BYD Atto 3

The phenomenon of a front-wheel-drive car switching to rear-wheel drive has been a rare occurrence over the past 60 years – starting with the FWD Triumph You wouldn’t know from looking at it but this Atto 3’s mildly updated appearance hides a dramatic uplift in electric architecture, chassis capability, performance, range and value

It’s been more than three years since China’s BYD brand debuted its ‘Build Your Dreams’ electric vehicle in Australia, the Atto 3 small SUV. And during BYD’s original ‘Build Your Dreams’ model in Australia, the Atto 3 small electric SUV, remains an interesting car that drives better than its looks imply

BYD has updated its strong-selling Atto 3 crossover, and the changes for the Atto 3 ‘Evo’ are much more extensive than they appear. The base Atto 3

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BYD’s four year-old Atto 3 midsize electric SUV has gained a huge list of wild technical changes alongside small styling tweaks. The facelift, known as Bigger batteries, rear-wheel drive, and a huge kick in power just some of the updates scheduled for BYD’s small-to-medium Atto 3 facelift known as ‘Evo’

Renault has confirmed its new Scenic E-Tech will soon go on sale in Australia, with the electric small SUV boasting up to 625km of range from a single Stylish and armed with enough range for a return trip from Sydney to Canberra on a single charge, Renault’s seeking to target the head and heart of Aussie buyers

UPDATE: BYD's cut-price electric cars are about to start an all-out price war with the Atto 1 (also known as Dolphin Surf in Europe) to start at around Australian EV prices are about to change in a big way, as BYD confirms two vehicles cheaper than the competition “by some margin”

Leapmotor has confirmed it will debut its B10 small electric SUV to the Australian market in November, with pricing to start from $38,990 drive-away for B10 small electric SUV from Leapmotor will become one of Australia’s cheapest when it arrives in November

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BYD has reported its best sales month on record in Australia, with an astounding 6.7 per cent market share recorded for June 2025. The brand registered Record month for Chinese automaker BYD spearheaded by PHEV and EV offerings

Two new models coming from BYD, the Atto 2 and Sealion 8, prove the Chinese brand has its finger on the pulse of the Australian market. Originally making Chinese brand locks in two new models to take on two of Australia’s biggest markets.

Australians bought more electric vehicles (EVs) in 2024 than ever before, with 91,292 sales eclipsing the 2023 total (87,217) by 4.7 percent, in an The best-selling electric vehicles in Australia, from the chart-topping Tesla Model Y to the least popular EVs on the market

In car news: Pricing and specifications have surfaced for Hyundai’s facelifted 2025 Tucson midsize SUV range, and Audi’s full Q4 E-tron lineup revealed for Australia.

BYD has set its sights on becoming Australia’s most-sold car brand by 2030, with a plan to rapidly expand its lineup by launching two new models every Set to release two models every year from 2024, BYD has set a “lofty” target to steal the sales pole position from Toyota in Australia.

Along with the announcement of the new BYD Dolphin, EV Direct – BYD’s Australian distributor – has committed to bring 100,000 7.0kW electric car chargers Electric carmaker BYD won’t wait for governments to supply chargers – they’re going to do it partially themselves

The five-star ANCAP rating only applies to those BYD Atto 3s built after 21 November 2022 or those examples that have been updated

A new sub-$45,000 electric vehicle will soon go on sale in Australia with a healthy list of features and up to 420km of driving range.