BYD May Sales Highest This Year After Week of Steep Discounts
BYD Co. 's sales for May were its best this year after heavy discounts offered during the final days of the month lured customers into showrooms.
The Chinese automaking giant sold 382,476 vehicles last month, according to a statement Sunday. Of those, passenger cars were 376,930. Notably, BYD's battery passenger electric vehicle sales of 204,369 topped its plug-in hybrid sales of 172,561, only the second time pure EV sales have been in front since early 2024.
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