2021 BYD E6 Reviews

Australia's top 10 sales list looks very different when automotive groups are counted together, with Hyundai and Kia rocketing up the charts and Chinese companies taking out four places in total.While vehicles might wear different names, often they are owned by the same company, such as the Volkswagen Group with VW, Skoda, Cupra, Audi and more, Toyota with Toyota and Lexuz, or Geely with Geely, Zeekr, Polestar and Lotus.Counted as groups with a single corporate owner rather than as individual brands –which, it must be pointed out, is not how Australia's official body counts sales, making this more an experiment than anything else – and the sales results look very different.At the close of July, for example, Toyota led the YTD sales charts with a total 115,550 sales. BYD nabbed second spot, with 60,192 sales, followed by Ford, Kia and Mazda, with 48,696, 48,399 and 46,960 sales. Hyundai, GWM, Chery, Tesla and Mitsubishi round out the top 10.But counting group totals rather than individual brands paints a very different picture. Toyota and Lexus still comfortably hold top spot, with 122,902 sales, but it's the Hyundai Group (Hyundai and Kia) which take second spot, with a combined 94,113. Next comes the BYD Group (BYD and Denza) with 62,885. Ford and Mazda hold onto spots four and five, even as individual players.It's spot six through 10 where things get interesting, with the Chery Group (Chery, Omoda Jaecoo) storming into spot number six with 40,522 sales. GWM remains in spot seven, while the Geely Group arrives in the top 10 with 28,089 total sales. Mitsubishi and MG (the fifth Chinese brand/group inside this new top 10) fill spots eight and nine.For Chery, the July result was enough to elevate the group to spot number four for the month – a result which did not go unnoticed at HQ."Becoming the fourth largest automotive group in Australia is a significant achievement and demonstrates how strongly Australian consumers have embraced both Chery and Omoda Jaecoo," said Lewis Lu, CEO of Chery Motor Australia.   

BYD’s Fangchengbao brand has launched a new, entry-level version of its Tai 3 electric SUV in the domestic market.The Fangchengbao Tai 3 is the smallest model currently in its Titanium series of vehicles, which also includes the Tai 7 and most recently the flagship Tai 9 SUVs.Despite being an entry-level trim level, this new Tai 3 variant still has a second-generation BYD Blade lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery pack that offers ultra-rapid flash charging.The 65.3kWh LFP battery pack is capable of charging from 10 to 97 per cent in nine minutes. This allows for a claimed range of up to 510km, according to lenient CLTC testing.Power comes from a single, rear-mounted electric motor that produces 240kW and 305Nm. This is enough to send it from 0-100km/h in 6.9 seconds.Other versions of the Fangchengbao Tai 3 in China feature a larger 75.6kWh LFP battery pack that’s also capable of ultra-rapid flash charging. It can similarly be charged from 10 to 97 per cent in nine minutes.A rear-wheel drive version comes with the same 240kW electric motor, but with the larger battery pack it’s claimed to offer up to 620km of CLTC-claimed range.There’s also an all-wheel drive version, which adds a front-mounted electric motor for a total system output of 375kW. It is claimed to do the 0-100km/h sprint in 4.7 seconds.This flagship all-wheel drive version of the Tai 3 with the larger 75.6kWh LFP battery offers up to 565km of CLTC-claimed range.In China this new, entry-level version of the Tai 3 is priced from 143,800 yuan, which equates roughly to A$30,200.It’s 10,000 yuan (~A$2100) more affordable than the rear-wheel drive version with the larger 75.6kWh LFP battery pack. It’s priced from 153,800 yuan (~A$32,300).Lastly, the top-spec, all-wheel drive version of the Tai 3 is priced from 169,800 yuan (~A$35,650).BYD’s Fangchengbao brand isn’t currently offered in Australia, however a number of its models fall under the premium Denza brand locally. These include the Fangchengbao Bao 5 and Bao 8, which are called the Denza B5 and B8, respectively, in Australia.While the Fangchengbai Tai 3 hasn’t been confirmed for an Australian launch, it is launching in markets like Costa Rica and Thailand badged as the Denza B3.The latter country is notable as it’s a right-hand drive country, like Australia. This makes a local launch of this car with Denza branding a step easier.BYD has trademarked the name B3 in Australia for use as an automobile, however this does not guarantee that the Chinese carmaker plans to launch the vehicle locally. Many carmakers trademark names to ensure other carmakers don’t use them.

2026 has been a watershed year for new vehicle sales in Australia, with the tsunami of new challenger brands from China continuing to pound our shores with full-force.It’s upset the established order on the industry leaderboard, with BYD (up 115 per cent) charging into second spot through the end of July, and sending a shudder through the hallowed halls of traditional number one, Toyota Australia, and unceremoniously relegating Ford to the third step of the podium.The rapid rise of Chery (up 71.3 per cent) and GWM (up 16.6 per cent YTD) has meant former high-ranking top 10 regulars Mazda and Hyundai have been shuffled down the order, with Mitsubishi hanging on by the skin of its teeth in tenth. A resurgent Tesla (up 88.3 per cent) sits in ninth spot, but Nissan (-33.7 per cent) and Subaru (-26.2 per cent) are out of the top 10 picture altogether.Question is, what does this furious churn of customers mean for overall sales? Is the market likely to expand, or given its historical stability, come in close to previous years?If it’s the latter, the financial writing could be on the wall for those legacy brands losing market share to newcomers offering fancy, typically electrified models full of bells and whistles at aggressive price points.So, let's start at the top. After a faltering start to the year marked by supply shortfalls of the in-demand RAV4 and HiLux, Toyota looks to be in the midst of staging a monumental comeback.RAV4 is still down over 25 per cent compared to the same point in 2025 and HiLux is close to 12 per cent behind, but in early June, Toyota Australia announced it had secured an additional 10,000 vehicles for 2026.And since then, the company said it has “worked closely with its global partners to secure further stock to help satisfy strong demand”. In fact, Toyota Australia Vice President Sales, Marketing and Franchise Operations John Pappas has said, "Increased supply of key models including HiLux, RAV4, Corolla Cross and bZ4X would play a key role in Toyota passing the 230,000 sales target for 2026.”It’s worth noting Toyota was the leader in 2025 with 239,863 sales, representing approximately 19.8 per cent of the total market.Which means normal programming is set to resume in terms of Toyota’s numbers and the Japanese giant’s first place positioning.But what about that cheeky upstart, BYD, riding high on the back of continued demand for its Shark 6 petrol-electric hybrid ute and the surging popularity of its Sealion 7 medium EV SUV.In fact everything from the new Atto 1 light electric hatch and Atto 2 compact EV SUV to the Sealion 5 and Sealion 8 SUVs are firing.In terms of a 2026 prediction, all BYD has said is it “would like to be in the top three by the end of the year.” We’d suggest that’ll mean a number in excess of 80,000 units and with 2025 second and third place finishers Ford and Mazda down 10.8 and 16.7 per cent, respectively so far this year, BYD’s aspiration looks well within reach. A total of 103,656 new vehicles were registered in Australia in July this year, which represents a modest 0.5 per cent increase over the same month last year (103,097 units) with the overall year-to-date number down just 0.2 per cent (710,449 vs 711,908 units).So, all this moving and shaking in the sales order clearly isn’t shifting the needle in terms of overall sales. One brand’s loss is another brand’s gain.The sales trend and numbers as they stand for 2026 so far point towards a year-end figure in the vicinity of 1.22 million units, which would be only fractionally up on the 1.21 million cars sold here last year.Economics 101 says in a mature, stable market that’s invaded by a host of new competitors, something’s got to give.Not every brand will get out of the Aussie new car sales race alive and the winners and losers over the next five months will be a telling pointer to which brands, new and not-so-new, are potentially heading towards the departure lounge longer-term.       Source: VFacts / Electric Vehicle Council 

The Australian car industry is in the middle of a major shake-up and not all brands are likely to survive it. In fact, I’d go so far as to say some of the biggest name brands, car makers we have loved for decades, may disappear within the next five years.That’s the hard reality of the dramatic change that is sweeping the industry. The new wave of Chinese car brands have arrived and quickly established themselves with solid market share. But that share has to come from somewhere and the reality is, the brands that are feeling the squeeze more than any other are those smack dab at the heart of the market.Looking at the sales data for the first half of 2026 it’s clear who are the biggest winners and losers. Geely is up 494.6 per cent, BYD has risen 124.1 per cent and Chery sales are 76.8 per cent improved, plus both GWM, MG, Omoda-Jaecoo and Zeekr are also increasing their presence.So where are those buyers coming from? Well, Toyota is down 21.4 per cent, Mazda is 17.2 per cent down and Ford has dropped 10.6 per cent. But I’m not suggesting any of those brands are doomed, Toyota is confident of a second half bounce back and Ford remains atop the all-important ute market. Instead, the bigger concern are the brands in the middle and lower half of the top 10, which are shedding sales at a higher rate and face increasing and long-term pressure from the newer arrivals. Nissan has dropped 32.8 per cent, Mitsubishi is down 25.7 per cent, Subaru down 25.6 per cent and Volkswagen has dropped 16.5 per cent, and there is no clear pathway for them to regain so much lost ground.While I’ve been talking strictly in sale percentage terms, the raw numbers don’t make good reading for those brands. BYD is obviously having a huge year, notching over 52,000 sales, but it’s brands like Geely (10,970 sales), Omoda-Jaecoo (8808) and even Zeekr (5835) that are starting to make serious in-roads on the likes Subaru (14,817), Nissan (13,854) and Volkswagen (12,333).In simple terms, the Australia new car pie is only so big, it typically hovers around the 1.2 million mark each year, so the slice of pie for each brand will get smaller as more and more brands enter the market. Short of a sudden and dramatic expansion of the number of people buying new cars, all of the established brands will need to get comfortable selling less volume. Brands will need to adapt to this new world order to survive and not just the so-called ‘legacy’ brands like Nissan, Subaru, etc, but also the new, predominantly Chinese brands. Since 2021 there have been more than a dozen new brands enter the market from China alone and there are more coming, with Forthing, Lepas, iCaur and Jetour all confirmed for Australia.There simply aren’t enough buyers to make more than 70 car brands viable in Australia so get used to hearing announcements like we have recently with Peugeot and Fiat about ‘reevaluating’ or ‘restructuring’ or just plain ‘leaving’ the Australian market for good.Ultimately who survives and who doesn’t will come down to you, the new car customer, as your choice will dictate which brands maintain enough sales to remain viable - and which ones fade away.

BYD has confirmed some seismic changes to its Atto 3 electric SUV ahead of its September arrival.The Chinese giant confirmed price and specification details for the updated Evo version of its pure-electric Atto 3 mid-size SUV, featuring revised design inside and out as well as a new top-spec powertrain option.As per the out-going model, which launched here in 2022, the upgraded Atto 3 Evo is offered in two grades - Dynamic and Premium.The entry-level model (previously badged Essential) is fitted with a 60.48kWh LFP (Lithium Iron Phosphate) battery and a single electric motor in the nose sending the same 150kW/310Nm to the front wheels. Claimed WLTP driving range is 420km.But the big change comes under the skin of the Premium flagship which rides on the Chinese maker’s new ‘e-Platform 3.0’ chassis, instantly upping system capacity from 400V to 800V.In a similarly seismic switch, a larger 74.88kWh LFP battery is onboard with a more powerful (230kW/380Nm) rear-mounted motor sending drive to the rear wheels. Claimed 0-100km/h acceleration time is a decidedly snappy 5.5 seconds.DC charging capability is also doubled to 220kW, lowering the Premium’s zero to 80 per cent charge time to 25 minutes while WLTP driving range increases to 510km.The Atto 3 Evo’s dimensions, including its wheelbase, are unchanged but design tweaks include revised bumpers front and rear, daytime running lights extending across the nose, slimmer side skirts and the brand’s signature ‘Chinese‑knot’ LED tail lights covering the width of the car. The high-mount roof spoiler has also been reprofiled and each grade is fitted with a specific 18-inch alloy wheel design.Interior changes include the move to a space-saving column-mounted gearshift, a new steering wheel design and a larger 8.8-inch driver information display (up from 5.0-inch).There’s also redesigned door panels, a new grey interior tone, multi‑colour ambient lighting, more heavily sculpted seats along with the addition of a sunglass holder, rain-sensing wipers and more powerful wireless phone charging (15W to 50W).Standard equipment on the Atto 3 Evo Essential includes:Six-way electrically adjustable driver’s seat Heated and ventilated front seatsEight-speaker audioWired & wireless Android Auto/Apple CarPlay V2L (Vehicle to Load) capabilityIntelligent voice assistant Remote vehicle functionsThe Atto 3 Evo 3 Evo Premium adds: Dual-zone climate controlDriver’s seat with four-way power lumbar adjustShifting to rear-motor/RWD in the Premium liberates an extra 56 litres of boot space (434L to 490L) and the absence of a front drive motor allows for a 101-litre frunk.Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) tech now includes a new Child Presence Detection function with in‑cabin sensors identifying an occupant in the vehicle after it is locked and a Driver Monitoring System. The Premium picks up Front Cross Traffic Alert and Front Cross Traffic Brake.Colour options are the standard no-cost Ski White, with Harbour Grey and Cosmos Black adding $600 on both grades, the Premium adding Atlantis Grey to its palette.BYD Australia said the Atto 3 Evo is available to order now with deliveries scheduled to start in September. 

BYD’s Fangchengbao brand has officially revealed its new large, three-row SUV in China.Dubbed the Ti9, it’s essentially a longer version of the Ti7, which was revealed last year. Many of the car’s details were revealed as part of a listing from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), as reported by Car News China.Power comes from a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) set-up including a 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine that produces 115kW and dual 200kW electric motors. No total system output figures have been disclosed yet.Feeding the electric motors is a 66.48kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery that allows for up to 310km of pure electric range, according to an undisclosed testing cycle.The Ti9 measures in at 5270mm long, 1999mm wide and up to 1880mm tall, with a 3130mm wheelbase. This makes it roughly the same size as Denza B8.It also offers a six-seat configuration in a 2+2+2 layout, meaning it will go up against rivals like the Denza N9 and Li Auto L9, among others, in China.The MIIT listing notes the Ti9 has a kerb weight of up to 2965kg, depending on the trim level, plus a gross vehicle mass (GVM) of 3495kg. This means it only has a payload of 530kg.The vehicle also offers a braked towing capacity of up to 2000kg.Fangchengbao hasn’t fully detailed the standard equipment list for the Ti9 just yet, however the MIIT listing shows the following:21- or 22-inch alloy wheelsSunroofFull-width light barActive intake grilleSilver skid plateSplit rear tailgateLarge central touchscreen that spills into the front passenger spaceInterior ambient lightingThe Ti9 also has a hump on the roof which typically means it’s fitted with a LiDAR sensor. This means the car should offer some level of semi-autonomous driving functionality.Additionally, the car is expected to feature BYD’s ultra-rapid flash charging capabilities.At this stage it’s unclear whether the Fangchengbao Ti9 will come to Australia as for now the company has only detailed it for China in left-hand drive form.The smaller Ti7 was recently confirmed for a UK launch with BYD branding. This means the car will be made in right-hand drive.BYD has reserved the Ti7 and Ti9 names in Australia, but that is no guarantee the vehicles will come here.Right now BYD currently offers two Fangchengbao models, the Bao 5 and Bao 8, as the Denza B5 and B8 in Australia.

Where are you right now? Because that’s where you were when you found out that the price of EVs globally fell below those of hybrids in this historic first for the auto industry.According to a report from car industry analytics company Mobility Global which studied pricing automotive data from around the world the average price of electric vehicles has not only fallen dramatically but has now even dropped below that of hybrids.The report shows that the average global price of an electric car is $52,373, a decrease of nine per cent compared to 2020 EV prices. At the same time the global average price of hybrids increased to $55,204 making them more expensive than EV for the first time.Mobility Global cites the lower cost of EV batteries and the rapid expansion of affordable Chinese electric vehicles on offer as the main drivers of the price decrease.The price of lithium which goes into high-voltage EV batteries has dropped due to a surplus in China which controls about 80 per cent of the market. The cost of an EV’s battery accounts for about 40 percent of the car’s total build price. The lower lithium prices have caused the price of batteries to drop by an estimated 37 per cent since 2020.Australia has recently seen an enormous uptake of EVs. June and July this year saw EV sales break records, securing more than 20 per cent of the market in both months.  While prices have fallen vastly in Australia CarsGuide calculated the average price of EVs is still slightly above those of hybrids locally. Using pricing data from August, 2026 CarsGuide calculated the average price of battery electric vehicles to be approximately $100,135, down from approximately $104,091 in August, 2025. We also calculated the average price of hybrids (including plug-in hybrids) in August, 2026 - approximately $93,767, that’s down from approximately $98,682 in August, 2025.Sounds high? Well, as a reference point CarsGuide also found that the average price of petrol cars in Australia is approximately $90,545.All figures were calculated by dividing the sum total of prices for each category (BEV, hybrid, petrol) by the number of models (including the variants) within the category. That means even the super high end models are counted along with the very cheapest.Still, the price of EVs in Australia has never been so low. The BYD Atto 1 is the most affordable electric car in Australia at a list price of $23,990 for the Essential grade. This is followed by the Geely EX2 Complete for $26,490, the BYD Dolphin Essential at $29,990 and BYD Atto 2 for $31,990.  

BYD is prepping a ground-breaking new battery technology. The brand will begin small-scale trials of its solid-state battery next year and use camouflaged vehicles in road testing, according to reports out of China. Solid-state is viewed as the holy grail of electric car batteries, promising an EV driving range of more than 1000km.Solid-state batteries have a much greater energy density than conventional batteries, meaning they can offer more range in a smaller and lighter unit.They replace liquid electricity conductors inside the batteries with ones made of solid materials.BYD’s liquid-based Blade 2.0 battery has a driving range of more than 1000km, but carries significant weight - more than 600kg in some models.Solid-state batteries can achieve the same level of driving range but weigh much less.They are also supposed to be less of a fire risk than liquid-based alternatives. Solid-state batteries use a solid energy transfer mechanism instead of a liquid one.BYD has filed seven patents using 'double electrolytes'.The patents combine fast and unstable conductors with slow and stable ones to create a smooth and efficient energy transfer.The brand has not provided any further details on the battery at this stage, having first made the announcement of its solid-state intentions earlier this year.BYD said its battery would have an improved commercial viability, with an easier manufacturing process and faster charging. Solid-state batteries are still in their infancy, with with doubts over whether they are viable on a commercial scale. Development is expensive and slow, but Chinese carmakers are showing the most progress so far. Chery’s Exeed luxury sub-brand is expected to launch its ES8 shooting brake with a solid-state battery offering 1000km of range late this year.Experts contend solid-state batteries are a long way away from entering production. The world’s largest battery manufacturer CATL said mass-market adoption of the technology remains “years away” as well.Major North American manufacturer General Motors is highly skeptical and not pursuing the technology, while other brands are still in the early trial phase.

The 2027 BYD Seal 6 is a plug-in hybrid rival to the Toyota Camry with a competitive price and a long driving range available either as a sedan in Essential grade, or as a wagon (Touring) in Premium grade. The Touring Premium starts from $39,990 before on-road costs and comes with extra features and an upgraded drivetrain over the sedan.While the Essential comes with a decent amount of standard kit, including wireless phone mirroring, synthetic leather upholstery, power-adjustable front seats and a 12.8-inch multimedia touchscreen, the Touring Premium adds features like a panoramic sunroof and heated and vented front seats.It’s powered by a hybrid system consisting of a 1.5-litre, four-cylinder petrol engine that helps an electric motor drive the front wheels, drawing power from a 19kWh battery to deliver 163kW and 260Nm in total.The battery is good for 100km of electric driving under WLTP conditions, and when combined with a full 65L fuel tank means a driving range of well over 1000km overall. Consumption ranges from 0.8L/100km to 4.1L/100km with either a full or depleted battery.The BYD Seal 6 boasts a five-star ANCAP rating, with seven airbags and a safety suite including adaptive cruise control with forward collision warning and automatic braking intervention.BYD has a six-year/150,000km warranty, plus an eight-year/160,000km warranty for the battery.Servicing is every 20,000km or 12 months, with the first five services totalling $2775, an average of $555 a visit.

Australians are still buying cars in greater quantity than ever before, despite tough economic conditions.The new vehicle market recorded its strongest ever July result off the back of the same feat in June. Toyota has had a resurgent month up against its Chinese challengers BYD and Chery, led by its new-generation RAV4 SUV. Electric car sales are also showing no signs of slowing down in Australia, accounting for more than one-in-five cars sold. Chinese brands are becoming a staple high up the sales charts in Australia, with many budget-focused models continuing to drive sales. Toyota achieved 20,409 registrations for July, more than double what BYD managed.The Japanese juggernaut has taken out the top-two spots for July with its RAV4 family SUV and HiLux ute.The RAV4 has shot up the sale charts to take out pole position, with 5564 units, wrestling back against early supply issues plaguing the new version of the hugely popular family model. Plug-in hybrid variants of the RAV4 have received some serious attention from buyers, accounting for nearly 40 per cent of the SUV's total sales.Toyota's HiLux ute was not far behind, boasting 4721 units and overtaking the Ford Ranger (4042) in July. The brand also experienced its best month in 2026 for its Land Cruiser Prado and 300 Series 4WDs.Fully-electric cars represented more than one-fifth of all sales in July, with rising fuel prices continuing to influence buyer choices.The Tesla Model Y registered another month as the best-selling EV in Australia, with 4644 units in July between its five- (2215) and six-seater (2429) variants according to EV Council data. BYD’s Sealion 7 mid-size SUV was another strong performer, with 2548 examples sold last month, keeping its tag as the brand’s best-selling model for another month.The Geely EX5 (2034) made another appearance in the top 10 best sellers, followed by the Zeekr 7X (1892). The Chery Tiggo 4 (2156) small SUV has continued its run as one of the best-selling small SUVs, holding off competition from the Hyundai Kona (2096) and Mazda CX-5 (1836).BYD held onto second position in the overall sales standings for July (7857), despite a noticeable drop-off from June. In addition to the Sealion 7, its Shark 6 plug-in hybrid ute registered another confident registration figure, with 1216 units, along with the Atto 2 small SUV (1214).Chery, Geely, GWM and MG all made the top 10 best-selling brands for the month.