BYD offers a range of cars and SUVs in New Zealand. Popular models include the Atto 3 and Dolphin. They have electric vehicles for sale, and plug-in hybrids. Lease options are available. NZ Autocar has NZ reviews of BYD models including specification and price in NZ. BYD has dealers in all major New Zealand cities.
Latest BYD Reviews
2024 BYD Atto 3 Extended review
Funny the things you stumble upon by accident. I’d never really considered why BYD called its first offering the Atto...
2024 BYD Sealion 6 Dynamic PHEV review and range test
Timaru; I don’t know much about the place other than it was the subject of the alt-anthem “Today, Tomorrow, Timaru”....
2024 BYD Sealion 6 Premium review
The Sealion 6 Premium is BYD’s PHEV model with two electric motors for an increase in output. Is it worth...
2024 BYD Sealion 6 Dynamic review
With the fizz removed from EV sales by the coalition government, purveyors of passenger vehicles are turning to hybrids as...
2024 BYD Dolphin Standard review
After a most successful year of sales here with just a single model, the BYD Atto 3, BYD now has...
2023 BYD Seal Dynamic review
BYD’s new Seal sedan comes in three guises, this Dynamic model the base variant. Is it the best value in...
2023 BYD Seal Performance review
BYD adds the Seal to its growing range. Does this sleek-looking sedan have the goods to worry the established players?...
2023 BYD Dolphin Extended review
The BYD range doubles with the introduction of the Dolphin. Does it have the goods to make the competition flip...
2022 BYD Atto 3 Extended Range long-term review
It was only a matter of time before something came along to give the MG ZS EV a run for...

MODEL | PRICE | ENGINE | kW | Nm | TRANS | KG | 0-100 | EV Range | CONS | CO2 | DRIVE |
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Dolphin Standard | $43,990 | E1 | 70 | 180 | A1 | 1506 | 12.3 | 340 | 15.2kWh | 0 | F |
Dolphin Extended | $48,990 | E1 | 150 | 310 | A1 | 1658 | 7.0 | 480 | 15.9kWh | 0 | F |
Seal Dynamic | $61,990 | E1 | 150 | 310 | A1 | 1922 | 7.5 | 460 | 15.9kWh | 0 | R |
Seal Premium | $69,990 | E1 | 230 | 360 | A1 | 2055 | 5.9 | 570 | 16.3kWh | 0 | R |
Seal Performance | $81,990 | E1 | 390 | 670 | A1 | 2185 | 3.8 | 520 | 18.2kWh | 0 | A |
ATTO 3 Extended | $51,990 | E1 | 150 | 310 | A1 | 1750 | 7.3 | 480 | 15.6kWh | 0 | F |
ATTO 3 Tachyon | $60,990 | E1 | 150 | 310 | A1 | 1750 | 7.3 | 480 | 15.6kWh | 0 | F |
Sealion 6 PHEV Dynamic | $57,990 | IL4/1.5H | 145 | 300 | A1 | 1940 | 8.61 | 92 | 1.2 | 24 | F |
Sealion 6 PHEV Premium | $64,990 | IL4/1.5H | 145 | 300 | A1 | 1940 | 8.61 | 92 | 1.2 | 24 | F |
Shark 6 Launch Edition | $69,990 | IL4/1.5H | 321 | 650 | A1 | 2710 | 5.7 | - | 7.9 | 46 | A |
Latest BYD News & Articles
BYD Shark 6 – final form adds refinement
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First NZ drive: BYD Sealion 7
BYD New Zealand launched the new all-electric Sealion 7 in a rather unique setting, hundreds of metres beneath Southland in...
BYD rolls out free autonomous driving features across entire range – but NZ will have to wait
BYD has announced a major rollout of its smart driving technology, equipping all its cars in China with driver assistance...
BYD Shark 6 towing concerns are being addressed
BYD is addressing concerns customers have over some aspects of towing, including weight limitations, of its Shark 6 hybrid ute....
Ateco Group strengthens partnership with BYD locally
The Ateco Group today announced the renewal of its operations in New Zealand with global electric-car giant, BYD. The announcement...
BYD Atto 2 is an MG ZS EV rival
BYD has released a compact electric SUV, the Atto 2, that will rival the likes of MG’s second-gen ZS EV. ...