By Leila Miller and Lucinda Elliott

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -China’s largest carmaker BYD on Wednesday launched sales of its EVs in Argentina, taking advantage of the lifting of import tariffs for electric and hybrid vehicles and boosting its fast-growing footprint in South America.

The models for sale are the electric Yuan Pro SUV, Song Pro plug-in hybrid SUV, and the electric Dolphin Mini. They all have a price of under $16,000 at origin before taxes and fees to take advantage of a new measure by Argentina’s government to allow up to 50,000 electric and hybrid vehicles without tariffs in 2026.

Chinese brands dominate this sector, and Argentina has said it expects imports of about 40,000 electric and hybrid vehicles to enter the country by the end of January.

Normally, imported cars fr

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