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Monday 2 November 2026

BYD's October sales: exports double as China sales slide

BYD sold 490,168 cars in October, its best month of 2026, as exports doubled and China sales fell. Here's what's driving it and what it means here.

Suki Marr Tuesday 3 November 2026, open calendar19 min read

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BYD had its best month of the year in October, and almost none of the growth came from China. The world's biggest electric carmaker sold 490,168 vehicles last month, and more than a third of them left the country on a ship.

A red and white BYD car-carrier ship marked LNG Powered at sea, with hills behind it — Photo: Thomas Dahlstrøm Nielsen / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0, modified

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Suki Marr Tuesday 3 November 2026 at 6:21 am Adelaide, open calendar19 min read

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