BYD outsells Toyota in S'pore for 1st 4 months of 2025

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) automaker BYD was the best-selling car brand in the first four months of 2025 in Singapore, making up 20 per cent of new car registrations.

A total of 3,002 BYD cars were newly registered from January to April 2025, according to monthly vehicle statistics by the Land Transport Authority (LTA).

Japan's Toyota and Germany's BMW sold 2,050 and 1,693 units, respectively, for the same four months.

BYD's biggest EV competitor, Tesla, sold 535 units, which makes up 3 per cent of total vehicle sales in Singapore.

The data follows a new trend of the Chinese automaker becoming a preferred car brand in Singapore, with BYD selling 6,191 units and accounting for 14.4 per cent of all new car registrations in 2024.

In comparison, Toyota had sold 7,876 cars in the same year.

Though BYD entered Singapore's consumer car market in 2022, which is more than a year after its competitor Tesla, Reuters reported that the Chinese car brand has since reported much stronger sales growth.

While BYD's sales almost doubled to 1,416 in 2023, Tesla's sales only grew by 7 per cent.

Competition heats up, not just in Singapore

BYD's growth is not only experienced within Singapore, but globally.

Last year, The Wall Street Journal reported that BYD has since emerged as the world's biggest seller of EVs, ahead of Tesla.

While Tesla only sells battery-powered EVs at a more premium price, BYD offers both hybrid and battery-powered cars, giving it an edge over the U.S. automaker.

Reuters also reported that BYD has already experienced early success in Southeast Asia, with Thailand becoming its biggest overseas market.

The Chinese automaker reportedly aims to sell half of its vehicles outside the Chinese market by 2030.

Top image via BYD Singapore/Facebook