BYD launched the Racco all-electric K-Car in Japan on July 28
The Chinese automaker officially launched its first K-Car model developed specifically for the Japanese market , the Racco, on Tuesday, entering the country's most important vehicle segment and challenging Toyota, Honda and Nissan on their home turf. The Racco starts at 2.145 million yen ($13,100) in Japan. After a 150,000-yen government subsidy, the entry-level version comes in below 2 million yen, with a WLTC range of 210 kilometers BYD Japan officially launched its first K-Car model developed specifically for the Japanese market, the Racco, on July 28, marking the Chinese automaker’s first entry into the country’s highly competitive K-Car (microcar) segment , dominated by Japanese manufacturers, including Nissan, Honda, Suzuki and Daihatsu. Unlike BYD’s existing passenger vehicles sold in Japan, the Racco was engineered specifically to comply with the country’s K-Car regulations. It measures 3,395 mm in length and 1,475 mm in width, matching Japan’s legal size limits fo...