BYD Seal U News in Malaysia

It appears that even market leader BYD is not immune to the slowdown in battery EVs (BEVs), with April 2024’s global sales of BYD’s BEV models reversing 3.9%, to 134,465 units. It’s BYD’s first month of decline for BEV models in a very long time. Note that this is a wholesales figure (vehicle is transferred to dealer), not actual vehicle registration by customers. Still, the slowdown in BEV demand is not a big problem for BYD. Unlike Tesla, BYD doesn’t believe in a BEV-only product line-up, prec

Hans

May 6, 2024

BYD ended April 2024 by recording its best-ever monthly sales for exports, at 41,011 units, up 176.6% year-on-year. The figure excludes BYD buses, but includes BYD’s passenger sub-brands Denza and Formula Bao. To date, BYD has exported over 430,000 vehicles, including commercial vehicles. From January to April 2024, BYD sold 936,446 units of ‘new energy vehicle’ passenger cars globally, up 23.6% from the same four-month period last year. April 2024’s figures amounted to 313,245 units, up 3.5% fr

Hans

May 6, 2024

The Bangkok International Motor Show is Thailand’s biggest and most important car sales event. Held between 29-March to 11-April, sales figures at the motor show are often used as an indicator of the pulse of Thai car buyers, thus setting expectations for the rest of the year. A total of 53,438 vehicles were sold (booked) during the two-week long event, according to figures released by the motor show organizer Grand Prix International. As expected, Toyota leads the sales chart, with 8,540 bookin

Hans

Apr 12, 2024

Rever Automotive, the authorized distributor of BYD cars in Thailand, has started accepting bookings for the BYD Seal U DM-i, a C-segment SUV powered by a 1.5-litre plug-in hybrid (PHEV). DM-i, short for Dual Motor–Intelligent is BYD’s name for plug-in hybrid models. DM-i plug-in hybrids are aimed at consumers who are not ready for a fully electric battery EV (BEV). The 5-seater Seal U DM-i measures 4,785 mm long, 1,890 mm wide, 1,668 mm tall, with a 2,765 mm wheelbase. For comparison, a Honda C

Hans

Apr 2, 2024

BYD will expand its product offerings in Southeast Asia to include plug-in hybrids (PHEVs). Currently, BYD only sells battery EV (BEV) models in Southeast Asia. The three BEV models sold here – Dolphin, Atto 3, and Seal – are just a small portion of the wide range of electrified cars that BYD makes. In China, plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) contribute half of BYD’s sales. According to a report by Indonesian publication OtoBisnis, PHEV models will lay the foundation for the next phase of BYD’s growth in

Hans

Mar 7, 2024