A fortnight after the launch of the new BYD SHARK 6, a plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) pickup truck, in Kenya by LoxeaKenya, the Chinese automobile manufacturer has set a new sales record in the UK, selling 9,271 cars in Q1 alone.
Loxea Kenya, a subsidiary of CFAO Mobility Kenya, while celebrating BYD’s impressive growth in the UK, confirmed that its sales success in Kenya is also beginning to grow, with the first BYD SHARK 6, shipment already sold out.
Speaking in Nairobi, Loxea Kenya Managing Director, Jennifer Kinyoe said the firm has placed a replenishment order to meet fast-growing customer demand.
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV), she said, are proving to be a popular customer choice as charging and after sales service infrastructure continues to grow countrywide.
“BYD vehicles are proving to be very popular models among discerning local clients in Kenya and beyond, seeking quality mobility solutions.
Barely two weeks into the launch of the BYD SHARK 6, we have successfully sold the first five units shipped last month,” Kinyoe said.
“We have placed follow-up orders and the pre-order list is growing fast, as we expect to deliver more BYD SHARK 6 vehicles to clients on the waiting list by the end of the year.”
In the UK, the new sales record is not only BYD UK’s most successful quarter since the company introduced passenger cars in March 2023, but also means the company sold more cars in the most recent quarter than the whole of 2024combined.
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