At present, we have not seen any news about the parameters or pricing of these two new cars. We refer to the Song PLUS DM-i Championship Edition and Song Pro DM-i Championship Edition on sale. It is expected that the new car will also be equipped with DM-i super As for the hybrid system, the current model is equipped with a 1.5L four-cylinder “Snap Cloud” naturally aspirated engine with a maximum horsepower of 81kW and a drive motor with a maximum power of 145kW.

In terms of pure electric range, the current Song PLUS DM-i Champion Edition has a NEDC cruising range of 110km and 150km, while the Song Pro DM-i Champion Edition has a NEDC cruising range of 110km and 71km respectively.

The current Song PLUS DM-i Champion Edition 110KM flagship version is priced at 159,800 CNY, while the 150KM flagship PLUS 5G version is 189,800 CNY; while the Song Pro DM-i Champion Edition has a guide price range of 129,800-159,800 CNY.

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 110KM flagship model 169,800 CNY

 110KM flagship PLUS 179,800 CNY

 150KM flagship PLUS 189,800 CNY

 150KM flagship PLUS 5G model 199,800 CNY

Song Plus EV Champion Edition

 520KM luxury 179,800 CNY

 520KM noble type 189,800 CNY

 520KM flagship model 199,800 CNY

 605KM flagship PLUS model 219,800 CNY

The new car adopts the latest family design language, with a more fashionable and dynamic appearance. In addition, the Chinese character “Song” Logo was changed to “BYD” brand identity.

In terms of appearance, the new car is still based on the design concept of marine aesthetics. Among them, the Song PLUS DM-i Champion Edition adopts a new appearance design, and the fully enclosed front face design is more in line with the positioning of new energy vehicles. The biggest difference in appearance is the Song PLUS EV Champion Edition. It is a closed grille.

Note: The new car is positioned as an A+ class SUV with a length, width and height of 477518901670mm, a wheelbase of 2765mm, a length that is 70mm higher than the current model, but a height that is 10mm lower, curb weight 1830kg, and a maximum speed of 170km/h h.

In terms of interior, the BYD Song PLUS DM-i Champion Edition adopts a full LCD instrument and a floating central control screen. It also replaces the crystal gear handle of the same style as BYD Seal, and redesigns the layout of the buttons on both sides of the gear handle; At the same time, two wireless charging panels for mobile phones were added, and the Chinese character “Song” on the steering wheel was changed to the “BYD” letter Logo.

In terms of power, Song PLUS DM-i is equipped with BYD’s super hybrid system, which still uses a 1.5L Xiaoyun engine with a maximum power of 81 kW. It is also equipped with a front motor with a maximum power of 145 kW. With a 26.6kWh lithium iron phosphate blade battery, the battery life under NEDC conditions is 110km and 150km.

The Song PLUS EV Champion Edition is equipped with a drive motor with a maximum power of 150kW and a peak torque of 310N.m, equipped with 71.8kWh and 87.04kWh blade batteries, and the cruising range under CLTC conditions is 520km and 650km respectively.

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The front and rear of the car have changed a lot, especially the front end, which has changed the design language of the BYD Ocean Net series, and the air intake grille has changed to a horizontal-spoke borderless style. The rear end is basically the same as the EV version, giving a more refined and refreshed feeling overall.

The new model measures 4,775 mm x 1,890 mm x 1,670 mm, an increase of 7 cm in length and a decrease of 1 cm in height compared to the current model’s 4,705 mm x 1,890 mm x 1,680 mm. The wheelbase remains the same as the current model, at 2,765 mm.

The A+ SUV is equipped with 18-, 19- and 20-inch tires and has an overall weight of 1,830 kg and a top speed of 170 km/h.

Power is the same as the current model, the Song PLUS DM-i is equipped with BYD Super Hybrid system, still using the 1.5L Snapdragon engine with a maximum power of 81 kW, and the front motor with a maximum power of 145 kW to form the DM-i hybrid system, and equipped with lithium iron phosphate blade battery.

Some media pointed out that this model is also the Frigate 05 of Ocean.com, based on the Song Plus full revision and upgrade, new HUD head-up display, new gearshift area, support for two cell phones at the same time wireless charging, crystal gear lever and so on.

The two models of the Song PLUS have been listed in the classification of the Ocean family on BYD’s website, and it seems that this change is in line with the unified design of the family.

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From the picture, we can see that the new Song PLUS DM-i adopts the BYD Ocean family shape, the headlights are somewhat similar to the BYD seal, and also adds a horizontal borderless grille, the size of the air intakes on both sides has increased and is equipped with black decorative parts.

▲ BYD Seal

▲ The current version of Song PLUS DM-i

The new 2023 Song PLUS EV has been declared, with the same big change in front design, overall vehicle size of 4785/1890/1660mm and wheelbase of 2765mm, and the two models are expected to be released together.

▲ BYD New Song PLUS EV

The new Song PLUS EV is a single-motor front-drive vehicle with 150 kW and 160 kW motor versions, a slight improvement over the current model’s 135 kW; equipped with lithium iron phosphate (blade) batteries, the range may also be improved.

▲ 2023 BYD Song PLUS EV

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Uzbekistan, the largest auto market in Central Asia, is transitioning towards electrification of vehicles. BYD has brought blade batteries and DM-i super hybrid technology to local consumers.

Three Pioneer Stores located in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, will open successively from March. They are BYD flagship store and technology museum, comprehensive large-scale BYD brand experience center and BYD city exhibition hall.

The price of BYD Han EV starts from 613,581,000 Uzbekistan som (about 371,500 CNY), the price of Song PLUS DM-i starts from 367,732,000 Uzbekistan som (about 222,600 CNY), and the price of Destroyer 05 starts from 285,736,000 Uzbekistan som (approximately RMB 173,000).

As of March 2023, BYD’s global sales of new energy passenger vehicles have exceeded 3.7 million, covering more than 70 countries and regions and more than 400 cities around the world.

BYD has formulated a long-term localization development plan in Uzbekistan. In December last year, BYD and UzAuto signed a joint venture agreement. The two parties will establish a joint venture company in Uzbekistan to focus on the production of new energy vehicles and related parts. The debut of BYD’s new energy passenger vehicles in Uzbekistan and the opening of pre-sales will promote the popularization and promotion of new energy vehicles in Uzbekistan and Central Asia.

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According to reports, from the launch to the 500,000th vehicle off the assembly line, it took less than two years for the new energy vehicle series Song PLUS New Energy of BYD Ocean.com to become the fastest new energy SUV model of a Chinese brand to achieve sales of 500,000 units.

At present, there are 7 models of BYD Song PLUS DM-i on sale, ranging from 154,800 to 218,800 RMB; 2 models of BYD Song PLUS EV are on sale, priced at 186,800 RMB and 203,800 RMB respectively.

With the roll-off of the 500,000th BYD Song PLUS, BYD also launched new discounts and benefits for users. According to reports, if you order “Song PLUS DM-i” or “Song PLUS EV” before March 31, you can enjoy 88 RMB to deduct 6888 RMB in benefits.

As of early March this year, the cumulative sales of BYD Song PLUS vehicles exceeded 500,000 vehicles. Among them, the sales volume in January 2023 is 35,741 units, the sales volume in February is 37,961 units, and the cumulative sales volume in 2022 is 365,102 units.

The BYD Song PLUS series will be launched in March 2021. Previously, there were three models: Song PLUS EV, Song PLUS DM-i, and Song PLUS fuel version. The Song PLUS DM-i hybrid model is equipped with a 1.5-liter hybrid dedicated engine + electric motor. The official feed fuel consumption is 4.4L / 100km, and the comprehensive cruising range in hybrid mode exceeds 1000km.

The pure electric version of Song PLUS EV is equipped with a motor with a maximum power of 135KW, a maximum torque of 280 Nm, a blade battery of 71.7kW·h, and a cruising range of 505 kilometers (Under NEDC comprehensive working conditions).

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BYD said that the company is currently actively arranging and deploying to accelerate the increase in production capacity of related models, and is committed to bringing consumers a more pleasant car buying experience.

BYD’s new energy passenger vehicles currently include DM and EV routes. Judging from the October sales data, BYD sold 114,361 DM models and 103,157 EV models in October.

Overall, BYD’s sales of new energy vehicles in October reached 217,800, a year-on-year increase of 168.9%, compared with 81,000 in the same period last year; sales of new energy vehicles from January to October were 1,402,900, a year-on-year increase of 158.52%.

In addition, when talking about overseas automobile production plants, BYD pointed out that the company signed a contract with WHA Weihua Group Volkswagen Co., Ltd. on September 8 this year, officially signing an agreement related to land subscription and factory construction. This marks the official landing of BYD’s first overseas passenger car factory wholly invested in Thailand.

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Maluf said the state government still has issues to resolve and has yet to develop a national electric vehicle travel plan and minimum sales targets to justify the decision to nationalize production.

BYD unveiled two SUV models to the Brazilian market on Wednesday, and BYD will begin selling the two new electric vehicles in Brazil in November. Stella Li, president of BYD Americas, said Brazil has favorable political and environmental developments and is the largest automotive market in Latin America.

“I believe this is the right time for us to invest politically and environmentally to build these new technologies in Brazil.”

Maluf said at the Nov. 16 launch event in São Paulo that BYD is investing about R$2.5 billion in the VLT project in Bahia.

The BYD Song and Yuan will be sold as imports until this new plant goes into production. This will be a challenge, he said, so the company needs a government that is “open-minded to technological development.

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