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New BYD Seal U SUV set for UK launch as a plug-in hybrid![BYD Seal U Munich - front](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--5WZd3ZbL--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1693814051/autoexpress/2023/09/BYD%20Seal%20U%20Munich.jpg)
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New BYD Seal U SUV set for UK launch as a plug-in hybrid
The range of BYD models available to UK customers will grow again with the Seal U arriving early next year in plug-in hybrid form. Pure EV versions wi…
BYD to drop ‘Build your dreams’ badging![BYD Atto 3 - rear badge](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--7I1WEB5C--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1678197084/autoexpress/2023/03/BYD%20Atto%203%20UK%202023-3.jpg)
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BYD to drop ‘Build your dreams’ badging
BYD has reacted to customer feedback and will drop the controversial ‘Build your dreams’ badging from the rear of the Atto 3 and Seal, but it will rem…
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'BYD is here to disrupt the EV market, and that’s a good thing'![Opinion - BYD](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--KAcy15L_--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1688119585/autoexpress/2023/06/Mike%20Rutherford%20-%20BYD%20opinion.jpg)
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'BYD is here to disrupt the EV market, and that’s a good thing'
Mike Rutherford thinks that BYD’s low-cost electric cars could spell the beginning of the end for its pricey, well-established rivals
New BYD Dolphin electric hatch starts from £25,490![BYD Dolphin - front tracking](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--JOaRRfTL--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1681316445/autoexpress/2023/04/BYD%20Dolphin.jpg)
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New BYD Dolphin electric hatch starts from £25,490
BYD’s upcoming hatchback is aimed at budget EV sector
BYD Atto 3 vs Kia Niro EV 3: 2023 twin test review![BYD Atto 3 and Kia Niro EV - front tracking](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--RLt5yITp--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1684409724/autoexpress/2023/05/BYD%20Atto%203%20vs%20Kia%20Niro%20EV.jpg)
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BYD Atto 3 vs Kia Niro EV 3: 2023 twin test review
The BYD Atto 3 is the first of a new wave of Chinese EVs - can it beat the already established Kia Niro?
“BYD overtaking VW in China signals a tectonic shift in the global car industry”![Opinion - BYD](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--JJpw9wNN--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1682666111/autoexpress/2023/04/Opinion%20BYD.jpg)
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“BYD overtaking VW in China signals a tectonic shift in the global car industry”
Dr Andy Palmer sees the dramatic rise of BYD as just the start of huge, China-driven change on the car manufacturing scene
New BYD Seal: UK specs announced ahead of 2023 launch![BYD Seal - front static](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--CR6gFrMO--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1681318374/autoexpress/2023/04/BYD%20Seal.jpg)
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New BYD Seal: UK specs announced ahead of 2023 launch
The Seal is a new electric family saloon with up to 523bhp and UK deliveries are due before the end of 2023
“You could get a BYD on your driveway before a VW”![BYD opinion](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--bU0Leghz--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1661937465/autoexpress/2022/08/BYD%20opinion.jpg)
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“You could get a BYD on your driveway before a VW”
Editor-in-chief Steve Fowler is excited by the new wave of upstarts - such as BYD and Ora - that are on their way to the UK
BYD is coming: Chinese electric car brand confirms 2022 UK launch![BYD Atto 3 front](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--navmc0S4--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1661355674/autoexpress/2022/08/BYD%20Atto3%20official%20pictures-6.jpg)
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BYD is coming: Chinese electric car brand confirms 2022 UK launch
BYD’s Atto 3 electric SUV will be offered for sale in UK dealers by late autumn, with first deliveries before the end of the year
New BYD Han EV set for European launch![BYD Han](https://media.autoexpress.co.uk/image/private/s--MhK8iQKQ--/f_auto,t_card-mobile@1/v1589365251/autoexpress/2020/05/BYD.jpg)
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New BYD Han EV set for European launch
The Chinese-built, all-electric saloon rivals the Tesla Model 3, with a maximum claimed range of 376 miles