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BYD’s new energy passenger vehicle sales soar 117% year on year in April

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BYD’s new energy passenger vehicle sales soar 117% year on year in April

Shanghai (ZXZC)- BYD delivered 37,363 vehicles in April with a MoM slide of 13.4% in April, according to BYD's April report released on May 9. However, its cumulative sales reached 149,140 units till April.

As to new energy passenger vehicle (PV), BYD sported a remarkable YoY sales surge of 117% to 13,105 units in April, while its cumulative sales totaled 41,604 units. To be specific, BYD saw a MoM sales leap of 21.2% in pure electric PV to 5,657 units in April. By April, BYD sold 10,972 pure electric PVs cumulatively. BYD posted a MoM sales slump of 11.8% in PHEV to 7,448 units in April.

When it comes to traditional fuel-powered vehicles, BYD still suffered sales decline of 19.8% compared with March to 23,445 units. 

In terms of specific models, the BYD Qin and Song DM posted respective deliveries of 4,134 units and 3,137 units in April. What’s more, the EV family launched in March also boasted a robust YoY sales growth of 42% to 5,657 units.