Byton M-Byte

The Byton M-Byte was an all-electric battery-powered SUV 2018 concept car from Byton. It was scheduled for production in 2019 but the company encountered difficulties and the car did not go on sale and the company ceased trading in 2023.

Overview

The Byton M-Byte was publicly unveiled at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show. The car was originally called the Concept, however, this was revised to M-Byte, when the K-Byte was unveiled. It had a 4K curved 48-inch infotainment display, 7-inch display on steering wheel with integrated airbag and was to have in-car gesture control technology.
Mass production was expected in mid-2019 and arrival in the United States by 2020. It was expected to have a starting price of US$45,000 and range upgradable to.
The M-Byte received an iF [Product Design Award] in 2020, and received a Red Dot [Design Award|Red Dot] award in 2021 for its integrated 17-speaker Harman Kardon audio system.
However, Byton went bankrupt and its work with manufacturing partner Foxconn was halted indefinitely.