Chinese car firm BYD is racing ahead with its electric vehicles. Here’s how more established brands can catch up
- Written by Pietro Micheli, Professor of Business Performance and Innovation, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
Electric cars made by the Chinese car firm BYD are now a familiar sight on British roads. In September 2025, the company sold 11,271 vehicles in the UK – ten times as many as in the same month last year.
This level of growth means the UK is now BYD’s largest market outside of China. In an industry once dominated by long established...
