launched in 2018, but the sales volume was not good. There is a company in Chengdu that purchased 872 online hailing cars, but it was idle for 5 years due to various formalities, debts and other factors. Recently, it was finally auctioned by the judicial auction. The total auction price was 6 million US dollars. When this car was listed, it was not cost-effective and the sales volume was not good. After that, BYD acquired the shares in Mercedes and operated independently. Sales began to grow. At present, DENZA D9 has become the first in MPV

[@johnlesoudeur3653]

For reservation at FWD $85,503.03

[@mmuller2402]

BYD partners to steal from mercedes, how to build a car and not to show how they build batteries😂 so these cars are trash

[@howell5499]

@@mmuller2402 In fact, in September, Mercedes-Benz completely withdrew, and DENZA became a hit. It seems that the reason for the garbage has been found. Without Mercedes-Benz's technology, China's car sales have skyrocketed

[@Cryptostyx]

Damn what a waste of time They always go overboard

[@lance8080]

CCP 🇨🇳

[@officialhellotravel]

Que marcas son? Coches chinos?

[@narendv6116]

For future generations all humans should plant trees and save water soil ☘️🌱🌵🍀🪴🌏Save Earth 🌍

[@normansmart7502]

Future my arse😊😊😊

[@nrakma]

Apparently no one finished the video or does not comprehend that what took place was a business dispute over payment. Like when a Casino Owner Refuses to Pay Contractors or goes BankRupt Six Times. Anyway, the cars were purchased for resale.

[@jasonl3185]

Question is why you haven't got thoses headlights out? Lol😂😂😂😂😂

[@seanhutton7155]

The purpose of joint ventures in the automotive industry always means they both have something that will help each other. In this case Merc was after the Byd Ev tech and i can assume Byd being a new brand was after mercs build quality , interior / fit and finish ect. Multi billion dollar company's are not stupid when it comes to these things

[@oscargrainger2962]

As far as I can see there’s 800 bedrooms for the homeless 😅

[@TAD3011]

It's hard to believe that money can be wasted like this. Who can afford it❓

[@DerekMartell]

It seems like the largest corporations and ventures can end up so misguided. Youd think big companies have the resources to make sure they succeed in their projects, but big projects are fragile, and its a lot of hard work to make sure things follow through. But when they derail, it becomes impossible to manage. At this scale, the failures are devastating and affect a lot of people

[@C00ltronix]

Looks like a business deal got sour. Nothing really related to byd one ev/hev.

[@ray3172]

I wonder if anyone can just get a car and drive out!?

[@Ghekko-kw3zz]

Sure just need to hack the software first then work out how to get it home past a billion cameras.

[@stevehale4712]

They clearly have not been sitting for 5 years yet, production started in 2020 , the prices were quite high and they were produced both as a BEV and a PHEV. The cars on paper looked good, interior was largely MB inspired, however, the cars as sold disappointed and sakes were low, in 2021 MB reduced its share of the JV from 50% down to 10% and the Denza X was dropped. It was considered a learning curve by both parties. MB then formed a partnership with Geely to develop the “Smart” brand in China. These cars are likely tail end 2021 production so just over 3 years old. Someone will probably buy them cheap and ship them to Africa or S E Asia.

[@18ad84]

Great news 👍

[@paradiz3lost]

This is CHINESE CAPITALISM. If this was 'socialism' these cars would belong to people, not to grass.

[@joeblow229]

I'm not in favor of Communism, but isn't this "doing it wrong"..? There are a lot of Chinese people who can't afford cars, there are cars just sitting there, why wouldn't they give these cars away to people in rural areas along with a charging station for the village? We have more "Communism" in the United States, as far as things the government hands out to the people.

[@AJayZy]

Are you new to the world bro

[@Windows98R]

You know…most “communist” countries have never been truly communist. I hope you realize that.

[@joeblow229]

@@Windows98R Of course I do, just pointing out the hypocrisy, and why the whole "real Communism has never been tried" argument persists.

[@igorurbanek8217]

Communism has 2 stages : 1st socialism , earn how much you work then 2nd. communism , you get how much you need. Communism is like horizont , how close you come the higher it get.

[@stage6fan475]

Somewhere, out of sight, Pooh Bear takes another pie in the face. He's approaching Soupy Sales terrritory.

[@ronaldtharappel5633]

Socialism at its best.

[@oddities-whatnot]

No green mold on window seals etc. My car gets like that without driving it for a while and I’m not under any trees.

[@stevehale4712]

As I suspected these cars are siting with a dealer, the video says he bought them for CNY42m (about CNY52,500 each). In all probability he will try to export them as low cost EVs to Africa/SE Asia

[@bobclarke5913]

2:13 These are going to scrap, note how they have them stacked on each other.

[@stevehale4712]

@ probably correct, didn’t watch carefully, scooted through big portions 😳

[@Robert--cm2nf]

The lady said that the battery makes up 50% of the total cost of an electric vehicle , so after 5 years outside whats it value ?

[@brianm.595]

That's sales quotas and part of china's #1 global EV sales.

[@garrycroft4215]

PMSL these cars are Not EVs they are plug-in hybrids & they have not been sitting for 5 years.

[@mattanderson6672]

Rise up People of China

[@jerryw1608]

I find it interesting that the doors still open, isn’t that one of the problems of the new BYD’s?😅

[@koj1249]

Hey send them to us in Ghana, none of our cars has effective brakes, so they will fit in fine if cheap

[@haianh3936]

Thank you buddy

[@gordonpatton7507]

Why haven't these cars been stripped? Seems like a decent amount of money could be had just stripping materials and components.

[@markgarin6355]

Bought for massive money then stacked on trucks like junk? Makes no sense. Excessive fuel?

[@Mike-vu9xf]

These would make great homes for homeless people

[@edzelmejia3233]

That actually happens a lot now that solar powered cars are being produced.

[@danutavram831]

I know from my childhood that China was good at making fireworks ;))))

[@SilentHillFetishist]

No. Fireworks are fake, unless they have the words 8000 Watts, BTC, 95+Gold, ATX in it.

[@redcat246]

What country is this... Question do you want do investment in this country... Never so volatile politics... So dangerous market... Need pull out all investment 😔 never returned...

[@RazvanTSibiu]

lithium price dropped 8x times in 3 years

[@John_roblox164]

who tf planted car seeds in there?

[@davehilling3944]

Thats super good for the environment

[@alcoyne3333333333333]

The are the cleanest cars i every seen after 5 years outside 😂😂😂😂

[@blito3wot]

yep.....look at the planet saving green cars, protecting us from destroying nature.

[@gionoor3304]

*Rich rebuilds has joined the chat

[@svennielsen633]

Consider the waste of all of this material. Why bother to produce waste?

[@randomthingsstuff6591]

INSTEAD OF ABANDONING CARS PUT THEM ON SALE IN OTHER MARKETS

[@seanwallace89]

2:12 like what the actual fvck, man?!

[@scottgordon1781]

MB burned their fingers . Now lay offs at the plant in South Africa :-(

[@felixcat9318]

For a brand new car, with zero miles, to lose 85% of its value in 5 years is completely unsustainable! The Chinese EV market is a race to the very depths of destitution...

[@2steaksandwiches665]

Am I allowed to criticize the Chinese government on this channel?

[@fteoOpty64]

$50K EACH is way too much for a made in China car!. More like $15k is more reasonable. These are untested designs and will have parts problem due to its make. Pity they are just e-waste!.

[@JackBlack-ii1ip]

The motor trade call this a landmark.

[@tommyolsen8224]

Looks like a great car

[@dr.billbach48]

BYD-Mercedes? Mercedes has no cooperation with BYD and they do not produce any models together.

[@onthefly7265]

This is a fake video the cars are too clean for standing 5years