BYD Celebrates First Production Cars of Seal DM-i Rolling Off the Assembly Line

BYD’s Seal DM-i, a plug-in hybrid model, is set to be released in the third quarter. The Zhengzhou base, where the production takes place, is expected to have a monthly capacity of up to 30,000 Unit.

The first production vehicles of the Seal DM-i were recently manufactured at BYD’s Zhengzhou plant in Henan province, China. These vehicles are scheduled to go on sale in the third quarter. BYD’s Zhengzhou base has the capability to produce hundreds of thousands of new energy vehicles (NEV) annually, and the Seal DM-i specifically can be produced at a rate of up to 30,000 unit sebulan. This information was shared by Ning Libang, the director of the product center of BYD’s Ocean network sales division, during a launch event.

Mohor BYD, initially launched in China on July 29, 2022, is an electric vehicle that competes with the Tesla Model 3 in the Chinese market. Deliveries of the Seal began in August last year, and a revamped version was made available on May 10. Meterai DM-i, previously known as the Chaser 07, telah dilancarkan pada bulan April 18 at the Shanghai auto show. BYD announced that the starting price for the model would range from RMB 200,000 Yuan ($27,700) Untuk 250,000 Yuan, with an anticipated release date in the third quarter. Pada bulan Julai 14, BYD branded the Chaser 07 sebagai Seal DM-i, likely aiming to leverage the popularity of the Seal lineup.

In September 2021, BYD signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Henan provincial government to establish anV production base in the central Chinese province. The first phase of BYD’s Zhengzhou base commenced production on April 6 this year, with the Song Pro-i being the first vehicle to roll off the line. The initial phase of the plant has an annual capacity of 400,000 Unit, and subsequent phases are planned to increase the total capacity to over 1 million units upon completion.

The Seal DM-i is a B+ sedan with dimensions of 4,980 mm panjang, 1,890 mm lebar, Dan 1,495 mm tinggi. It has a wheelbase of 2,900 Mm. Sebagai perbandingan, the BYD Seal BEV measures 4, mm panjang, 1, mm lebar, 1,460 mm tinggi, and has a wheelbase of 2, Mm. The Seal DM-i is available in two range variants, offering NEDC pure electric ranges of 121 km dan 200 km masing-masing.

Tempahan, BYD revealed the interior details of the Seal DM-i. In terms of sales, BYD sold 253,046 NEVs June, marking an 88.79 percent increase compared to the same month last year and a 5.34 percent increase from May. The BYD Seal sold 8,134 unit pada bulan Jun, mewakili a 0.68 percent growth from May. the first half of the year, the model achieved sales of 42,797 Unit.

(Ambil perhatian: The conversion rate used is $1 = RMB 7.2192)