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The refreshed BYD Yuan Plus (aka, Atto 3) appeared in recent regulatory filings with China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). Overall, the styling shows only minor tweaks to the exterior. However, there is one seemingly minor visual difference with significant implications, as pointed out by qq.com: the charging port has been moved from the front fender, below the A pillar (see below), to the rear fender (see top image).

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

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

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.

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. As reported in recent days, BYD’s passenger cars didn’t have their best sales results in September or the 3rd quarter overall. The company’s plug-in hybrid electric cars dropped off considerably. On the plus side, BEV sales were still up quite ... [continued]

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."

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?

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. BYD didn’t have the best month last month, with its overall passenger car sales down 5.9% in the month year over year. That was its first monthly decline in quite a while. Though, the good news is that the company’s ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. The European public transport sector is witnessing a profound shift, and at the heart of this transformation is BYD (Build Your Dreams), which has solidified its position as a dominant force in the continent’s electric bus market. As BusWorld Europe ... [continued]

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. This is my second article on the recent visit of a large but select group of journalists to BYD’s Shenzhen factory and headquarters, and to the Zhengzhou tech center in China. I saw and experienced BYD’s groundbreaking electric vehicle innovations ... [continued]