The newly launched third-generation BYD Yuan Plus secured more than 30,000 orders within its first week on sale in China, according to a senior company executive.
Lu Tian, general manager of BYD’s Dynasty sales division, announced the milestone on his verified Weibo account on May 29, one week after the model went on sale.
The third-generation Yuan Plus officially launched on May 21 at a starting price of 119,900 yuan (around RM70,000), following its public debut at the Beijing auto show in April.
The strong early order intake signals robust consumer appetite for one of BYD’s most widely exported nameplates.
Known domestically as the Yuan Plus and internationally as the Atto 3, the updated compact electric SUV is built on BYD’s e-Platform 3.0 Evo architecture and introduces the company’s second-generation Blade Battery alongside its latest flash-charging technology.
The new system can charge the battery from 10% to 70% in approximately five minutes.
Two battery options are available — 57.5 kWh and 68.5 kWh — offering CLTC-rated ranges of 540 km and 630 km respectively. Buyers can also opt into BYD’s God’s Eye B driver-assistance system, which adds roof-mounted LiDAR and a suite of advanced sensors.
The launch comes at a key moment for the model.
Monthly sales of the outgoing Yuan Plus had declined sharply through early 2026, falling to around 5,100 units in April from a pace of more than 11,000 units per month through much of 2025. The new generation’s first-week figures represent a significant rebound in demand.
In the Malaysian context, the China momentum arrives just as BYD prepares a local market move, though on a different product path.
BYD Sime Motors has confirmed an Atto 3 update for Malaysia on June 5 — timed ahead of the Kuala Lumpur International Mobility Show 2026 later that month.
Notably, the Malaysia-bound model is an update of the existing export-market Atto 3 line, not the larger, more extensively reworked third-generation Yuan Plus sold in China.
The June 5 launch also comes just weeks before new Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry rules take effect on July 1, which are set to reshape the business case for fully imported EVs in the country.
