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LSH Auto BYD is sponsoring the 2025 Manchester Film Festival (MANIFF) which is taking place from 14 to 23 March in its 11th year. LSH Auto BYD is one of four of the festival’s main sponsors. Its vehicles will be on display for the launch night at Aviva Studios. VIPs attending the festival will be chauffeured to Q&A sessions and ...

The February new car market turned in a “subdued” performance but looking at the performance of individual brands, there were clear winners and losers for the month. In an overall market that fell -1%, Chinese brand BYD continued to surge ahead with registrations up 334.3% to 1,177 units followed by Polestar, which saw a 98.8% increase to 515 units for ...

BYD UK and Arval UK have partnered to launch BYD Lease, providing UK customers with vehicle leasing expertise. All four BYD models are now available via BYD Lease, with the SEALION 7 arriving soon. Steve Beattie, sales & marketing Director, BYD UK, said: “The introduction of BYD Lease is a big step for our growth in the UK. “As one of ...

January saw a surge in sales of Chinese electric vehicles across Europe building market share. According to Jatro Dynamics, although the overall European car market posted a decline of 1.9% year on year, Chinese car brands continued to accelerate, with 37,134 vehicles registered in January, an increase of 52% from January 2024. The market share of Chinese brands grew from ...

BYD has announced it will sponsor the BVRLA Annual Dinner in London for the second year running. The event, taking place on 5 March at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, will host over 800 attendees. This includes BVRLA members and senior industry stakeholders. During the event, the Industry Hero Awards and the Freddie Aldous Outstanding Contribution Award will be ...

Rising consumer interest in Chinese EVs is reflected in a 186% increase in leasing enquiries in just 12 months, according to Leasing Options. The models which have seen the most significant increase in leasing enquiries are the BYD Dolphin (12,570%), BYD Atto (578%), and MG Motors’ MG4 (103%). Mike Thompson, COO at Leasing Options, says: “Chinese EVs are aggressively priced, ...

England and Everton’s No.1 goalkeeper, Jordan Pickford, has taken delivery of his new BYD Seal Excellence from Alan Day BYD New Southgate. Darran Clarke, head of marketing at Alan Day Motor Group, said: “We’re delighted to hand over the BYD Seal Excellence to Jordan Pickford. As a top-performing athlete, he deserves a car that matches his high standards – and ...

January saw new car registrations get off to a weak start, falling for the fourth consecutive month but there were contrasting performances among carmakers with winners and losers. Chinese brand BYD started 2025 as it had finished last year with the strongest performance of any brand, up 550% to 1,614 car sales. In second place was EV maker, Geely-owned Polestar ...

BYD officially launched in the UK in March 2023 and experienced a 658% increase in volume to over 8,700 cars in 2024, making it the UK’s fastest growing auto brand. The company has grown from 14 retail sites to 60 retailers across the UK and plans to add more sites in 2025. Steve Beattie, Sales and Marketing Director, BYD UK: ...

Peoples Automotive has been presented with the BYD UK retailer of the year Award. The dealer group is ranked 55 in the Motor Trader Top 200 with annual turnover of £306.8m. The group has its BYD dealership on Orrell Lane, Bootle selling the Dolphin, Atto 3, Seal, Seal UDM-I and Sealion 7 BYD models. “Have just returned from Shenzhen, China, ...