BYD sold 440,293 NEVs in August 2026 — up 17.8% year-on-year and its highest monthly total this year — with overseas shipments surging 134.5% to nearly 189,500 units. The real driver was pure electric models, which climbed to 59.1% of passenger NEV sales (up from 53.7% a year earlier), showing BYD's product mix tilting further away from plug-in hybrids toward full battery-electric vehicles.