Overview
- BYD unveiled the Dolphin G DM-i on Tuesday, May 26, as its first model developed specifically for European customers and billed as a B‑segment plug-in hybrid.
- The company quotes about 90 km of WLTP electric range for Dolphin G and a combined driving range above 1,000 km on a full tank and charge for its DM-i system.
- BYD confirmed a global debut in Berlin in June, a UK showing at Goodwood in July, and said European deliveries are expected by the end of the summer.
- BYD India posted an official social‑media teaser confirming DM‑i will arrive in India, with the Atto 2 DM‑i and Sealion 6 DM‑i named by outlets as likely candidates and a single outlet reporting an unconfirmed June 9 debut.
- The shift to DM‑i PHEVs is meant to broaden BYD’s appeal in places with limited charging, reduce exposure to EU duties on Chinese BEV imports, and tie into local production moves such as trial output in Hungary and growing R&D in Budapest.