The BYD Flyer is a city car

City car

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 originally developed by government owned Xian Qinhuan Automobile. It has been produced by BYD Auto

BYD Auto

BYD Automobile Co Ltd is a Chinese automobile manufacturer based in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province...

, a Chinese

People's Republic of China

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 automobile manufacturer in Shenzhen

Shenzhen

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, since 2004. The three- and four-cylinder engines used are based on old Suzuki units.

• Qinchuan QCJ7081 Flyer - introduced in 2001, facelifted Flyer Fuxing appeared in October 2003.
• BYD Flyer I - Sales under the BYD brand started in 2004.
• BYD Flyer II - Facelift version (March 2005) is sold in Russia
  Russia
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   and Ukraine
  Ukraine
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Engines:

• HH368QA1 - 796 cc - 29.5 kW - (QCJ7081BD) 4L/100 km
• F8CV - 796 cc - 37.5 kW - (QCJ7081DD)
• LJ462Q-1 - 870 cc - 41 PS - (QCJ7081BD1)
• LJ465Q-1ANE1 - 1,051 cc - 38.5 kW - (QCJ7110) 5L/100 km
• HH465Q-2E - 1,051 cc - 38.5 kW - (QCJ7110) 5L/100 km

The Flyer has been replaced by the more modern looking BYD F0

BYD F0

The BYD F0, formerly known as BYD F1, is an unlicensed copy of the small Supermini Toyota Aygo, copied by Chinese automaker BYD Auto, according to European Courts. It is marketed as "Just Cool". The car, priced at about $6,700 USD, reportedly gets . The car benefited from the 2008 Chinese stimulus...

, although brand new Flyers are still available: during the first half of 2010, 4 BYD Flyers were sold in China.