India, March 26 -- After setting a global plug-in electric vehicle sales record of 3.41 lakh units (including 1,90,754 BEVs) in December 2023, BYD has rolled out its seven millionth new energy vehicle (NEV), the Denza N7, making it the world's first automaker to achieve this milestone. The Chinese giant produced the 1 millionth unit - the BYD Han - in May 2021, multiplying this figure threefold within 18 months. Then, it surpassed the five million unit mark in nine additional months, with the milestone vehicle being the Denza N7. And in 7 months from this mark, BYD accelerated to the 7 million milestone, exhibiting a robust end-to-end supply chain and the effect of scale.

In 2023, BYD's total sales of 30.24 lakh units represented a signi...