BYD Atto 3 Will Get Entry Level Variant In India, Launching This Month

BYD Atto 3/PHOTO: Afrizal-VOI

JAKARTA - India's BYD is rumored to be presenting an entry level variant of the Atto 3 model for the Indian market, after releasing a new teaser on its social media account about the launch on July 10.

Quoting from the Indian Autocar page, Saturday, July 6, currently BYD Atto 3 only gets one variant in India with a battery capacity of 60.48 kHw with a range of 512 km.

Based on one unnamed source, it was revealed to Autocar that BYD would introduce an entry level variant of the model, which would come with a smaller battery capacity.

The source said that the entry level variant will be equipped with a 50 kWh battery with a shorter distance from the highest variant.

In addition, the variant will also remove some of the features previously present. Unfortunately, there are no more details regarding what features will be removed from the SUV.

The presence of BYD Atto 3 entry level variants in India will also help the Chinese brand to continue to compete competitively, and will directly challenge models from MG ZS EV to Tata Harrier EV in India's local market.

Regarding prices, currently BYD Atto 3 in India is priced at 3,990,000 rupees or around Rp661 million, and the entry level variant is estimated to reach 2,600,000-2,800,000 rupees or around Rp506 million.

As is known, currently BYD Atto 3 has also been present in Indonesia and its official price was announced last February, which is priced at IDR 515 million for the superior variant and for the Advanced variant it has not been disclosed.