Etiqueta: PHEV

At an event at their new factory in Bahia, Brazil, BYD Chairman Wang Chaunfu personally delivered its 14 Millionth NEV (BEV and PHEV) to Brazilian President Lula da Silva. The new BYD factory replaces a former Ford plant on the same site that closed several years ago. Local politicians praised the plant for rejuvenating the economy, providing both direct jobs and indirect benefits to local businesses.The vehicle delivered to Lula was a special edition Song Pro DM-I, manufactured at the plant. The vehicle is currently produced alongside the Seagull and King (aka, Chaser 05, Seal 5). Thirty of these vehicles will be provided for the November COP30 UN Climate Change Conference in the Amazonian city of Belém. After the event, the vehicles will be donated.

September saw plugin EVs take 35.5% share of the UK auto market, up from 29.4% year-on-year. BEVs grew in volume by 29% YoY, PHEVs grew 56%.

The BYD Shark plug-in hybrid pickup truck will enter China, according to BYD Group public relations general manager Li Yunfei.

BYD is planning to launch the Shark pickup in the domestic Chinese market after the model has already been rolled out in multiple overseas markets.

Australia has maintained its 15% penetration of plug in new car sales for September 2025, PHEVs and BEVs included.

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.