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BYD tops Toyota in Singapore
Bangkok Post
|May 15, 2025
China's BYD became the most popular vehicle brand in Singapore so far this year, outselling Toyota for the first time, government data showed, as the fast-growing electric vehicle maker steps up efforts to boost overseas sales.
In the first four months of 2025, BYD sold 3,002 cars, or 20% of total vehicle sales in Singapore. Toyota and BYD’s main EV rival Tesla sold 2,050 and 535 units each during the same period.
Toyota used to hold the crown in the wealthy Asian financial hub where the population of cars is kept steady by an expensive certificate system, selling 7,876 cars in 2024, versus BYD’s 6,191 sales.
This story is from the May 15, 2025 edition of Bangkok Post.
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