Companies BYD Co Ltd FollowSHANGHAI, April 26 (Reuters) - Chinese electric car maker BYD (002594.SZ) has set the starting price for its Seagull hatchback at 73,800 yuan ($10,658.89), about 6.3% lower than its initial advertised price, its website showed.
The vehicle attracted significant attention at the Shanghai auto show at a price starting from 78,800 yuan - half the price of the cheapest new energy vehicles available elsewhere.
It had advertised the two versions at 78,800 yuan and 83,800 yuan during the auto show.
The company's longer-range version will be priced at 89,800 yuan, down from the 95,800 yuan advertised at the show.
($1 = 6.9238 Chinese yuan renminbi)Reporting by Brenda Goh Editing by David GoodmanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.