BYD unveils new battery technology to 'solve' one of the biggest flaws with EVs 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 are proving to be hugely desirable with both private and fleet buyers.' While the U DM-i SUV took home the plug-in hybrid crown, the Dolphin Surf was BYD's best selling all-electric car. BYD is expanding its UK range quickly, with 2026 seeing the launch of the new Sealion DM-i and Atto 2 DM-i PHEVs. It's expected that BYD will also launch a number of all-electric cars too. While BYD saw massive growth last year, upping UK sales by 485 per cent from just under 8,800 units in 2024 to almost 51,500 sales in 2025, it wasn't the best-selling Chinese brands of all. MG retains that crown in Britain for the time being. It sold 85,155 cars in the UK last term - 4.4 per cent more than in 2024 - and is the 10th favourite brand by sales volumes. Chinese rivals including Jaecoo, Omodo and Chery - all owned by the same parent group - also stamped their mark on the UK market last year. Jaecoo, with 28,232 registrations, outsold legacy brands including Honda, Seat and Citroen, while Omoda's 19,855 sales were more than Porsche, Suzuki and Lexus. BYD's tiny electric city car the Dolphin Surf was its best selling all-electric car last year Tesla's Annus horribilis saw intensified competition from Chinese rivals (Geely, MG and Chery), CEO Elon Musk's politics creating backlash against the brand and mixed reviews of new models BYD is the world's largest EV maker - experts weigh in where Tesla went wrong and BYD shone BYD's sales going from strength to strength last year coincided with Tesla's Annus horribilis which saw intensified competition from Chinese rivals (Geely, MG and Chery), CEO Elon Musk's politics creating backlash against the brand and mixed reviews of new models. Tesla made the decision to lower prices of two of its most popular EVs, the Model 3 and Model Y SUV. Last year, it launched a cut-price version of its best-selling Model Y called the Model Y Standard to entice buyers with lower budgets to the brand. The cheaper Model Y Standard is available to order and is £3,000 cheaper than the outgoing Model Y Rear Wheel Drive. The Standard costs £41,990 RELATED ARTICLES