The Chinese Electric Vehicle market has declined over the month of April, but surprisingly, Chinese EV maker BYD has a continuous increase in its sales.
According to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), sales of New Energy Vehicles have a total of 299,000 units, a much slower growth compared to the first three months of 2022.
(Unit in 10000, %)
| Apr. | Jan. — Apr. | YoY | YoY | YoY Jan. – Apr. | |
| NEVs | 29.9 | 155.6 | -38.3 | 44.6 | 112.2 |
| NEV PCs | 28 | 148.8 | -39.2 | 45 | 114.1 |
| BEVs | 21.2 | 117.3 | -43.1 | 34.2 | 102.8 |
| PHEVs | 6.8 | 31.5 | -22.5 | 94.1 | 170.3 |
| NEV CVs | 1.9 | 6.8 | -19.7 | 38.8 | 77.1 |
| BEVs | 1.9 | 6.6 | -15.8 | 38.7 | 73.6 |
| PHEVs | 28 unit | 0.2 | -96.8 | -28.2 | 262.6 |
Data from CAAM
According to the company’s report, BYD’s total plug-in car sales in China have totaled 105,475, which is an increase of 321% compared to a year ago. So far, BYD has managed to avoid the declining Chinese auto market. As other automakers are facing various challenges, resulting in declining sales, this doesn’t seem to faze BYD.
April is the second month that they haven’t sold non-rechargeable cars, and the second that they sold more than 100,000 units. During the same month, BYD’s all-electric car sales (BEVs) were much higher than plug-in hybrids (PHEVs). However, PHEV’s year-over-year growth is still much higher.
BYD plug-in car sales results
- BEVs: 57,403 (up 256% year-over-year)
- PHEVs: 48,072 (up 439% year-over-year)
- Total: 105,475 (up 321% year-over-year)
BEST SELLING BYD MODELS
The best-selling plug-in models for BYD are the Song and Qin models, which have 25,108 and 23,520, respectively. The newly launched BYD Yuan Plus EV also garnered a remarkable 10,100 sales despite being new to the market.
Here are some of the best selling BYD plug-in models:
- BYD Song family – 25,108
BYD Song DM (PHEV) – 20181 (78030 YTD)
BYD Song EV – 4927 (17285 YTD)
- BYD Qin family – 23,520
BYD Qin Plus DM (PHEV) – 12465 (59418 YTD)
BYD Qin EV + Qin Pro EV – 3228 (8084 YTD)
BYD Qin Plus EV – 7827 (31859 YTD)
- BYD Yuan family – 15,168
BYD Yuan Plus EV – 10100 (26642 YTD)
BYD Yuan EV – 5068 (18956 YTD)
- BYD Han family – 13,421
BYD Han EV – 10225 (39395 YTD)
BYD Han DM (PHEV) – 3196 (8456 YTD)
- BYD Dolphin (EA1) – 12040 (41708 YTD)
- BYD Tang family – 10,131
BYD Tang DM (PHEV) – 8818 (36747 YTD)
BYD Tang EV – 1313 (2495 YTD)
BYD also sold 567 commercial vehicles, including buses and trucks. Sales of commercial electric vehicles a year to date have totaled 2,159.
