BYD widens its presence in Europe by selling 100,000 EVs to German rental company SIXT

German car rental company SIXT has just signed on to purchase around 100,000 EVs from BYD that will be available to rent in Europe beginning this year. SIXT has taken notice as well, and looks to be the first car rental company in Europe to offer BYD EVs. According to a press release from SIXT, it will purchase "Around 100,000" EVs from BYD to offer as rental vehicles throughout Europe. The first stage of the agreement includes several thousand BYD EVs that will be available to customers this quarter, beginning in Germany, France, the Netherlands, and the UK. This initial purchase will consist of Atto 3 c-segment SUVs, so European customers using SIXT can expect to rent those EVs first. According to SIXT, its initial order for BYD EVs is the first phase of a six-year rollout that should total roughly 100K vehicles. We are very much looking forward to our cooperation with BYD. Although SIXT's current agreement for BYD EVs includes the EU and UK only, the companies relayed that they are already exploring potential opportunities to collaborate in different regions around the world. If they were to do so, it could make for some excellent competition, as SIXT's car rental competitors like Hertz have already signed similar purchase agreements for EVs with automakers like Tesla and most recently, GM. Check back with Electrek soon to see what BYD is up to next, it's sure to be something.