BYD’s revenue slid ‌7.1 per cent from a year earlier to 344.8 billion yuan.

Chinese ​electric vehicle ‌maker

BYD on Friday reported ​a ⁠20.5 per cent drop in

first-half net profit, as ‌the world's largest ‌EV maker ‌by

shipments ⁠faced ⁠a prolonged price war and softer ​demand ‌in its