On July 20, BYD announced that the cumulative sales of its BYD Song Plus new energy vehicles have exceeded 1 million units, making it the first new energy SUV in China to reach this mark.
Currently, the BYD Song Plus series has two variants: DM-i (plug-in hybrid) and pure electric, within the BYD Dynasty product line. Earlier on January 3 this year, at BYD Auto’s Xi’an factory, the 800,000th BYD Song Plus Champion Edition rolled off the production line. At the time, BYD claimed that the series had won the sales championship of plug-in hybrid SUVs for two and a half consecutive years, with an annual sales volume of 390,213 vehicles in 2023, a year-on-year decrease of 14.81%, ranking second in SUV sales.
Subsequently, BYD released more trims under the series. For example, in February this year, the Song Plus DM-i/EV Honor Edition entered the market, with prices starting from 129,800 yuan (17,800 USD). Later this month on July 25, the 2025 Song Plus DM-i is expected to officially be launched equipped with BYD’s fifth-generation DM technology.
The 2025 Song PLUS DM-i is powered by the same 18.3 kWh and 26.6 kWh Blade batteries as the current model. The WLTC pure electric range has increased to 91 km and 128 km, and the fuel consumption is reduced to 4.95L/100km and 4.98L/100km, respectively. The new car’s price tag might start at 150,000 yuan (20,600 USD) and retains the same body size of 4775/1890/1670 mm and a wheelbase of 2765 mm.
In June, 32,103 units of the BYD Song Plus DM-i were sold, a year-on-year increase of 35.3% and a month-on-month increase of 0.1%, bringing the cumulative sales to 166,221 units in the first half of 2024. At the same time, 13,458 units of the BYD Song Plus EV were sold, with a total sales volume of 58,435 units in the first half of 2024.
So far, BYD’s new energy vehicles have been sold in 88 countries and regions and more than 400 cities around the world. In addition to Thailand, BYD also has production bases in countries including Brazil, Hungary, and Uzbekistan. Most recently at the Guayaquil Auto Show in Ecuador, BYD held a Song Plus DM-i launch conference.
Source: BYD Weibo, 163, pxx88, AutoHome, DongCheDi