But BYD’s most important news comes from the sales of its Qin L PHEV sedan. The brand has sold more than 5,000 in three days. That’s impressive, but could it be the beginning of the end for ...

The Qin PHEV has a 0-62 mile-per-hour time of 5.9 seconds and a top speed of 115 mph. The car also has a relatively long EV range - 44 miles - and a fuel economy rating of 177 MPGe. The Qin starts ...

Add those numbers up, and you get 4,155 pre-orders for the PHEV, BYD says. BYD says it sold "many tens of thousands" of F3DMs, so the Qin has a ways to go to overtake its older sibling.