{"id":82159,"date":"2025-05-01T10:23:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T14:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82159"},"modified":"2025-05-01T10:23:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T14:23:38","slug":"byd-hits-blowout-april-sales-more-evs-sold-than-hybrids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82159","title":{"rendered":"BYD had a blowout sales month in April with more EVs sold than hybrids, and that&#8217;s not all"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1400\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/BYD-EVs-April.jpeg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1400\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"BYD-sales-EVs-April\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/BYD-EVs-April.jpeg?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/BYD-EVs-April.jpeg?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/BYD-EVs-April.jpeg?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/BYD-EVs-April.jpeg?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>BYD is on a hot streak. The Chinese EV powerhouse sold over 380,000 electric and hybrid vehicles in April alone. For the first time in over a year, fully electric vehicles (EVs) outsold hybrids. And with record overseas sales for the fifth consecutive month, <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/guides\/byd\/\">BYD<\/a> is poised for even more growth in 2025.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-413690\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-byd-sold-more-evs-than-hybrids-in-april-2025\">BYD sold more EVs than hybrids in April 2025<\/h2>\n<p>BYD posted its best sales month of 2025 with 380,089 new energy vehicles (NEVs) sold last month. That\u2019s up 21% from the 313,245 vehicles it sold in April 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Passenger vehicles accounted for 372,615 of the total, while BYD sold another 7,474 commercial vehicles last month.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time since January 2024, BYD sold more EVs than hybrids. BYD\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.hkexnews.hk\/listedco\/listconews\/sehk\/2025\/0501\/2025050100053.pdf\">EV sales<\/a> surged 45% year-over-year with 195,740 fully electric cars sold in April. Plug-in hybrid (PHEV) sales, on the other hand, were nearly at 176,875.<\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\">Advertisement &#8211; scroll for more content<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As it expands into new markets to drive growth, BYD\u2019s overseas sales hit another record in April, its fifth consecutive month of growth. BYD sold 79,089 EV and hybrid vehicles overseas in April, nearly double the number sold last year. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/BYDs-largest-car-transport-ship-1.jpeg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"BYD's-largest-car-transport-ship\" class=\"wp-image-413178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/BYDs-largest-car-transport-ship-1.jpeg 1400w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/BYDs-largest-car-transport-ship-1.jpeg?resize=150,75 150w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/BYDs-largest-car-transport-ship-1.jpeg?resize=300,150 300w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/BYDs-largest-car-transport-ship-1.jpeg?resize=768,384 768w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/BYDs-largest-car-transport-ship-1.jpeg?resize=1024,512 1024w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/BYDs-largest-car-transport-ship-1.jpeg?resize=350,175 350w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/BYDs-largest-car-transport-ship-1.jpeg?resize=140,70 140w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/BYDs-largest-car-transport-ship-1.jpeg?resize=290,145 290w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">BYD Shenzhen, the world\u2019s largest car transport ship (Source: BYD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Earlier this week, the BYD \u201cShenzhen,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2025\/04\/28\/byd-worlds-largest-transport-ship-set-sail\/\">world\u2019s largest car transport ship<\/a>, set sail on its first voyage to Brazil. It\u2019s BYD\u2019s fourth car carrier, capable of transporting 9,200 vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese EV giant is already a leading EV brand in several overseas markets like Brazil, Mexico, and parts of Southeast Asia, but analysts expect even more growth in 2025.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/BYDs-new-EV-2.jpeg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"BYD-sales-EVs-April\" class=\"wp-image-355449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/BYDs-new-EV-2.jpeg 1400w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/BYDs-new-EV-2.jpeg?resize=150,75 150w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/BYDs-new-EV-2.jpeg?resize=300,150 300w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/BYDs-new-EV-2.jpeg?resize=768,384 768w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/BYDs-new-EV-2.jpeg?resize=1024,512 1024w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/BYDs-new-EV-2.jpeg?resize=350,175 350w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/BYDs-new-EV-2.jpeg?resize=140,70 140w, https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/BYDs-new-EV-2.jpeg?resize=290,145 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">BYD Seagull EV (Dolphin Mini) testing in Brazil (Source: BYD)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spglobal.com\/automotive-insights\/en\/blogs\/2025\/02\/byd-in-europe-expansion\">S&amp;P Global Mobility<\/a><\/em>, BYD\u2019s sales in Europe are expected to more than double this year, with around 186,000 units sold. By 2029, this number could reach around 400,000.<\/p>\n<p>BYD is best known for its ultra-affordable EVs, like the Seagull, which starts at under $10,000 in China. However, it\u2019s quickly expanding into new segments. With new midsize smart SUVs, luxury vehicles, sports cars, pickup trucks, and more, this could be just the start for BYD\u2019s global expansion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-disclaimer-container\" readability=\"6.3518518518519\">\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\"><em>FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/about\/#affiliate\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- post ad --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BYD is on a hot streak. The Chinese EV powerhouse sold over 380,000 electric and hybrid vehicles in April alone. For the first time in over a year, fully electric vehicles (EVs) outsold hybrids. And with record overseas sales for the fifth consecutive month, BYD is poised for even more growth in 2025. 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