BYD UK records record-breaking sales in 2025 and becomes sixth best-selling brand in the UK
- BYD achieves record sales in 2025, registering 51,422 units
- Full year market share was 2.55% compared to 0.45% in 2024
- December registrations hit 7,683
- SEAL U DM-i closes out 2025 as Britain’s most popular plug-in hybrid
BYD UK wrapped up 2025 in record-breaking fashion, ending the year with a total number of 51,422 vehicle registrations.
That result ranked BYD as the sixth biggest-selling brand in the nation in December*. It also cemented BYD’s position as the leading New Energy Vehicle manufacturer (both battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids) in the UK, with a 12.01% share of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) in December.
The SEAL U DM-i SUV was not only the most popular model in the BYD lineup, but also the biggest selling plug-in hybrid in the UK in 2025. Of BYD’s battery electric vehicle family, the Dolphin Surf city car achieved the highest registrations. Indeed, its sales performance ranked it as the fourth best-selling BEV in the country in December.
Speaking on the news, Bono Ge, Country Manager of BYD UK, said:
“Ending 2025 with 51,422 registrations is an unbelievable achievement for BYD UK, and I would like to sincerely thank our customers for their enthusiasm for the brand and their confidence in our advanced EV and DM-i technologies. This result is further proof that our wide range of award-winning New Energy Vehicles (both Battery Electric Vehicles and Plug-in Hybrid Electric vehicles) are proving to be hugely desirable with both private and fleet buyers.
Now we’re looking ahead to 2026. Our DM-i plug-in hybrid range is set to grow further; the new SEALION 5 DM-i and ATTO 2 DM-i are due to join the range shortly, while the SEAL 6 DM-i Saloon and Touring are very recently introduced. With more to come from the BEV lineup too, this year looks set to be even bigger than the last.”
About BYD
BYD is a multinational high-tech company devoted to leveraging technological innovations for a better life. Founded in 1994 as a rechargeable battery maker, BYD now boasts a diverse business scope covering automobiles, rail transit, new energy, and electronics, with over 30 industrial parks in China, the United States, Canada, Japan, Brazil, Hungary, and India. From power acquisition and storage to its applications, BYD is dedicated to providing zero-emission energy solutions that reduce global reliance on fossil fuels. Its new energy vehicle footprint now covers 6 continents, over 100 countries and regions, and more than 400 cities. Listed in both Hong Kong and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges, the company is known to be a Fortune Global 500 enterprise that furnishes innovations in pursuit of a greener world.
About BYD Auto
Founded in 2003, BYD Auto is the automotive subsidiary of BYD, a multinational high-tech company devoted to leveraging technological innovations for a better life. Aiming to accelerate the green transition of the global transportation sector, BYD Auto focuses on developing pure electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. The company has mastered the core technologies of the entire industrial chain of new energy vehicles, such as batteries, electric motors, electronic controllers, and automotive-grade semiconductors. It has witnessed in recent years significant technological advancements, including the Blade Battery, the DM-i and DM-p hybrid technology, the e-Platform 3.0, the CTB and iTAC technologies, the DiSus Intelligent Body Control System, the XUANJI Architecture, and the Super e-Platform. The company is the world’s first carmaker to stop the production of fossil-fuelled vehicles on EV shift and has remained top of new energy passenger vehicle sales in China for 12 years in a row.
About BYD Europe
BYD Europe is headquartered in the Netherlands and is the first overseas branch of BYD Group, with a commitment to evolving the international brand BYD Auto to deliver safe and efficient sustainable solutions in new energy vehicles through world-leading technological innovations.