BYD rolls out electric forklifts for Singapore market

Singapore

CHINESE car and rechargeable batteries manufacturer BYD, which counts Warren Buffet as a shareholder, launched its electric forklifts for the Singapore market on Thursday.

The move marks a new phase for the Shenzhen manufacturer in its four years in Singapore, as it continues to actively pursue opportunities to have more of its electric cars and buses plying Singapore's roads.

"We see a gap in the electric forklift market here and we hope to plug that gap," said Nancy Mao, BYD's general manager for Singapore in an interview, conducted in Mandarin, with The Business Times.

"Ultimately,…