BYD New Energy Bus Sales Grew by 53.70% in April

Summarize：

On May 4, BYD officially released a business report, indicating that it sold 106,042 units new energy vehicles in April, up by 313.23% year on year. From January to April this year, the company’s sales volume of new energy vehicles jumped by 387.94% to reach 392,371 units. For the detailed sales information of the company in April and the first four months this year, please refer to Table 1 below.

 

Table 1 BYD’s Sales Volume in April & January-April, 2022

	April, 2022	April, 2021	Jan.-Apr., 2022	Jan.-Apr., 2021	Growth Rate
New energy	106,042	25,662	392,371	80,413	387.94%
-passenger	105,475	25,034	390,212	78,414	397.63%
-electric	57,403	16,114	200,626	54,713	266.69%
-plug-in hybrid	48,072	8,920	189,586	23,701	699.91%
-commercial	567	628	2,159	1,999	8.00%
-buses	529	327	1,766	1,149	53.70%
-others	38	301	393	850	-53.76%
Fossil fuel	0	19,572	5,049	68,966	-92.68%
-sedan	0	5,633	1,544	19,226	-91.97%
-SUV	0	13,004	3,505	44,611	-92.14%
-MPV	0	935	0	5,129
Total	106,042	45,234	397,420	149,379	166.05%

According to Table 1, BYD’s sales volume of new energy commercial vehicles in April dropped by 9.71% year on year and its sales volume of new energy buses in April went up by 61.77% year on year. From January to April, its sales volume of new energy commercial vehicles increased by 8.00% year on year and its sales volume of new energy buses grew by 53.70% year on year.

 

In April, BYD successfully secured an order of 30 units electric buses from Nobina, the largest bus operator in Northern Europe. According to BYD, the buses are scheduled to arrive in Helsinki, the capital city of Finland, for operation by the end of 2022. In the same month, it won an order of 48 units 12-meter electric buses from Volánbusz, the largest bus operator in Hungary.  Also, the bus maker delivered 406 units electric buses to Bogota, the capital city of Columbia. 

 

For the detailed production information of the company in April and the first four months this year, please refer to Table 2 below.

 

 

Table 2 BYD’s Production Volume in April & January-April, 2022

	April, 2022	April, 2021	Jan.-Apr., 2022	Jan.-Apr., 2021	Growth Rate
New energy	107,478	27,115	395,008	82,734	377.44%
-passenger	106,911	26,487	392,849	80,735	386.59%
-electric	57,593	17,405	201,813	56,788	255.38%
-plug-in hybrid	49,318	9,082	191,036	23,947	697.75%
-commercial	567	628	2,159	1,999	8.00%
-buses	529	327	1,766	1,149	53.70%
-others	38	301	393	850	-53.76%
Fossil fuel	0	18,396	4,635	70,961	-93.47%
-sedan	0	5,201	1,458	19,292	-92.44%
-SUV	0	11,695	3,177	45,572	-93.03%
-MPV	0	1,500	0	6,097
Total	107,478	45,511	399,643	153,695	160.02%

 

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