BYD South West Announces Exeter Chiefs’ Wing Immanuel Feyi- Waboso as Official Brand Ambassador

BYD South West are excited to announce Exeter Chiefs player Immanuel Feyi-Waboso as an Official BYD South West Ambassador. Born and raised in Cardiff, Feyi-Waboso represents England at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.

Feyi-Waboso began playing with Rumney FC, before signing for the Cardiff Blues academy ahead of the 2020-21 season. In 2022, Wasps announced the signing of Feyi-Waboso. Following the Wasps’ expulsion from the league due to their administration, Feyi-Waboso was signed by Exeter Chiefs.

Feyi-Waboso received his first call-up to the senior England squad in January 2024 for the Six Nations Championship. Since 2022, he has been studying for a medical degree at the University of Exeter alongside his rugby career.

BYD South West is a franchise of the City West Country Group, a family-run automotive business that can list Mercedes-Benz South West, smart South West, GWM ORA South West, and Tangelo in their successful portfolio.

Located at Stratford House on Marsh Barton, the BYD Exeter showroom and service centres are positioned in the hub of Europe’s biggest collection of retail showrooms, promising a cleaner, more efficient motoring option for local consumers.

Luke Yetman, Sales Director at City West Country, said: “We are thrilled to welcome Immanuel Feyi-Waboso to BYD South West. It is an honour to work alongside such a prominent local (and national!) personality, particularly withour large base of Exeter Chiefs fans. We are excited to see our partnership grow, and we look forward to welcoming Immanuel to our showroom.”

Immanuel picked up his BYD SEAL on Friday 26th July.

Across worldwide markets, BYD have gone on to establish themselves as one of the most popular electric car manufacturers. In 2022 alone, they were. named the world’s best-selling EV producer, selling over 1.8 million cars. At the heart of that success is their industry-leading Blade Battery technology, which offers enhanced safety having passed new levels of penetration tests. With optimised space utilisation, the Blade Battery can deliver longer ranges and sustain a longer lifecycle.

BYD are aiming to cool the earth by 1° and have committed to numerous projects that will allow them to lower congestion and remove pollution to help them on their way. As a brand, they are determined to continue finding solutions that solve the planet’s biggest challenges, with electric mobility at the forefront of that.