BYD set to add new PHEV pair to its UK line-up

Rapidly expanding Chinese brand ready to offer Seal 06 saloon and estate in UK showrooms

- Paul Adam [e-mail]

CONTINUING its sales push in the UK and across Europe, Chinese manufacturer BYD is poised to expand its UK vehicle line-up with the introduction of new plug-in hybrid saloon and estate models.

The Seal 06 DM-i will join the Atto 2, Atto 3, Dolphin, Seal, Seal-U and Sea Lion 7 in the current range, and is positioned separately from the BYD Seal 06 GT hatch that was launched in China last year.

While the GT is an all-electric family hatchback that could serve as a rival to the Cupra Born, Volkswagen ID.3 and MG4 EV (if the brand decides to bring it to the UK), the Seal 06 DM-i will focus on the executive PHEV saloon and estate market, competing against the likes of the BMW 330e and the Skoda Superb iV.