BYD

BYD Hefei set sail today, the second for BYD as shipowner and the third in its fleet.

The Seal 05 DM-i will be the fifth model in BYD's Seal family, targeting the affordable family sedan market.

CATL and BYD continued to hold the top two positions as the world's largest battery makers in January-November, with the former's share unchanged from January-October and the latter increasing slightly.

BYD gave the Xia its debut on August 30, saying at the time that the MPV would be priced in the RMB 300,000-yuan ($40,980) class.

BYD has released teaser images of the Tang L and Han L, its first mention of the two new models.

The N9 SUV will be launched in the first quarter, and Denza will also launch a new MPV in 2025 that will be bigger and more powerful than the D9 MPV currently on sale, an executive said.

In the fourth quarter, BYD sold 595,413 passenger BEVs and 918,556 passenger PHEVs.

BYD has expanded its year-end promotion to cover the Dynasty series' Song Pro DM-i, Qin Plus EV, after starting promotions for some models in the Ocean series two days ago.

The 2025 D9 starts at the same RMB 339,800 ($46,560) price as the 2024 model launched in March, but with upgraded features.

BYD has set up a dedicated team for the development of embodied artificial intelligence products, including humanoid robots, according to local media.