Overview
- BYD recorded 1.61 million EV deliveries from January through September versus Tesla’s 1.22 million, a 388,000‑unit gap, with BYD up 37% year over year and Tesla down 6%.
- UK registrations hit a monthly record of 11,271 in September, lifting year‑to‑date sales to just over 35,000 and making Britain BYD’s largest market outside China, with a 2.2% market share year to date.
- Germany set a new monthly high as BYD registered 3,255 vehicles in September, taking its year‑to‑date total there to 11,818, according to KBA data.
- BYD says the hybrid SEAL U DM‑i and the electric SEALION 7 led its recent UK gains, reflecting strong demand for plug‑in options.
- The brand is scaling infrastructure with its 100th UK retail site and a new Battery Service Centre in Milton Keynes, even as it reports a near 6% year‑on‑year drop in 2025 deliveries and navigates the UK’s EV grant that excludes Chinese‑made models.