
BYD’s growth in the UK and across Europe has been phenomenal. In just over two years the Chinese brand has launched six new cars with a seventh on the way, and when its plug-in hybrid DM-i models are taken into account, that number’s likely to double by the end of 2026.
The company has some swagger, even planning to take on Tesla with its own network of Flash Chargers capable of 1MW charging speeds, making ‘filling up’ as fast as in a petrol car.