- BYD sold 9,271 passengers cars in
Q1 of 2025, compared to 8,787 in 2024 - Milestone reinforces BYD’s
position as UK’s fastest growing car brand - Result represents growth of 625%
vs Q1 in 2024 - Market share has grown from 0.45%
in 2024 to 1.6% in Q1 2025 - BYD SEAL U DM-i is best-selling
model in PHEV segment in March 2025 - BYD SEAL is seventh most popular
pure electric vehicle in March
BYD has set a new sales record in the UK, selling 9,271 cars in Q1 alone.
This achievement is not only BYD UK’s most successful quarter since the company
introduced passenger cars in March 2023, but also means the company sold more cars
in the most recent quarter than the whole of 2024 combined.
This impressive achievement has propelled BYD’s UK market share to 1.6%,
from 0.45% in 2024. In March alone, total market share was 1.8% – in exactly two
years since the company launched passenger cars in the UK.
The SEAL U DM-i and SEAL were the standout sales stars in Q1, with the
former the best performing model in the PHEV segment and the latter the seventh
best-selling model in the pure electric category. The company registered 3,975 SEAL
U DM-i and 2,521 SEAL.
Steve Beattie, Sales and Marketing Director, BYD
UK: “I am incredibly proud of our latest achievement in the UK;
thanks to the tireless work of our team and retailer partners we have smashed yet
another sales record. At BYD our mission is to bring high-tech and high-value cars
to our customers, and it’s great to see this resonating with UK buyers. With the
addition of SEALION 7, we are confident that more people will continue to choose
BYD.”
The all-new BYD SEALION 7 joined the range in March and is already proving
popular with customers. Based on BYD’s e-platform 3.0 and utilising the brand’s
innovative Blade Battery, the SEALION 7 combines sporty performance, stylish SUV
design, cutting-edge technology and a beautifully finishes, spacious cabin. With an
all-electric range of up to 312 miles of range, the SEALION 7 further extends the
reach of BYD in the UK car market.
While BYD passenger cars is relatively new to the UK, BYD has a long and
successful history in the UK thanks to its commercial vehicle division. BYD
introduced its first fully-electric buses on UK roads in 2014, and now has over
2,500 buses in operation in major cities across the country. Plus, since 2016, BYD
has provided 1.8GWh of battery energy storage to the UK’s national grid.
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About BYD
BYD is a multinational
high-tech company devoted to leveraging technological innovations for a better life.
Founded in 1995 as a rechargeable battery maker, BYD now boasts a diverse business
scope covering automobiles, rail transit, new energy, and electronics, with over 30
industrial parks in China, the United States, Canada, Japan, Brazil, Hungary, and
India. From power acquisition and storage to its applications, BYD is dedicated to
providing zero-emission energy solutions that reduce global reliance on fossil
fuels. Its new energy vehicle footprint now covers 6 continents, 100 countries and
regions, and more than 400 cities. Listed in both Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock
Exchanges, the company is known to be a Fortune Global 500 enterprise that furnishes
innovations in pursuit of a greener world. For more information, please visit www.bydglobal.com.
About BYD Auto
Founded in 2003, BYD
Auto is the automotive subsidiary of BYD, a multinational high-tech company devoted
to leveraging technological innovations for a better life. Aiming to accelerate the
green transition of the global transportation sector, BYD Auto focuses on developing
pure electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. The company has mastered the core
technologies of the entire industrial chain of new energy vehicles, such as
batteries, electric motors, electronic controllers, and automotive-grade
semiconductors. It has witnessed in recent years significant technological
advancements, including the Blade Battery, the DM-i and DM-p hybrid technology, the
e-Platform 3.0, the CTB and iTAC technologies, the DiSus Intelligent Body Control
System, and the XUANJI Architecture. The company is the world’s first carmaker to
stop the production of fossil-fueled vehicles on EV shift and has remained top of
new energy passenger vehicle sales in China for 10 years in a row.
To find your nearest BYD dealer please visit www.byd.com/uk
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the BYD range please visit www.bydukmedia.com
Contacts:
Rachel
Goodwin
PR Manager, BYD
UK
E rachel.goodwin@byd.com
M +44
7399 678373
Kate
Dixon
PR Liaison
E
press@byd.media
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