BYD, newcomer in Brazil, does not slow down in 2023 and in February, once again, significantly increased its sales of plug-in electric cars, strengthening itself as the No. 1 plug-in brand in China and expanding the exports.
According to the company’s report, last month BYD’s plug-in passenger car sales totaled 191,660 (the company’s best February ever), which is 119% higher year-on-year. previous.
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The overwhelming majority of BYD’s sales take place in China, while exports represent a good percentage of the total result. The recent result indicates that the Chinese manufacturer is ready to pass 200,000 units per month.
It is interesting to see that sales of all-electric vehicles (BEV) and plug-in hybrids (PHEV) expand at a very similar rate year-over-year. The PHEV segment remains slightly bigger and faster.
Check out the BYD plug-in car sales results below:
- BEVs: 90.63 thousand (110% increase compared to the previous year);
- PHEVs: 101.02 thousand (128% increase compared to the previous year);
- Total: 191.66 thousand (119% increase year-on-year).
Of the total, around 15,000 BYD plug-ins were exported (a new monthly record for the company). In addition to passenger cars, BYD sold 1,990 commercial electric vehicles for a total of 193,650 plug-in vehicles last month.
Below is a chart illustrating BYD’s sales ratio from 2018 through 2023:
So far this year, BYD has sold more than 341,000 plug-in electric cars, which is 89% more than the year before.
Check out the year-to-date BYD plug-in sales below:
- BEVs: 161.97 thousand (81% increase compared to the previous year);
- PHEVs: 179,850 (up 98% year-on-year);
- Total: 341.82 thousand (89% increase compared to the previous year).
For reference, in 2022, BYD sold over 1.85 million plug-in electric cars. The cumulative number of BYD plug-in electric cars now stands at over 3.7 million units.
Below, see the number of sales by vehicle type:
top of the line models
In terms of models, the BYD Song family (BEV + PHEV) remains the most popular of the BYD lineup, with 52,400 units sold in January. The other high volume models were:
- All-electric BYD Yuan – 33,610 units;
- BYD Qin family (BEV + PHEV) – 30.54 thousand; all-electric BYD Dolphin – 22.86 thousand;
- Família BYD Han (BEV + PHEV) – 12,34 thousand;
- BYD Tang family (BEV + PHEV) – 12.02 thousand;
- All-electric BYD Seal – 7,750;
- Híbrido plug-in BYD Frigate 07 – 6,42 mil;
- 05 BYD Destroyer Plug-in Hybrid – 4.97mil.
The company celebrated its success on social media:
With information from InsideEVs
Featured image: Reproduction/Twitter/BYD
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