The Seal 05 DM-i would be the fifth mannequin in BYD’s Seal household, focusing on the reasonably priced household sedan market.
The Seal household bought 389,339 models in 2024, contributing 9 % of BYD’s full-year NEV gross sales.
BYD (HKG: 1211, OTCMKTS: BYDDY) has begun pre-sales of the Seal 05 DM-i hybrid sedan in China, its official unveiling of this new mannequin within the Seal household.
Pre-sales of the Seal 05 DM-i with BYD’s fifth-generation DM (Twin Mode) expertise have formally begun with a beginning value of RMB 89,800 ($12,250), the brand new power car (NEV) maker introduced right now on Weibo.
BYD’s Weibo does not point out any extra info, apart from a picture of the Seal 05 DM-i.
The corporate’s web site exhibits that there are three variants of the Seal 05 DM-i out there for pre-sales, with beginning costs of RMB 89,800, RMB 99,800 and RMB 109,800 respectively.
The addition of the Seal 05 DM-i will additional complement the product format of the BYD Ocean lineup within the household sedan market, mentioned Zhang Zhuo, normal supervisor of the Ocean lineup, on Weibo.
The mannequin will full the product lineup of the Seal household and meet the automotive wants of various customers, he mentioned.
The Seal 05 DM-i shall be outfitted with BYD’s fifth-generation DM expertise with ultra-low gas consumption and lengthy vary, he added.
The mannequin entered a regulatory catalog of China’s Ministry of Trade and Data Know-how (MIIT) final month, displaying a size, width and top of 4,780 mm, 1,837 mm and 1,515 mm, respectively, and a wheelbase of two,718 mm.
It’s powered by an engine with a displacement of 1,498 ml and 74 kW. All variations of it are powered by a single motor with a peak energy of 120 kW.
Previous to the Seal 05 DM-i, the BYD Seal household has the Seal 06 GT, 2025 Seal sedan, Seal 07 DM-i, and Seal 06 DM-i.
The primary mannequin within the Seal household is the all-electric Seal sedan, which initially went on sale on July 29, 2022, as a sedan to compete with Tesla’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) Mannequin 3.
On August 8, 2024, BYD launched the 2025 Seal sedan, BYD’s first LiDAR-equipped mannequin, with a beginning value of RMB 175,800 yuan.
The Seal 07 DM-i hybrid sedan was additionally launched on the identical occasion with a beginning value of RMB 139,800.
The Seal 06 DM-i hybrid sedan was launched on Might 28, and is the primary mannequin in BYD’s Ocean lineup to function DM 5.0 hybrid expertise, beginning at RMB 99,800 yuan.
The Seal 06 GT, an all-electric hatchback, was launched on October 18, 2024, and is a manufacturing model of BYD’s Ocean-M idea unveiled on the late April 2024 Beijing auto present.
With the addition of extra fashions, the Seal household has turn into one in all BYD’s most essential product households.
BYD bought a report 514,809 autos in December, with the Seal household contributing 8.92 % with 45,937 models bought, in response to information compiled by CnEVPost.
For the complete 12 months 2024, BYD’s NEV gross sales totaled 4,272,145, with the Seal household contributing 389,339 models, or 9.11 %.
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