- BYD Changsha is the fifth in BYD's fleet and its second car carrier with a capacity of 9,200 vehicles.
- BYD's fleet previously included BYD Explorer No.1, BYD Hefei, BYD Changzhou, and BYD Shenzhen.
BYD (HKG: 1211, OTCMKTS: BYDDY) is about to welcome a new vessel to its fleet of car carriers, as the Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) maker continues to expand its marine fleet capacity.
The BYD Changsha car carrier will soon be launched, the semi-official Weibo account @小迪快报 said today.
The car carrier is named after BYD's Changsha production base in Hunan province and is BYD's second car carrier with a capacity of 9,200 vehicles, according to the account.
The account didn't mention more, but shared a video showing some details of BYD Changsha.
BYD's fleet previously consisted of four vessels -- BYD Explorer No.1, BYD Hefei, BYD Changzhou, and BYD Shenzhen.
BYD Explorer No.1 is the first vessel in BYD's fleet and has a capacity of 7,000 vehicles. The vessel, which entered service in January 2024, was chartered to BYD by another owner.
BYD Hefei is BYD's first car carrier as a shipowner and the first to be named after the city where one of its vehicle production sites is located, with a capacity of 7,000 vehicles.
BYD Hefei completed construction at the end of September 2024 and began its maiden voyage on January 7 of this year, sailing to Europe with about 5,000 NEVs.
BYD Changzhou, launched in October 2024, is the second BYD vessel named after a vehicle production base after BYD Hefei.
The 7,000-vehicle BYD Changzhou went into operation in December 2024, with its maiden voyage carrying 5,000 NEVs to Europe.
BYD Shenzhen, with a capacity of 9,200 vehicles, is the world's largest automotive ro-ro ship and completed its un-docking on January 15.
BYD is the largest NEV maker in China, having sold 4,272,145 NEVs in 2024, including 417,204 in overseas markets.
In January-February this year, BYD sold 133,361 NEVs overseas, up 124.27 percent year-on-year, contributing 21.39 percent of the company's total NEV sales in the same period, according to data compiled by CnEVPost.
BYD Shenzhen, world's largest car carrier, ready for operation
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