BYD outsells US EV market in monthly sales
The gist
Chinese EV maker BYD sold a record 305,743 battery-electric vehicles in October.
That single month exceeded estimated US EV sales for all of Q3.
How it unfolded
- Oct 9, 2026BYD said order demand for its flash-charging models is strong and that its top priority is accelerating capacity ramp-up of the second-generation Blade Battery.
- Nov 1, 2026BYD reported October sales of 490,168 new energy vehicles, up 10.97% year over year, with battery-electric sales hitting a record 305,743, up 37.38%.
- Nov 1, 2026Plug-in hybrid sales fell 17.23% year over year to 177,382, while exports rose 102.84% to 170,194 NEVs.