China: BYD Plug-In Electric Car Sales Almost Tripled In January 2021

BYD's start to 2021 was pretty strong with 19,871 plug-in electric cars sold in January in China. That's 183% more than a year ago, although of course it did not match January 2019.

Most of the BYD plug-in car sales fall on the BYD Han model - 12,103 units, including 9,298 all-electric and 2,805 plug-in hybrids.

BYD plug-in electric car sales in China – January 2021

BYD car sales breakdown:

• BEVs: 14,463 (up 181% year-over-year)
• PHEVs: 5,408 (up 188% year-over-year)

Sales by models - month (year-to-date)

• BYD Han EV - 9,298
• BYD Han PHEV - 2,805
• BYD Qin EV + Qin Pro EV - 1,559
• BYD Tang PHEV - 1,522
• BYD e2 - 1,055
• BYD D1 - 1,002
• BYD Song PHEV - 582
• BYD Tang EV - 527
• BYD Yuan EV - 493
• BYD e3 - 286
• BYD Qin PHEV - 199
• BYD Song MAX DM - 194
• BYD Song EV - 135
• BYD e1 - 108
• BYD Qin Plus DM - 106 (new model)

See also

Germany: Plug-In Cars Capture One Fifth Of The Market In January 2021

Netherlands: Plug-In Sales Up 40% In January 2021

According to one of the sources, besides plug-in cars, BYD delivered last month also 307 commercial electric vehicles, including 175 buses.