April 2020 did not bring any significant progress in terms of plug-in electric car sales for BYD in China. The company sold some 12,262 passenger plug-ins, which is just a few percent more than in March.
The volume decreased year-over-year by 46% (10th month of consecutive decline) and the plug-ins stand for just 39% of the overall brand’s car sales.
On the positive side, electric bus sales increased almost three-times compared to April 2019, amounting to 609 units.
We hope that May will be better than April, but the biggest gains might happen in June or July – first because in July 2019 sales were down (low base) due to decreased subsidies, and secondly, because of the upcoming BYD Han.
Most of the sales this year are all-electric cars:
- BEVs: 9,966 (down 38% year-over-year)
- PHEVs: 2,296 (down 65% year-over-year)
- Qin BEV (Qin and Qin Pro) – 5,632 (14,778 YTD)
- Yuan BEV – 1,591 (5,307 YTD)
- e2 – 1,322 (3,870 YTD)
- Tang PHEV – 1,122 (2,835 YTD)
- Song BEV – 1,012 (2,694 YTD)
- Song PHEV – 756 (1,952 YTD)
- Qin PHEV – 309 (743 YTD)
- e1 – 85 (510 YTD)
- Tang BEV – 221 (485 YTD)
- e3 – 103 (327 YTD)
- Song MAX PHEV – 109 (178 YTD)