New leadership announcement by BYD India
Rajeev Chauhan takes the helm as Vice President to spearhead overall EPV business of BYD India.
Sanjay Gopalakrishanan retires from BY D India BYD recently featured among T op 10 in 2024 Kantar BrandZ Global Aut omotive Brands.
New Delhi, India – BYD India, a subsidi ary of the world’s leading New Energy Vehicles (NEV) manufacturer BYD, sees Mr. Rajeev Chauhan takes on the role of Vice President of the Electric Passenger Vehicle Business at BYD India. He takes over from Mr. Sanjay Gopalakrishnan as he retires after over three decades in Indian Automotive Industry with his last stint that saw him set up the EV Passen ger Vehicle Business at BYD India.
Mr. Rajeev Chauhan is an accomplished automotive leader. In a career spanning over 25 years, he has worked with Hond a Cars India and Volvo Car India among other names. He has driven innovative strategies across multiple domains of re tail network, customer experience, elec trification, direct sales, product develop ment, customer service and digital trans formation. His focus on optimising retail capacity with a strong customer orienta tion has redefined customer experience s, elevated market share, created a highl y profitable dealer network and eventu ally company profitability. He will spear head the overall electric passenger vehi cle business of BYD India.
Speaking on the occasion Mr. Rajeev Ch auhan, Vice President, Electric Passen ger Vehicle Business, BYD India, stated: “The world is at the cusp of a brighter and more sustainable future. And BYD has been playing a stellar role in this pro gress towards a greener tomorrow. It is my honour to be a part of this journey where we can together make sustainab le technologies and sustainable motori ng more accessible to Indian Consumer s.”
Speaking on his retirement, Mr. Sanjay Gopalakrishnan, outgoing Senior Vice President, Electric Passenger Vehicle Business, BYD India, stated: “I consider it my good fortune to have worked, learnt and grown in what I think to be one of the most dynamic and exciting industries in India and the world. I can’t ask for a better way to bow out than to retire at the pinnacle of eco-sensitive, sustainable motoring, which is the blu eprint for the future.”
BYD recently maintained its position among the top-10 in the Kantar BrandZ Global Automotive Brands rankings for 2024. This is the second consecutive year that BYD has featured in the top-10 of these prestigious rankings with a brand value exceeding US$10 Billion. In 2023, BYD’s global car sales surpassed 3.02 million units. To date, BYD has sold over 7.6 million NEVs. In India, the company sells the e6 electric MPV, the ATTO 3 electric SUV and its latest launch is the BYD SEAL, a luxury electric sedan with a line-up that has a range of upto 650 kms, can accelerate to 100kph in upto 3.8 seconds, is equipped with Cell To Body (CTB) technology, and has ADAS Level 2 and 9 airbags among other features.
About BYD India service
BYD India was established in March 2007 in Chennai, India, with an office in New Delhi. The Indian subsidiary has two factories, covering more than 140,000 sqm, with an investment exc eeding $200 million. Its business cov ers electric passenger cars, battery en ergy storage, electric buses, electric tr ucks, electric forklifts, and electronic s. BYD India provides customers with pr oduct solutions and related after-sales services.
BYD India passenger vehicles curren tly has three successful products in its portfolio – the BYD SEAL, BYD ATTO 3, and the All-New e6, all of which hav e been very well received by Indian co nsumers. BYD India passenger vehicl es division has a wide dealership net work, with 26 showrooms across 23 cities. More information about the co mpany can be found at -: www.bydautoindia.com.
