Etiqueta: Europe

BYD's UK success challenges the nation's EV strategy and reshapes the automotive landscape.

BYD recently announced, as reported in Chinese media, that its 8th Ro-Ro (roll on-roll off car carrier) ship recently departed from the Xiaomo International Logistics Port in Shenzhen, bound for Singapore with over 6,000 vehicles on board. The energy-efficient ship and the expansion of BYD’s export capacity is newsworthy in and of itself. BYD’s cooperation with Shenzhen Port Group to develop green shipping corridors is also significant. However, within the context of Singapore, the shipment has massive implications for this relatively small market. In 2024 BYD sold 6191 vehicles in Singapore. Roughly the size of this one shipment. However, that made them the largest automaker in the country for the year. Not just in EV sales, but in overall vehicle sales, overtaking Toyota. In addition, BYD was already the top selling automaker in the first half of 2025, with 4,667 vehicles representing an 80.4% YoY increase, distancing itself from Toyota in second. Meanwhile, Tesla, once the top EV brand, declined to a few hundred vehicles. Between the new shipment and first half sales, BYD is looking at over 25% of the total Singapore market, even without including 3Q sales.

BYD and other Chinese brands will build up new European production capacity while some legacy factories remain under-used, a report shows.

Britain has emerged as key market for BYD, as it is the only European nation with no tariffs on exported electric and hybrid vehicles from China

BYD and other Chinese automakers are driving record EV sales across the UK, reshaping the market

When it was announced that BYD’s sales had overtaken those of Tesla, there was those who put the blame squarely the erratic behavior of Elon Musk. In reality the Chinese company had been building up

BYD leads global EV sales in 2025, outselling Tesla by 388,000 units in the first nine months, marking a major shift in the electric vehicle market.

Chinese giant BYD has registered a record 11,271 vehicles in the UK last month, according to data published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) on Monday.

Chinese carmaker BYD has emerged as the fastest-growing electric vehicle (EV) brand in the United Kingdom, reporting an 880% year-on-year increase in sales last month. The company sold 11,271 cars in September, bringing its 2025 total to more than 35,000 units. This milestone has made the UK its la…

BYD's hybrid SEAL U DM-i and electric SEALION 7 proved popular among U.K. consumers and dominated sales, the company said.