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BYD Seagull

The BYD Seagull (Chinese: 比亚迪海鸥; pinyin: Bǐyǎdí Hǎi'ōu) is a battery electric city car manufactured by BYD Auto since 2023. Positioned below the Dolphin within BYD's line-up, it is the smallest BYD vehicle, occupying the A0-class in Chinese segmentation, roughly equivalent to the European A-segment. It is part of the Ocean Series product line and is marketed in China through Ocean Network branded dealerships. The car is sold in some Latin American markets as the BYD Dolphin Mini, in Europe and South Africa as the BYD Dolphin Surf, where it received substantial styling and powertrain revisions ahead of launch, and in several Asia-Pacific markets as the BYD Atto 1.

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First generation (EQE; 2023)

The Seagull was introduced on 27 April 2023 in China. Unlike its three-door rivals in the sub-100,000-yuan A0-class electric car segment, the Seagull features a four-seat, five-door configuration in a hatchback body style with a length of only 3,780 mm (148.8 in). According to Chinese publications, it is targeted towards younger customers seeking simpler means of transportation. The exterior design of the Seagull combines numerous sharp lines, angular shaped headlights, and a sloping roofline with rear lamps connected by a light bar. Interior space utilisation is prioritised by increasing the wheelbase-to-length ratio to 66 percent, higher than the BYD Dolphin's 64 percent, along with the use of the thinner Blade battery. In line with other BYD Ocean models, the dashboard has a "wing" design depicting a seagull's wing with a two-tone finish, and is equipped with a rotatable 10.1-inch touchscreen infotainment system alongside a 5-inch digital instrument cluster. The Seagull is equipped with six airbags, rear disc brakes, an electronic parking brake, and electronic stability control. Its body in white contains 61 percent high-strength low-alloy steel, with hot-forming used to achieve a tensile strength exceeding 1,500 MPa in key structural areas. Following its world premiere at Auto Shanghai in the second half of April 2023, BYD began delivering the Seagull in China. Upon release, BYD received 10,000 orders for the Seagull within 24 hours. On 29 November 2023, the 200,000th Seagull rolled off the assembly line, only seven months after its introduction. Due to its low selling price, below CN¥90,000 or US$12,000, the Seagull also garnered curiosity and praise from international media and industry commentators. 2024 update. In March 2024, BYD reduced the price of the Seagull

Second generation (2026)

The second-generation Seagull was revealed through a filing with China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). The filing was published on 10 July 2026. All dimensions increased substantially over the first generation, with overall length growing by 425 mm (16.7 in) to 4,205 mm (165.6 in) and the wheelbase extending by 150 mm (5.9 in) to 2,650 mm (104.3 in), moving the model from the Chinese A0-class into the B-segment supermini class.

Sales

Upon its release in April 2023, BYD received 10,000 orders for the Seagull within 24 hours. On 29 November 2023, the 200,000th Seagull rolled off the assembly line, only seven months after its introduction.

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Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117628582CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BYD_SeagullCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1377102738 · retrieved 2026-10-01
Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BYD_Dolphin_Surf_IMG_3831.jpgCC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Alexander-93 · retrieved 2026-10-01
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