Etiqueta: Car sales

BYD registered a record 416 vehicles in Japan in May, with over 240 of them being the newly launched Sealion 7 electric SUV.

Plugin vehicles reach 22% share, or 1.5 million units, in April. Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 22% in April 2025 compared to April 2024. There were around 1.5 million registrations. More good news is that BEVs pulled further ahead of plugin hybrids, growing 26% YoY to 1 million units ... [continued]

The automotive industry is undergoing a seismic shift as the electric vehicle revolution gains momentum. In China, a dramatic transformation is taking place, with more than half of all new car sales now electric. Local brands such as BYD have rapidly ascended the ranks, now holding third place among global automakers. In contrast, legacy brands tha...

BYD’s electric car sales have been growing fast, but they haven’t been growing as fast as BYD’s electric commercial vehicle sales. Let’s start with the buses. BYD’s electric bus sales were up 79.5% in May, compared to May 2024. Sales rose from 239 to 429. Looking at the first five ... [continued]

BYD sales continue to grow. Though, there are some big differences depending on powertrain. In the month of May, BYD’s passenger car sales (all plugin vehicles) were up 14.1% year over year. Looking across the first 5 months of the year, its passenger vehicle sales were up 37%. Not meteoric, ... [continued]

BYD sold more cars in May than any other month this year, racking up 382,476 vehicle sales after cutting prices by as much as 34% in the final days of the month, according to a company statement Sunday. Out of the total, 376,930 were passenger vehicles. 204,369 were fully electric, while 172,561 were plug-in hybrids […]

BYD sold 89,047 NEVs overseas in May, marking the sixth consecutive month of record-breaking sales.

In April, Tesla sold 7,261 vehicles in the European Union, European Free Trade Association, and U.K., a 49% year-over-year decline.

China's commerce ministry will meet with industry bodies and automakers to discuss the sale of used cars that have never been driven, Reuters reported.

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China's commerce ministry will meet industry bodies and automakers including BYD and Dongfeng Motor to discuss increasing sales of "used cars" that were never driven, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said. The meeting is set for Tuesday afternoon, the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity as details of the meeting were confidential. It comes after Great