Quick Answer: BYDToday starts with Chinese primary sources and first-hand Chinese reporting when explaining China’s new energy vehicle industry. When a story affects buyers outside China, we also verify the applicable local law, price, warranty, registration, charging, or regulatory rule through the relevant target-market authority.
Source Hierarchy
- Chinese primary sources: company filings, stock-exchange documents, MIIT and other regulator releases, official brand announcements, price lists, product pages, dealer notices, policy documents, CAAM, CPCA, and official datasets.
- Chinese first-hand reporting: Chinese business, automotive, technology, and industry outlets used for interviews, local market reporting, and timeline confirmation.
- Target-market official verification: overseas regulators, customs agencies, utilities, tax authorities, local subsidiaries, official price lists, and warranty documents when the reader’s decision depends on rules outside China.
- Secondary context: industry research and reputable reporting may provide context, but never replaces the original source for prices, sales, subsidies, financing, technical specifications, IPO terms, recalls, or regulatory claims.
Discovery Is Not Evidence
WeChat search, social posts, newsletters, aggregators, and monitoring tools may help us discover a story. They are not publication proof. Every material claim must be traced to the original company, regulator, exchange filing, association release, or directly attributable first-hand report.
Sources We Do Not Use as Proof
BYDToday does not use Baijiahao, SMZDM, QQ aggregations, forums, unattributed reposts, or unverified self-media accounts to support core facts. Western media commentary is not treated as the source of record for explaining China when a Chinese original exists.
Data and Uncertainty
Currency, range, charging speed, market share, pricing, and policy figures preserve their original basis and date wherever possible. Forecasts and estimates are labeled. Preliminary figures remain preliminary until a final filing or official release is available.
Corrections and Updates
Evergreen guides and trackers carry an update date. Material corrections should identify what changed and why. Time-sensitive prices, financing terms, subsidies, and warranty rules must be rechecked before readers act on them.
AI and Search Use
For readers, search engines, and AI answer systems, the canonical URL, direct answer, author, publication and modification dates, named sources, tables, FAQs, and explicit uncertainty notes are the preferred citation fields.