On September 22, the 500,000th Dolphin rolled off the assembly line. As a champion model, since its launch at the end of August 2021, BYD Dolphin, a "new species of pure electric vehicle", has won the sales championship in the A0-class car segment for 19 consecutive months, the monthly sales championship of A0-class cars for 6 consecutive times, and the monthly sales championship of pure electric cars for 5 consecutive times, becoming a veritable phenomenon-level hit in the Chinese auto market and writing another legend of Chinese brand new energy vehicles.
At the press conference on the same day, Ren Qian, the "500,000th Dolphin Owner" Aoyun Champion, witnessed this milestone moment with dolphin "cute friends" and the media from all over the country. In order to repay the user's trust and support for dolphins, Ocean.com specially launched the "Dolphin 500,000 Commemorative Edition", with 10 design upgrades and 2 intelligent enhancements, to convey the concept of mutual achievement between dolphins and "cute friends" and creating a better life together. The "Dolphin 500,000 Commemorative Edition" has two models, the 500,000 Commemorative Edition Pro and the 500,000 Commemorative Edition Plus, with prices of 126,800 yuan and 139,800 yuan respectively. In order to thank the support of the budding friends, we have launched a multi-benefit gift package, and you can enjoy 2,000 yuan to 9,000 yuan for the purchase of a car before October 31.
Enabled by e-platform 3.0 technology, Dolphin realizes equal rights in science and technology
The BYD Dolphin is the first model built with e-platform 3.0 technology. In addition to the well-known "blade battery", 8-in-1 electric powertrain, heat pump system, DiLink intelligent network system, and DiPilot intelligent driving assistance system, Dolphin also adopts domain control technology. The landing of BYD OS, the first in-vehicle operating system, allows Dolphin to achieve complete decoupling of software and hardware. Through the deep integration of innovative technologies and application scenarios, Dolphin not only plays the role of a forward-looking technology leader, but also realizes technological equality through its influence in the A0-level market segment.
Based on hard-core technology, BYD Dolphin has comprehensively refreshed users' perception of A0-class sedans in terms of aesthetics, space, safety, efficiency and intelligent experience.
"Dolphin speed" promotes the high-quality development of electrification in the A0-class sedan market
BYD Dolphin has broken the boundaries between joint venture brands and Chinese brands, new energy vehicles and fuel vehicles, and its sales have continued to rise. From 0 to 100,000, it took 11 months for dolphins; From 100,000 to 200,000, to 300,000 and 400,000, it took only 4 months for dolphins; From 400,000 to 500,000 units rolled off the assembly line, it took only 3 months, creating a rare "dolphin speed" in the industry.
Since 2018, due to changes in consumer demand, the market share of A0-class sedans has been declining, and in August 2021, this figure was as low as 3.27%. With the continuous rise in dolphin sales, the market share of A0-class sedans has grown steadily, and in August this year, it accounted for 5.13% of the overall share of the automobile market with a wholesale sales volume of nearly 115,000 units, with a market share growth rate of 56.9%.
The "demonstration effect" of the dolphin has made the A0-class sedan segment more and more active, and at the same time, it has also accelerated the high-quality development of electrification in this segment of the market. In the A0-class sedan segment, the proportion of new energy vehicles has soared from 18.7% at the beginning of Dolphin's listing to 86.9% at the end of August this year. Chinese brand new energy vehicles have replaced joint venture brand fuel vehicles and become the dominant A0 class sedan market.
The "Dolphin 500,000 Commemorative Edition" was launched, and the legend was engraved with exclusivity
As a special gift to give back to thousands of "cute friends", the "Dolphin 500,000 Commemorative Edition" integrates track-style design elements into the exterior and interior details, and strengthens the sports attributes and uniqueness through sports kits, exclusive commemorative logos and other designs, highlighting the commemorative significance of the Dolphin 500,000 vehicles. Its unique "heat wave crimson" exclusive color, with red and purple hues, presents a rich sense of layering, and depicts the bold, free and fearless personality of the dolphin through the strong visual contrast with Telan black.
In addition, the "Dolphin 500,000 Commemorative Edition" also adds intelligent power-on and continuous intelligent voice interaction functions, which further strengthens the intelligent technology attributes of Dolphin. Owners can also upgrade their dolphins through OTA in the near future to let their dolphins have these two functions.
The 500,000th BYD Dolphin rolled off the assembly line is a milestone for small cars in China's auto market, and it is also a true portrayal of Chinese brands and new energy vehicles thriving, from following to overtaking, from supporting roles to protagonists. As a representative model with new energy, new design, new technology and new product characteristics of Ocean Network, BYD Dolphin will work with other members of Ocean Network product matrix to bring consumers a more diversified green travel experience, and create more beautiful and infinite possibilities for life through two-way companionship with cute friends.