BYD has apparently reacted to remarks made by Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa that Leapmotor – it’s China-based JV brand - is selling more cars in Germany than BYD.

The company issued a statement today in response to the ‘remarks made yesterday by Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa, who publicly stated that “in Germany Leapmotor sold more than BYD”'.

BYD said it wishes to ‘clarify’ sales figures for the German market.

BYD says that in the period from January to August 2025: ‘With 8,610 registrations in the first eight months of the year, BYD clearly leads ahead of Leapmotor, which registered only 3,536 units.’

Further, BYD also said that in the BEV and PHEV segments over the same period, ‘BYD registered 5,852 BEVs and 2,757 PHEVs, surpassing Leapmotor’s 3,088 BEVs and 448 PHEVs’.

Data released by the German vehicle registrations authority (the KBA) shows that new passenger car registrations by BYD in the first eight months of the year stood at 8,563 units versus 3,531 units for Leapmotor.

"BYD disputes claim that Leapmotor outselling BYD in Germany" was originally created and published by Just Auto, a GlobalData owned brand.

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