BYD UK New BYD Cars, Prices & Reviews

BYD Company is a Chinese firm that builds a variety of products, including batteries, energy storage devices and vehicles ranging from everyday cars to buses, forklifts and monorail trains.

Based in Shenzhen, China, its automotive division is called BYD Auto. It specialises in plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles in its home country, but is focusing on electric-only for the UK car market. It already sells electric buses in the UK.

BYD really does stand for Build Your Dreams, although it actually started out as Yadi Electronics, named after the road in Shenzhen where the company’s headquarters was at the time. Founder Wang Chungfu changed the name to B-Yadi Electronics, as a way of preventing other companies from using the same name, and that eventually became BYD.

BYD has a number of factories in China, but it’s also building cars in Brazil, India, Indonesia, Thailand, the US, and Uzbekistan, with new factories opening in Hungary and Turkey.

Yes, they are. BYD’s electric cars all have decent EV range on one charge, and they’re well-built and feel like high-quality products. We could live without the fiddly touchscreens, though.

BYD hasn’t been selling cars in the UK long enough to get a good idea of their reliability. It’s good to know that all three models received the full five-star safety rating from Euro NCAP.

Qualifying customers will receive £500 cashback (the “Cashback”). The Cashback will be paid by the participating retailer at the point the order is placed in accordance with Step 3, either: (a) as a contribution towards the deposit or down payment on a finance agreement for the vehicle; or (b) by bank transfer to the UK bank account nominated by the customer at the time of order. The Cashback is funded by the Provider, who will reimburse the participating retailer accordingly. The customer’s entitlement to the Cashback is solely against the participating retailer at point of delivery.

The Cashback is non-transferable and no alternative is offered save as set out in these terms.

To qualify for the £500 cashback offer, you must complete all four of the following steps:

Step 1 — Create a Carwow Account: Register for a Carwow account at carwow.co.uk during the Promotion Period, using the email address you intend to use for your vehicle purchase; and

Step 2 — Configure a BYD: While logged into your Carwow account, complete a configuration of a new BYD vehicle on the Carwow platform during the Promotion Period; and

Step 3 — Place an Order and Elect Your Cashback Method: Place an order for a new BYD vehicle through a participating BYD retailer during the Promotion Period. At the time of placing your order, you must notify the retailer that you are participating in this Promotion and elect one of the following methods for receiving the Cashback: (a) as a contribution towards the deposit or down payment on a finance agreement for the vehicle; or (b) by bank transfer to a UK bank account nominated by you. The retailer will record your election at the point of order. Failure to notify the retailer of your participation and elect a payment method at the time of ordering may result in forfeiture of the Cashback; and

Step 4 — Take Delivery: take delivery of your new BYD vehicle by 31st May 2026.

All four steps must be completed within the relevant deadlines. Orders placed during the Promotion Period that do not proceed to delivery by 31st May 2026 will not qualify.

Only one cashback payment is available per qualifying customer, regardless of the number of configurations completed or vehicles purchased.

The Promotion is available on new BYD vehicles only. Used, nearly-new, pre-registered, or demonstrator vehicles are not eligible.

This Promotion is exclusive to Carwow and is not available through any other platform, retailer direct, or BYD channel.