BYD Sealion 7 EV extra well-liked than Outlander, CX-5 and Tucson mid-size SUVs

BYD has formally hit the gross sales podium in Australia’s greatest and best automobile phase – mid-size SUVs – with its Sealion 7 electrical automobile (EV) snagging a top-three spot behind the Tesla Mannequin Y and Toyota RAV4.

September VFACTS figures reveal 1887 examples of the Sealion 7 have been delivered final month within the mannequin’s first full yr on sale, accounting for a 9.7 per cent share of the sub-$60,000 medium SUV phase.

The Sealion 7 trailed solely the aforementioned Mannequin Y (3927) and RAV4 (2554), however beat out phase stalwarts just like the Mitsubishi Outlander (1785), Mazda CX-5 (1725) and Hyundai Tucson (1588). It additionally nabbed eighth place within the general nameplate standings for the primary time.

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Whereas the Sealion 7 was firmly BYD’s top-selling mannequin in September, thus far this yr the Chinese language model’s greatest vendor remains to be the plug-in hybrid Shark 6 dual-cab ute, which to the tip of September has tallied 14,111 registrations.

BYD has cemented its place in Australia’s checklist of prime 10 manufacturers in 2025, presently sitting in eighth place year-to-date with 37,923 registrations – representing progress of 149.8 per cent on the January-September interval in 2024.

That places the Chinese language model properly forward of Tesla (22,653) although it sells EVs and PHEVs, whereas its American-based rival solely sells the previous. It leads fellow Chinese language model MG (32,620) and Isuzu Ute (31,760) within the prime 10 gross sales race, and is nipping on the heels of China’s GWM (39,343) in seventh.