BYD Australia: Chinese car maker takes lead on distribution for Shark 6, Atto 3, Seal and co

BYD Australia has assumed its beefy legit build of abode-up in Australia, with normal importer EV Say confirming expectations that it could truly likely well well hand over nationwide distribution of popular items akin to the Shark 6 go-in ute and Atto 3 compact electric SUV.

EV Say announced on the present time that the distributorship transfer used to be build of abode for July, claiming the transfer used to be “a year sooner than agenda”.

The local importer introduced the Invent Your Targets (BYD) assign to Australia in 2022, and has overseen greater than 50,000 BYD unusual-car registrations since.

BYD registrations fill had a solid delivery to 2025 – up 103 percent year on year and boosted by greater than 6000 gross sales of Australia’s first go-in hybrid ute, the Shark 6.

EV Say says this is in a position to likely well now focal level on changing into BYD’s main distributor in Australia in a partnership with Eagers Automobile known as EV Dealer Neighborhood.

“As the inaugural importer, EVDirect is amazingly delighted with the method it has accomplished within the delivery of BYD into the Australian market, overseeing what has been one of doubtlessly the most a hit unusual car assign launches in Australian historical previous,” mentioned Luke Todd, founding father of EV Say and approaching near govt chairman of the EV Dealer Neighborhood (EVDG).

“As a crew we are extraordinarily delighted with what’s been executed and plenty extra livid by the lengthy flee as our crew repositions into a brand unusual method that will abet catapult the BYD assign additional, honest across Australia.”

EVDG mentioned it intends to rework BYD’s greatest gross sales and provider channel, expanding with “unusual and innovative retail formats”, shortening wait cases for assign unusual autos, and bettering after-gross sales make stronger.

Todd has previously made bold statements about BYD’s gross sales ambitions in Australia, asserting it believed it could truly likely well well displace Toyota as the country’s preferred assign as early as 2027.

BYD had been anticipated to substantiate its legit abet watch over of the assign in Australia after no longer too lengthy within the past confirming it could truly likely well well rob beefy duty for bringing the company’s Denza luxurious sub-assign here.

Chasing Vehicles is currently in China on a BYD media tour, and must amassed rapidly be bringing extra news and experiences relating to to the assign’s future in Australia.