- The pre-sales price range for the BYD Seal 06 EV is RMB 120,000 ($16,670) to RMB 150,000.
- The Seal family sold 26,051 units in April, up 82.57 percent year-on-year but down 41.54 percent from March.
BYD (HKG: 1211, OTCMKTS: BYDDY) has launched the pre-sales of its new all-electric sedan model, the Seal 06 EV, as the Seal family is set to welcome a new member.
The company announced the start of pre-sales for the Seal 06 EV on the first day of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Auto Show, or the 2025 Shenzhen auto show, yesterday.
The electric sedan's pre-sales price range is RMB 120,000 ($16,670) to RMB 150,000, with an expected official launch in the second quarter, or later this month.
The Seal 06 EV made its debut at the 2025 Shanghai auto show in April, continuing BYD's Seal family design language.
It is a pure electric mid-size sedan with dimensions of 4,720 mm in length, 1,880 mm in width, and 1,495 mm in height, with a wheelbase of 2,820 mm, according to a regulatory filing in February.
All Seal 06 EV models filed by BYD are single-motor variants, with maximum motor power of 110 kW and 160 kW, supporting top speeds of 160 km/h and 180 km/h, respectively.
The Seal originally began as an electric sedan but has since expanded into a family of multiple sedan models.
The Seal family currently includes the hybrid Seal 05 DM-i, hybrid Seal 06 DM-i, hybrid Seal 07 DM-i, all-electric Seal 06 GT, and all-electric Seal sedan, with starting price ranges from RMB 79,800 to RMB 239,800.
BYD sold 380,089 new energy vehicles (NEVs) in April, a year-on-year increase of 21.34 percent and a month-on-month increase of 0.71 percent.
The Seal family sold 26,051 units in April, marking a year-on-year increase of 82.57 percent, but a month-on-month decrease of 41.54 percent.
BYD is expected to announce its May NEV sales figures later today.
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