2023 BYD Atto 3 price rises with update on availability and delivery timing

The BYD Atto 3 has copped a price rise for the first time since its launch in the middle of 2022, moving further away from its previous positioning as the cheapest electric car in Australia. 

New pricing published on BYD’s website has the Atto 3 priced at $48,011 before on-road costs for the Standard Range version, with the Extended Range version now at $51,011.

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Pricing for both models has risen by the same amount, $3630, furthering the gap between it and the lowest-priced electric car in Australia, the MG ZS EV, which costs just $44,990 drive-away. Though its price figure was previously a few hundred dollars higher than the Atto 3, the lack of on-road costs made it the cheapest EV in Australia.

The BYD website also now provides some clarity around estimated wait times, a step some rivals haven’t taken, by providing potential customers with an estimated delivery time for new orders.

At the time of writing, an Atto 3 ordered today would arrive roughly five months from now in April or May 2023.

Customers who have already ordered an Atto 3 aren’t affected by the pricing change. There are also no indicated changes to specifications.

This comes just weeks after the BYD Atto 3 underwent minor changes to achieve a five-star ANCAP safety rating - such as exposing the top-tether child restraint anchorage point in the rear seat, and disabling the front passenger child seat mounting points which is forbidden in Australia.

BYD has also recently begun to provide its sales figures to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) for publication, which means we now know that the brand has sold more than 845 Atto 3s since launch, with that figure being accurate as of the end of November 2022.