BYD
United Kingdom · Q1 2026 · Total 21 339 · Share 3.4% · #15
BYD recorded 21 339 first registrations of cars in the United Kingdom in Q1 2026, including 10 038 battery-electric cars and 8 256 plug-in hybrids. That gave it a 3.4% share of the market and rank #15 among brands, up 7 places from #22 in Q1 2025. Volume is up 130.0% on Q1 2025 (9 276) and up 35.7% on Q4 2025 (15 729).
Over the 12 quarters shown, BYD has registered 82 328 cars in the United Kingdom, an average of 6 861 a quarter. Its strongest quarter was Q1 2026 with 21 339 and its weakest Q2 2023 with 74. Its market share has moved from 0.0% in Q2 2023 to 0.8% in Q4 2024 and 3.4% now.
Its best-selling model in Q1 2026 was the SEAL with 14 499 registrations, followed by the SEALION 5 (2 354) and the DOLPHIN (1 815). The table below lists all 6 BYD models registered in the quarter. Year to date the SEAL leads the brand's line-up with 14 499.
12-quarter trend
Models · Q1 2026
| # | ± | Model | Total | BEV | PHEV | Share | QoQ | YoY | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | −1 | SEAL | 14 499 | 6 892 | 7 607 | 2.3% | +55.7% | +119.2% | 14 499 |
| 86 | – | SEALION 5 | 2 354 | 0 | 0 | 0.4% | – | – | 2 354 |
| 109 | −84 | DOLPHIN | 1 815 | 1 815 | 0 | 0.3% | −56.5% | +24.5% | 1 815 |
| 133 | +37 | SEAL 6 | 1 340 | 0 | 649 | 0.2% | +175.7% | – | 1 340 |
| 166 | −54 | ATTO 3 | 778 | 778 | 0 | 0.1% | −43.5% | −35.3% | 778 |
| 185 | 0 | ATTO 2 | 553 | 553 | 0 | 0.1% | +44.4% | – | 553 |
Quarterly series
| Quarter | Total | BEV | PHEV | Hybrid | Share | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 21 339 | 10 038 | 8 256 | 3 045 | 3.4% | 15 |
| Q4 2025 | 15 729 | 10 717 | 5 012 | 0 | 3.4% | 14 |
| Q3 2025 | 15 947 | 8 384 | 7 563 | 0 | 2.9% | 15 |
| Q2 2025 | 10 118 | 5 397 | 4 721 | 0 | 2.1% | 18 |
| Q1 2025 | 9 276 | 5 301 | 3 975 | 0 | 1.6% | 22 |
| Q4 2024 | 3 529 | 2 836 | 693 | 0 | 0.8% | 27 |
| Q3 2024 | 2 359 | 2 301 | 58 | 0 | 0.5% | 32 |
| Q2 2024 | 1 626 | 1 626 | 0 | 0 | 0.3% | 30 |
| Q1 2024 | 1 278 | 1 278 | 0 | 0 | 0.2% | 32 |
| Q4 2023 | 716 | 716 | 0 | 0 | 0.2% | 31 |
| Q3 2023 | 337 | 337 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% | 40 |
| Q2 2023 | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 51 |