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The BYD Seagull (Chinese: 比亚迪海鸥; pinyin: Bǐyǎdí Hǎi'ōu) is a battery electric city car manufactured by BYD Auto since 2023. Positioned below the Dolphin within BYD's line-up, it is currently the smallest BYD vehicle, occupying the A00-class in Chinese segmentation (equivalent to European A-segment ). [ 6 ]
The China-built BYD Seagull, a small all-electric hatchback, starts at just 69,800 yuan (or less than $10,000), and reportedly banks a profit for the increasingly influential Chinese automaker.
The BYD brand distinguishes their passenger car line-up under three "series", namely the Dynasty series (started by the BYD Qin in 2012), a line of higher-end vehicles with "dragon-inspired" designs aimed at the traditional mass markets; [2] [3] the Ocean series (started by the BYD Dolphin in 2021), a line of "ocean-themed" vehicles based on new aesthetic designs by Wolfgang Egger and the ...
The car became a sales success in China. On 29 November 2023, BYD produced the 200,000th Seagull after only seven months in the market. [84] [85] Due to its low cost of production and its low selling price at below CN¥90,000 or US$12,000, the Seagull has garnered curiosity and praise from international media and industry experts. [86] [87] [88 ...
Leonhard Simon/Getty Images. When China’s BYD recently overtook Elon Musk’s Tesla as the global leader in ... BYD launched an EV called the Seagull with a cutthroat price of about $11,000 last ...
Putting smart driving in a sub-$10,000 model could reignite a price war in China’s EV sector, forcing automakers to dangle even more incentives to win customers in what might be the world’s ...
The price war, sparked by Tesla two years ago, has become so intense that BYD asked its suppliers late last year to deliver hefty price reductions of 10% for the coming year. For more CNN news and ...
The company, known for affordable cars like the $10,000 Seagull hatchback, sold nearly 510,000 EVs and hybrids in December, the new figures say — a monthly record.