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BYD Sealion 7
Chinese giant aims straight at the Tesla Model Y with its new electric family SUV After shifting 4.72 million electric cars in 2024, BYD’s quest for EV world domination continues with the Sealion 7 - the latest in its maritime model range, which follows the Seal, Dolphin and Seal U, and arrives ahead of the Dolphin Surf city car.Taxonomies of the animal kingdom be damned: the BYD Sealion 7 starts a new naming strategy for this Chinese car brand. In future, new SUVs will all be called Sealion, saloons Seal and hatchbacks Dolphin, each with a number to indicate its relative positioning in the range.But none of the current crop is being renamed and the Atto 3 is staying put because renaming that would be confusing – obviously.So the Sealion 7 is the SUV version of the Seal saloon (what the Tesla Model Y is to the Model 3) and the brand's fourth all-electric model in the UK. It’s not to be confused with the Seal U, which is a slightly smaller SUV that’s mechanically completely different.
Chinese giant aims straight at the Tesla Model Y with its new electric family SUV
After shifting 4.72 million electric cars in 2024, BYD’s quest for EV world domination continues with the Sealion 7 - the latest in its maritime model range, which follows the Seal, Dolphin and Seal U, and arrives ahead of the Dolphin Surf city car.Taxonomies of the animal kingdom be damned: the BYD Sealion 7 starts a new naming strategy for this Chinese car brand. In future, new SUVs will all be called Sealion, saloons Seal and hatchbacks Dolphin, each with a number to indicate its relative positioning in the range.But none of the current crop is being renamed and the Atto 3 is staying put because renaming that would be confusing – obviously.So the Sealion 7 is the SUV version of the Seal saloon (what the Tesla Model Y is to the Model 3) and the brand's fourth all-electric model in the UK. It’s not to be confused with the Seal U, which is a slightly smaller SUV that’s mechanically completely different. 
