Sales of BYD plug-in electric cars quickly increased in March as some 29,222 copies were delivered in China (up 123% year-over-year).
It turns out to be the second-best result ever and, by the way, plug-ins now represent 64% of total BYD car sales.
Total sales in Q1 exceed 71,000, compared to less than 29,000 a year ago.
BYD plug-in electric car sales in China – March 2019

In March BYD, started sales of two new plugs-ins - the all-electric version of the Tang and the plug-in hybrid minivan Song MAX PHEV.
Because the BYD e6 was retired, currently the offer consists of 9 models and a few more are expected soon on the market.
BYD sales breakdown:
- Yuan BEV – 10,021
- e5 – 8,083
- Tang PHEV – 4,763
- Qin PHEV – 2,051
- Tang BEV - 1,594
- Song PHEV – 1,034
- Qin BEV – 1,032
- Song BEV – 578
- Song MAX PHEV - 66
By: Mark Kane
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