Shenzhen | Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD has shrugged off reports the US will ban Chinese-made smart car software and hardware from its domestic market, arguing growth throughout Asia, South America and Australia would outperform what it would expect from the United States.

Speaking in Shenzhen on Monday, Liu Xueliang, general manager of BYD’s auto sales division for Asia-Pacific, said the Chinese EV giant had turned its attention to markets with receptive EV policies, and said he was unfazed by the rise of tariffs and other obstacles blocking access to American consumers.