：《CracksinBYD'sEmpire:TheLastOvert

：《Cracks in BYD's Empire: The Last Overtaking Opportunity in 2026》 After an almost unbearable 2025, automakers have begun releasing their annual sales results, revealing a mixed picture of gains and losses. As the industry calls for a return to rationality and the auto market enters yet another turning point, 2026 is destined to be a year of fierce, all-out competition.Leveraging its early-mover advantages in plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles, BYD has helped Chinese automakers regain strategic initiative in the domestic market, while using new energy vehicles to expand the global future of China's automotive industry.In 2025, BYD sold 4,602,436 vehicles, firmly ranking first among Chinese brands, in the Chinese auto market, and globally in new energy vehicle sales. Geely Auto followed with 3,024,567 units, while Chery Auto sold 2,631,381 units.BYD achieved extraordinary, large-scale growth in 2025. For other automakers, the final opportunity to surpass BYD may materialize in 2026. This would usher in another wave of transformation in China's auto industry, with the most consequential developments being the commercialization of solid-state batteries and the large-scale deployment of autonomous driving. BYD Cracks in BYD′s Empire: The Last Overtaking Opportunity in 2026