The BYD Atto 3 is not the nation’s best-selling EV for the first seven months of the year, however. That title is currently held by the Tesla Model Y. The Model Y is Sweden’s best-selling new car overall, regardless of powertrain, currently wearing the crown ahead of a pair of Volvo models.
Given how dramatically BYD's sales have increased over the past 18 months, it's no surprise that the company topped Sweden's sales charts last month. In 2022, BYD sold a total of 1.85 million battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, taking the title from Tesla as the world's largest manufacturer of electrified vehicles.
A key reason for BYD’s recent success is the sudden spike in demand for EVs in China. In fact, almost 6.1 million passenger EVs have already been sold in China this year and analysts from Bloomberg predict that roughly 14 million EVs could be sold in China in 2026. If that’s to occur then EVs will account for more than half of all new passenger vehicle sales in the country.
The BYD Atto 3, built on the carmaker's e-Platform 3.0, competes in Europe's C-SUV (compact) segment and offers European models equipped with a 60.48 kWh battery pack powering a single electric motor with 201 hp.
