China's BYD beats Honda and Nissan in April-June vehicles sold

Leading EV maker shakes up auto industry rankings with affordable price tags

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BYD is challenging top automakers with affordable electric vehicles, like the Seal sedan. (Photo by Yuki Nakao)

SHOYA OKINAGA and SOTA TANAKA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- China's BYD overtook Honda Motor and Nissan Motor to become the world's seventh-largest automaker by number of cars sold in theĀ April-June quarter, buoyed by demand for its affordable electric vehicles, data from automakers and research company MarkLines shows.

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