How will BYD Sell 6 Million Cars in 2025? Here is the Answer

BYD has set ambitious goals for 2025, targeting 5 million vehicle sales, massive factory expansions, and an aggressive push into overseas markets. Here’s a detailed look at their plan.

cri · 2025-02-07

2025 is finally here for Chinese, with the Chinese New Year holiday come to an end this week. Chinese automakers are driving 2025 sales by cutting price and technology upgrades.

Yesterday, BYD announce to launch Intelligent Strategy Launch Conference on February 10. Before that, Autocango here share with you BYD’s 2025 annual goal and how will it achieve the goals from three aspects, including sales goals and tech upgrades, factory expansions, and a bigger move into overseas markets.

Sales Targets and Tech Upgrades

It is predicted the BYD’s global sales will be 5 million vehicles in 2025, according to BYD’s orders from main suppliers. It is clear that 5 million vehicles mean a 20% increase from the previous year. Some analysts even predicted that BYD might hit 5.5 million to 6 million units.

Let’s check out how they plan to get there by breaking down into the goals for BYD’s sub brands:

Sub-brands	2025 Annual Sales Target	Key Models	Tech Advangtages
Ocean and Dynasty Series	4.48 million units	Han, Tang, Qin, Seal, Sealion 7, and Seagull	- The 5th-gen DM technology - Advanced intelligent driving assistant system - Highway NOA
DENZA	170,000 units	D9 and N7 models	- The 5th-gen DM technology - e³ technology platform - Yunnian-C smart vehicle control system - God’s Eye advanced intelligent driving assistant system
Fang Cheng Bao	130,000 units	Bao 5 and Bao 8 / Tai lineup	- DMO Super Hybrid Offroad Platform - Yunnian P chassis system - Huawei Advanced Intelligent Driving System
YANG WANG	15,000 units	U8 and U9	^{- e4technology platform} - Yunnian P chassis system - DiPilot 600 God’s Eye L2+ advanced intelligent driving assistant system

Factory Expansion for Capacity Raise

To meet these goals, BYD definitely needs to expand its production capacity. Actually, there are two major projects under construction, one is in Jinan, in China’s Shandong Province, which is a big province for auto sales, and another in Shenzhen, BYD’s HQ. The two facilities will be completed in H1 2025, according to the company.

- Jinan Factory Phase II: Located north of the existing Jinan plant in Cui Zhai, this new factory will contribute an annual output of 300,000 units. The facility will also drive Shandong NEV industrial chain and local employment.

- Shenzhen Factory: It is the second phase of the Xiaomo Factory in the Shenzhen-Shantou BYD Auto Industrial Park, and will add 1 million units to BYD’s annual capacity.

Global Market Strategy

BYD is aiming for between 650,000 and 1 million units sold in overseas markets by 2025. Here are the main manufacturing sites for BYD and its targeting markets:

Overseas Manufacturing Plans	Annual Capacity	Targeted Markets
Thailand factory to be running by 2025	150,000 units	ASEAN market
Brazil facility to be running by 2025	50,000 units	Latin American market
Hungary plant to start production in 2025	150,000 units	Europe
Uzbekistan plant started production in June 2024	50,000 units	Middle Asia
Pakistan plant to be running in H1 2026	50,000 units	South Asia

^{While BYD will continue its export strategy with in-house made roll-on/roll-off vessels. On January 15th, BYD’s fourth roll-on/roll-off vessel named}"BYD Shenzhen" was launched officially, with 9,200 standard car slots. It is the biggest roll-on/roll-off vessel in the world as reports say.

The four vessels cost BYD 2.7 billion yuan, while they will cut shipping fees over 1 billion every year for BYD. According to the company, BYD is planning to build an overseas shipping fleet of 10 vessels by 2030.

Let’s check out the first four vessels: