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  "articleBody": "![BYD-EV-sales-October-record](https://i0.wp.com/electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/11/BYD-EV-sales-October-record.jpeg?w=1500&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1)\n\n[BYD](https://electrek.co/guides/byd/) sold over 300,000 electric vehicles in October, a new record and more than the US managed in the entire third quarter.\n\n## BYD October EV sales reach a record 300,000+\n\nThe world’s leading EV maker is showing no signs of slowing down. BYD sold 490,168 new energy vehicles (NEVs) in October, up 11% from the prior year and the company’s highest monthly total in 2026.\n\nBYD’s battery electric vehicles drove the growth, with a record 305,743 units sold, up 37% year over year and marking the first time its EV sales have crossed the 300,000 mark.\n\nTo put that into perspective, just over 262,500 EVs were sold in the US in the entire third quarter combined, according to *[Kelley Blue Book](https://www.coxautoinc.com/insights/q3-2026-ev-sales-report-commentary/)* estimates.\n\nOctober marked BYD’s sixth straight month of higher sales growth and its third straight month of higher EV sales. Through October, BYD sold 1,953,700 electric vehicles, up 6% from the same period last year.\n\n![BYD-EV-sales-October-record](https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/11/BYD-EV-sales-October-record-1.jpeg)\\\nBYD October 2026 NEV sales (Source: BYD)\n\nBYD’s all-electric vehicles (EVs) accounted for about 63% of total sales last month. Plug-in hybrid vehicles, meanwhile, fell 17% in October to 177,382 units. Through October, BYD’s PHEV sales fell 11% to 1,625,969 units.\n\nAccording to BYD’s filing, the company exported 170,194 vehicles in October as it expands overseas to drive growth in markets like Europe, Southeast Asia, and Central and South America.\n\n![BYD-EV-sales-October-record](https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/06/BYD-EVs-Europe.jpeg)\\\nBYD “Xi’an” car carrier loading Dolphin Surf EVs for Europe (Source: BYD)\n\nThrough October, BYD exported over 1.5 million electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, nearly double compared to last year.\n\nBy the end of 2026, BYD [expects overseas shipments](https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/byd-targets-more-than-25-million-vehicle-exports-2027-brokerages-say-2026-09-08/) to reach about 2 million vehicles. In 2027, that number is expected to rise to more than 2.5 million vehicles.\n\n![BYD-first-EV-Flash-Chargers-overseas](https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/06/BYD-first-EV-Flash-Chargers-overseas.jpeg)\\\nBYD opens first Flash Chargers in Germany (Source: Klaus Hartmann/ BYD)\n\nWith several new and updated vehicles launching with its new Blade Battery 2.0 and Flash Charging technology, BYD aims to continue attracting new buyers with longer range, faster charging, and more tech-oriented models.\n\n## Electrek’s Take\n\nWhile the US is coming off its best quarter of the year in EV sales, BYD’s performance shows how far ahead China is in the transition to electric vehicles.\n\nChina continues to lead the global EV market, accounting for over half of all electric cars sold worldwide.\n\nWith a wave of low-cost domestic brands flooding China’s market, BYD and other automakers are driving growth overseas in major markets like Europe, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and Central and South America, where legacy OEMs are already falling behind quickly.\n\n[![Add Electrek as a preferred source on Google](https://electrek.co/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png) ![Add Electrek as a preferred source on Google](https://electrek.co/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/google-preferred-source-badge-light.png)](https://google.com/preferences/source?q=https://electrek.co)\n\n*FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.* [More.](https://electrek.co/about/#affiliate)\n",
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  "content_html": "<figure class=\"article-figure\"><picture class=\"article-picture article-picture-fallback\" style=\"--image-ratio:16 / 9\"><img src=\"https://i0.wp.com/electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/11/BYD-EV-sales-October-record.jpeg?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"BYD-EV-sales-October-record\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" class=\"progressive-image\"></picture></p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://electrek.co/guides/byd/\">BYD</a> sold over 300,000 electric vehicles in October, a new record and more than the US managed in the entire third quarter.</p>\n<h2>BYD October EV sales reach a record 300,000+</h2>\n<p>The world’s leading EV maker is showing no signs of slowing down. BYD sold 490,168 new energy vehicles (NEVs) in October, up 11% from the prior year and the company’s highest monthly total in 2026.</p>\n<p>BYD’s battery electric vehicles drove the growth, with a record 305,743 units sold, up 37% year over year and marking the first time its EV sales have crossed the 300,000 mark.</p>\n<p>To put that into perspective, just over 262,500 EVs were sold in the US in the entire third quarter combined, according to <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.coxautoinc.com/insights/q3-2026-ev-sales-report-commentary/\">Kelley Blue Book</a></em> estimates.</p>\n<p>October marked BYD’s sixth straight month of higher sales growth and its third straight month of higher EV sales. Through October, BYD sold 1,953,700 electric vehicles, up 6% from the same period last year.</p>\n<p><picture class=\"article-picture article-picture-fallback\" style=\"--image-ratio:16 / 9\"><img src=\"https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/11/BYD-EV-sales-October-record-1.jpeg\" alt=\"BYD-EV-sales-October-record\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" class=\"progressive-image\"></picture><figcaption>BYD October 2026 NEV sales (Source: BYD)</figcaption></figure>\n<p>BYD’s all-electric vehicles (EVs) accounted for about 63% of total sales last month. Plug-in hybrid vehicles, meanwhile, fell 17% in October to 177,382 units. Through October, BYD’s PHEV sales fell 11% to 1,625,969 units.</p>\n<p>According to BYD’s filing, the company exported 170,194 vehicles in October as it expands overseas to drive growth in markets like Europe, Southeast Asia, and Central and South America.</p>\n<figure class=\"article-figure\"><picture class=\"article-picture article-picture-fallback\" style=\"--image-ratio:16 / 9\"><img src=\"https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/06/BYD-EVs-Europe.jpeg\" alt=\"BYD-EV-sales-October-record\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" class=\"progressive-image\"></picture><figcaption>BYD “Xi’an” car carrier loading Dolphin Surf EVs for Europe (Source: BYD)</figcaption></figure>\n<p>Through October, BYD exported over 1.5 million electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, nearly double compared to last year.</p>\n<p>By the end of 2026, BYD <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/byd-targets-more-than-25-million-vehicle-exports-2027-brokerages-say-2026-09-08/\">expects overseas shipments</a> to reach about 2 million vehicles. In 2027, that number is expected to rise to more than 2.5 million vehicles.</p>\n<figure class=\"article-figure\"><picture class=\"article-picture article-picture-fallback\" style=\"--image-ratio:16 / 9\"><img src=\"https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/06/BYD-first-EV-Flash-Chargers-overseas.jpeg\" alt=\"BYD-first-EV-Flash-Chargers-overseas\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" class=\"progressive-image\"></picture><figcaption>BYD opens first Flash Chargers in Germany (Source: Klaus Hartmann/ BYD)</figcaption></figure>\n<p>With several new and updated vehicles launching with its new Blade Battery 2.0 and Flash Charging technology, BYD aims to continue attracting new buyers with longer range, faster charging, and more tech-oriented models.</p>\n<h2>Electrek’s Take</h2>\n<p>While the US is coming off its best quarter of the year in EV sales, BYD’s performance shows how far ahead China is in the transition to electric vehicles.</p>\n<p>China continues to lead the global EV market, accounting for over half of all electric cars sold worldwide.</p>\n<p>With a wave of low-cost domestic brands flooding China’s market, BYD and other automakers are driving growth overseas in major markets like Europe, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and Central and South America, where legacy OEMs are already falling behind quickly.</p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://google.com/preferences/source?q=https://electrek.co\"><picture class=\"article-picture article-badge\" style=\"--image-width:160px;--image-ratio:160 / 24\"><img src=\"https://electrek.co/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" width=\"160\" height=\"24\" alt=\"Add Electrek as a preferred source on Google\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" class=\"progressive-image\"></picture> <picture class=\"article-picture article-badge\" style=\"--image-width:160px;--image-ratio:160 / 24\"><img src=\"https://electrek.co/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" width=\"160\" height=\"24\" alt=\"Add Electrek as a preferred source on Google\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" class=\"progressive-image\"></picture></a></p>\n<p><em>FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.</em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://electrek.co/about/#affiliate\">More.</a></p>\n",
  "content_markdown": "![BYD-EV-sales-October-record](https://i0.wp.com/electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/11/BYD-EV-sales-October-record.jpeg?w=1500&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1)\n\n[BYD](https://electrek.co/guides/byd/) sold over 300,000 electric vehicles in October, a new record and more than the US managed in the entire third quarter.\n\n## BYD October EV sales reach a record 300,000+\n\nThe world’s leading EV maker is showing no signs of slowing down. BYD sold 490,168 new energy vehicles (NEVs) in October, up 11% from the prior year and the company’s highest monthly total in 2026.\n\nBYD’s battery electric vehicles drove the growth, with a record 305,743 units sold, up 37% year over year and marking the first time its EV sales have crossed the 300,000 mark.\n\nTo put that into perspective, just over 262,500 EVs were sold in the US in the entire third quarter combined, according to *[Kelley Blue Book](https://www.coxautoinc.com/insights/q3-2026-ev-sales-report-commentary/)* estimates.\n\nOctober marked BYD’s sixth straight month of higher sales growth and its third straight month of higher EV sales. Through October, BYD sold 1,953,700 electric vehicles, up 6% from the same period last year.\n\n![BYD-EV-sales-October-record](https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/11/BYD-EV-sales-October-record-1.jpeg)\\\nBYD October 2026 NEV sales (Source: BYD)\n\nBYD’s all-electric vehicles (EVs) accounted for about 63% of total sales last month. Plug-in hybrid vehicles, meanwhile, fell 17% in October to 177,382 units. Through October, BYD’s PHEV sales fell 11% to 1,625,969 units.\n\nAccording to BYD’s filing, the company exported 170,194 vehicles in October as it expands overseas to drive growth in markets like Europe, Southeast Asia, and Central and South America.\n\n![BYD-EV-sales-October-record](https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/06/BYD-EVs-Europe.jpeg)\\\nBYD “Xi’an” car carrier loading Dolphin Surf EVs for Europe (Source: BYD)\n\nThrough October, BYD exported over 1.5 million electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, nearly double compared to last year.\n\nBy the end of 2026, BYD [expects overseas shipments](https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/byd-targets-more-than-25-million-vehicle-exports-2027-brokerages-say-2026-09-08/) to reach about 2 million vehicles. In 2027, that number is expected to rise to more than 2.5 million vehicles.\n\n![BYD-first-EV-Flash-Chargers-overseas](https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/06/BYD-first-EV-Flash-Chargers-overseas.jpeg)\\\nBYD opens first Flash Chargers in Germany (Source: Klaus Hartmann/ BYD)\n\nWith several new and updated vehicles launching with its new Blade Battery 2.0 and Flash Charging technology, BYD aims to continue attracting new buyers with longer range, faster charging, and more tech-oriented models.\n\n## Electrek’s Take\n\nWhile the US is coming off its best quarter of the year in EV sales, BYD’s performance shows how far ahead China is in the transition to electric vehicles.\n\nChina continues to lead the global EV market, accounting for over half of all electric cars sold worldwide.\n\nWith a wave of low-cost domestic brands flooding China’s market, BYD and other automakers are driving growth overseas in major markets like Europe, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and Central and South America, where legacy OEMs are already falling behind quickly.\n\n[![Add Electrek as a preferred source on Google](https://electrek.co/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png) ![Add Electrek as a preferred source on Google](https://electrek.co/wp-content/themes/ninetofive/dist/images/google-preferred-source-badge-light.png)](https://google.com/preferences/source?q=https://electrek.co)\n\n*FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.* [More.](https://electrek.co/about/#affiliate)\n",
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