BYD High-end G6 Sedan Leads Domestic Unit Sales

January 18, 2012 at 10:55 am IST

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BYD's mid-sized, high-end G6 sedan sales have outperformed China market expectations by outselling every other domestic brand and reaching over 5,090 units in December -- a 200% growth over November's sales. These sales numbers are even more remarkable considering that G6 sales launched just 4 months ago. BYD is working hard to catch up with demand, as 10,000 per month unit sales are predicted for the near future.

The Top Selling Mid-sized Sedan in China Domestic Market -- the BYD G6 with Turbo-Charged 1.5 L engine and Dual-Clutch transmission (Photo: Business Wire)

BYD launched the surprisingly affordable G6 in September, 2011. The car features BYD's internally-developed, revolutionary, all-aluminum-alloy 1.5L Turbo-charged engine paired with a six (6)-Speed Tiptronic dual clutch transmission (DCT). The dimensions of the G6 are; 4860mm x 1825mm x 1463mm with a wheelbase of 2745 mm, making the vehicle spacious as well as luxurious. The BYD G6 can be equipped with an aspirated BYD 2.0L 483QB engine and 5-speed manual transmission with a peak torque of 140 hp (103KW) and 186Nm at 4000-4500 rpm. However, customer response has been greater to the turbo-fuel-stratified, injection engine (Ti+DCT), which reaches a maximum output of 113 KW and peak torque at 240Nm at 1750-3500 rpm. This fuel miser statistically surpasses all of the naturally aspirated 2.0 L engines used for medium and high end cars. The BYD 1.5 Ti engine produces 1.43 times more power than the same displacement engine and is equivalent to a 2.4 L gasoline engine.

With the BYD G6 and Ti+DCT engine design combo, BYD has shown that they are still committed to improving their full line of gasoline-engine designs, staying at the forefront of internal-combustion engine technology. BYD worked over two years on the Ti+DCT technology and "owns the intellectual property supporting this technology," according to Stella Li, Senior Vice President of BYD. The Ti+DCT is a standard option for the BYD G6 1.5Ti sedan and is available as an option for other 3 BYD models. Currently, only one other foreign brand is offering a turbo-charged engine that is comparable in the Chinese markets. BYD is the first domestic Chinese company to develop this technology in-house, solidifying its competitive edge in the automotive industry. For more information, visit BYD at www.facebook.com/bydcompany and www.byd.com.

About BYD

BYD is ranked #1 at the top of Bloomberg's and BusinessWeek's 2009 Tech 100 List (http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100520006751/en/BYD-Tops-Bloomberg-Businessweek%E2%80%99s-12th-Annual-Tech) and is the leading manufacturer of advanced, environmentally-friendly battery technologies like the BYD's Iron Phosphate battery used in BYD electric vehicles and electric busses. BYD's solar panels and LED Lighting systems have CEC, TUV/CE and UL listings, and the company enjoys rapid growth in consumer electronics space and electrified transportation sector manufacturing under its BYD brand. BYD is the fastest-growing Chinese automotive and green energy technology enterprise. The Company trades on the Hong Kong Exchange (HKE) under the ticker numbers (HK.0285 - BYD Electronics) and (HK.1211 - BYD Company Ltd.), as well as on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange under the ticker number (002594 - BYD Company Ltd.). For more information visit www.byd.com, www.facebook.com/bydcompany.