Shanghai (Gasgoo)- For the first eight months of 2025, BYD Company Limited ("BYD") sold a total of 2,863,876 vehicles, representing a year-on-year jump of 23%, according to the sales results the company issued on September 1.
Of the vehicles sold across the Jan.-Aug. period, 630,728 units were passenger vehicles and pickups sold overseas.
In August alone, the automaker logged a sales volume of 373,626 units, which edged up 0.15% over a year earlier, but evidently climbed 8.52% over the previous month.
Of the new vehicles sold last month, passenger vehicle sales amounted to 371,501 units, a 0.17% increase compared to the prior-year period and a month-on-month growth of 8.93%. Breaking down the sales by powertrain solutions, battery electric vehicle sales totaled 199,585 units, reflecting a year-on-year jump of 34.43%, and also indicating a month-on-month rise of 12.2%, contributing 53.72% to BYD's overall passenger vehicle sales. Meanwhile, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle sales came in at 171,916 units, showing a year-on-year dip of 22.69% but posting a 5.38% month-on-month growth.
Additionally, BYD announced that its overseas sales of new energy passenger vehicles and pick-up trucks reached 80,464 units in August, marking a year-on-year spike of 146.4%.
Breaking the monthly sales down by brands and product series, the Dynasty and Ocean series together sold 342,838 vehicles in August. The DENZA brand recorded sales of 11,993 vehicles, while the FANFGCHENGBAO and YANGWANG brands logged sales of 16,265 units and 405 units, respectively.The company also sold 2,125 commercial vehicles last month, which declined 4.67% over a year earlier and also tumbled 34.94% over a month ago.
On August 29, BYD released its financial results for the first half of 2025 (H1 2025), highlighting solid revenue growth, a sharp increase in R&D spending, and strong momentum in overseas markets.
The company posted revenue of around 371.3 billion yuan for the H1 period, up 23.3% year-on-year. Net profit attributable to shareholders reached 15.51 billion yuan, a 13.8% year-on-year increase, while adjusted net profit rose 10.4% from a year ago to 13.599 billion yuan. Cash reserves stood at 156.1 billion yuan by H1, underscoring its financial strength.
