Etiqueta: Sales

The year is 2011, Tesla CEO Elon Musk was asked in a Bloomberg interview whether Chinese automaker BYD Auto posed a real competitive threat to Tesla. Musk cheekily laughed and said, "Have you seen their car? I don’t think they have a great product… I don’t think the technology is very strong."

BYD previewed two D-segment models for its Dynasty lineup — the Han sedan's 9 series and Tang SUV 9 series — set to debut in the first half of this year.

This marks BYD's latest effort to enhance the appeal of its core models, following the rollout of long-range versions for four affordable hybrid sedans over the past two days.

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General Motors will be hit with charges of about $6 billion in its fourth quarter after sales of electric vehicles sputtered when the U.S. cut tax incentives to buy them and also eased auto emissions standards.

BYD has rolled out long-range versions for the Seal 05 DM-i and Seal 06 DM-i, following similar upgrades to two hybrid sedans in the Qin series.

The Seagull ranks among BYD's best-selling models, with 44,627 units sold in December.

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Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. I had seen stories about Elon Musk’s political interference in the UK turning people off to buying Teslas, but I had also seen Tesla fans highlighting Tesla growth in the UK in some months. So, even in the midst of ... [continued]

Updated 2026 BYD Qin Plus DM-i and Qin L DM-i entered the Chinese market as affordable PHEV sedans with up to 210 km of electric range.