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If you have been grappling with the question of what to do with BYD stock, you are definitely not alone. Over the last few months, BYD has ridden a rollercoaster of headlines and market sentiment. Just look at the numbers: the shares are up 25.6% for the year, and an impressive 159.6% over five years, but more recently, there's been a bit of sideways movement, with a small dip of 0.5% this past week. Zoom out a little further, and you see a surge in European sales in August, but also sizable...

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 now holds 3.6% UK market share, beating Mini and Tesla despite missing out on government subsidies. By Stewart Burnett

It’s been a week of EV breakthrough news, with Tesla announcing the longest-range EV in Australia. Now, BYD is announcing it will release the cheapest EV in Australia with the ...

On Thursday, October 2, a consortium comprised of BYD, MKX Technologies and Zhidao Network Technology was awarded a contract with Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) for autonomous buses to start driverless public operation in the second half of 2026. BYD currently has over 300 electric buses BYD in operation or on order in Singapore. The initial pilot phase will add 6 autonomous vehicles alongside existing buses on the 191 and 400 lines, with potential to add another 14 buses in the trial phase. However, this could increase rapidly, with the LTA planning to have 100-150 autonomous vehicles on the road. As CNA reports:"This phased approach enables LTA to progressively scale up the deployment of autonomous buses, while ensuring bus operations remain reliable and safe… AV buses will complement existing buses, allowing us to maintain routes with lower ridership or introduce new services that are hitherto difficult to introduce due to manpower constraint."

Ian Henry looks at the history of Warren Buffett’s involvement in BYD and why his company, Berkshire Hathaway, decided to disinvest

The UK is now BYD's largest market as Tesla's sales continue to fall in Europe. BYD plans to be UK's top EV company and expand overseas.

As reported by CnEVPost, BYD’s overall quarterly sales were down 1.82% YoY with passenger vehicles down 2.1%, while commercial vehicles were up 52.61%. While PHEV sales were down 23.72%, BEV sales were up 31.37%. While the Chinese market declined, overseas sales were up 146.42%. Looking deeper, the BYD brand saw the bulk of the decline, while premium brand Fang Cheng Bao stands out, with sales up 344.87% in September, driven by the Ti3 BEV and recently launched Ti7 PHEV, which have tended to be supply-constrained.However, this is BYD’s first YoY drop in sales since 2020. In a quarter when several other automakers saw increases. What’s happening?