Analysis firm: BYD sold 1.25 million cars in the first half of the year, surpassing Mercedes-Benz and BMW into the top 10 of global car sales for the first time.

CTOnews.com, August 30 (Xinhua)-- Analysis firm Mark Lines released a statistical report on "Global car companies' sales in the first half of 2023". According to the data, as the world's largest car company, Toyota sold 5.41 million vehicles in the first half of the year, followed by Volkswagen Group, which sold 4.37 million vehicles in the first half of the year, and Hyundai Group ranked third with 3.65 million vehicles.

▲ Mark Lines vehicle sales data

▲ Mark Lines vehicle sales data translation information CTOnews.com learned from the data that Chinese car companies appeared for the first time in the global auto sales list. BYD did not enter the top 20 in 2021 and ranked 16th in 2022. Its global new car sales increased by 96% to 1.25 million compared with the same period last year, surpassing Germany's Mercedes-Benz and BMW.

At present, BYD is actively beginning to expand overseas markets. With the outbreak of BYD's overseas sales, BYD's overall sales will receive a greater boost at the same time. BYD exported more than 80,000 domestic cars in the first half of 2023. In addition to the Russian market, BYD also has a growing sense of presence in Southeast Asia. CTOnews.com reported earlier that BYD's new energy car won the top spot in international sales in July, and its ATTO 3 model is selling well overseas.