- The BYD Shark 6 pickup truck sold 10,424 units in Australia in the first half of the year, accounting for 45 percent of BYD's local sales during the same period.
- BYD expects its delivery volume in Australia to exceed 40,000 units for the full year of 2025.
BYD (HKG: 1211, OTCMKTS: BYDDY) has reached the milestone of 60,000 vehicle deliveries in Australia, as the Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) maker continues to see strong growth there.
The company's chairman and president, Wang Chuanfu, personally delivered the 60,000th vehicle to a local customer in Melbourne on July 12, demonstrating its commitment to the Australian market, according to an announcement today.
In June alone, BYD delivered a record 8,156 vehicles in Australia, representing a year-on-year increase of 368 percent.
The strong performance of the BYD Shark 6 hybrid pickup truck was a key factor in achieving this result, according to the company.
The pickup truck sold 2,993 units in Australia in June, accounting for 37 percent of BYD's local sales.
From January to June, the BYD Shark 6 sold 10,424 units in Australia, accounting for 45 percent of BYD's total local sales of 23,355 units during the same period, according to data compiled by CnEVPost.
BYD expects its deliveries in Australia to exceed 40,000 units for the full year of 2025, it said.
BYD entered the Australian passenger vehicle market in August 2022, with its first model being the Atto 3 -- known as the Yuan Plus in China.
On October 29, 2024, BYD launched the Shark 6 hybrid pickup truck in Australia and began local deliveries about two months later.
The pickup truck was initially launched in Mexico in May 2024 under the name BYD Shark. The model is not available in the Chinese market and has been renamed Shark 6 in multiple overseas markets.
In addition to the Atto 3 and Shark 6, BYD offers the Sealion 6, Sealion 7, Seal, and Dolphin in Australia. The Sealion 6 is known as the Song Plus DM-i in China, while the Sealion 7 is the Sealion 07.
BYD was the top-selling Chinese automaker in Australia in June, followed by Great Wall Motor (SHA: 601633) with 5,464 units and SAIC with 3,896 units, according to data from market research firm Marklines.
In the first half of this year, Chinese brands accounted for 14.2 percent of the Australian automotive market. In the local NEV market, BYD held the largest share at 38.7 percent, according to Marklines.
