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BYD Seal: Premium $58,798 (was $60,687.95), Performance $68,748 (was $70,831.95) Drive Away ($1,000 Deposit), WA +$2,000 @ BYD

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BYD Seal: Premium $58,798 (was $60,687.95), Performance $68,748 (was $70,831.95) Drive Away ($1,000 Deposit), WA +$2,000 @ BYD
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tempting on 07/06/2024 - 21:25 bydautomotive.com.au (10110 clicks)
Last edited 02/07/2024 - 10:22 by 1 other user

Looks like BYD is waiving the On-Road cost for their SEAL Premium and Performance models. Standard config only it seems, Aurora White paint, Thaumas Black interior. Correction, other paints also receive the promo discount.

For SEAL's delivered between June 7, 2024, and July 31, 2024.

BYD SEAL Drive Away Campaign

MY23 BYD SEAL Premium
All States/Territories except WA: From $58,798 Drive Away
WA: From $60,798 Drive Away

MY23 BYD SEAL Performance
All States/Territories except WA: From $68,748 Drive Away
WA: From $70,748 Drive Away

Edit: Extended to July 31, 2024

Automotive BYD Auto End of Financial Year Sale Electric Vehicle

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            • theUnderdog on 08/06/2024 - 08:28

              @easternculture: I don't think it was their fault. It was the distribution channel that pushed up the price. Similar to toilet paper. I wasnt aware of any manufacturing company raising their price but we here all remember how much we paid per roll due to supply demand at the time.

              • easternculture on 08/06/2024 - 09:30
                +3

                @theUnderdog: I'm not debating it. But they continue to price gauge and refuse to lower prices to pre covid now that the supply chain has almost normalised. Like salmon was $28 per kg Max pre covid - now over $45, same story with rice, yogurt, cheese, etc. Even 45g chocolate bars are now $2.50 retail and 175g chips $4.50 to $5, like WTF. They profit on essential items and discount non essential that have historically low sales.

                I swear shopping at my local grocer is at least 30% cheaper than supermarket chains

          • jianh on 07/06/2024 - 22:02
            +3

            @Scrooge McDeal: problem is some stupids cave in very easily

          • boretentsu on 07/06/2024 - 22:21
            +2

            @Scrooge McDeal: Hodl

          • life is suffering on 08/06/2024 - 10:53

            @Scrooge McDeal: What’s happening with potato chips atm

      • Silkysoft on 08/06/2024 - 00:17
        +2

        Check it out in satellite view, gets refilled regularly.
        Warragul Road in Moorabin, Vic.

        https://maps.app.goo.gl/xoB9QtvkB5dp4h129

        • Wazzawiseone on 08/06/2024 - 08:20
          +1

          Sort of tells the story, doesn't it.

        • Savealopoulos on 08/06/2024 - 09:46

          What make/model is that?

          • Silkysoft on 08/06/2024 - 11:26
            +1

            @Savealopoulos: BYD something. Gets less full then refilled. Check the street view from the road and if you know their models can make it out easy.

        • UncommonName on 08/06/2024 - 12:59

          Is this the biggest used car seller in Melbourne?

          • Silkysoft on 08/06/2024 - 19:01

            @UncommonName: Not anymore

            • UncommonName on 08/06/2024 - 23:29

              @Silkysoft: Are they good on price? Like, reasonable?

              • Silkysoft on 09/06/2024 - 08:19

                @UncommonName: What you on about mate. The used car lot is gone. It's now a storage facility for BYD. You street view from the road and you can see rows of them. Just like the satellite image.

    • MaximumEffort777 on 07/06/2024 - 21:34
      +15

      So your friend did tell you or are you not quite sure?

    • Iwantthebestprice on 07/06/2024 - 21:34
      +29

      I wonder why downvoted. This is common knowledge of all EV brands Tesla is literally buying parking lots to house their unsold Tesla’s and BYD has almost 1 million unsold BYD in China ready to ship. I hope this leads to a slight further reduction in EV prices because I’m so close to pulling the trigger and getting one, but I want the price wars and race to the bottom to stop first!

        • Iwantthebestprice on 07/06/2024 - 21:38
          +16

          That’s a lie, my brother in law just got a Tesla via novated leasing, ordered 3 weeks ago, got the price reduction from the recent price drop, and Tesla was ready for pick up this week…

          Why the hate for, I’m just stating a fact about the over abundance of EV cars at ports, this is not new news

          • VCertainty on 07/06/2024 - 21:40

            @Iwantthebestprice: I'm not hating, I just saying my job receives consumer reports and that is what the data is saying, Chill mate.

            • x d on 07/06/2024 - 21:52
              +8

              @VCertainty: A quick check on Tesla's AU web ordering portal will say that you are wrong. Waiting times 1-3 weeks and there are excessive stock on the inventory, even the 2024 highland model 3 which is supposed to be in high demand. Tesla's sales is tanking.

              • choofa on 07/06/2024 - 23:53
                -1

                @x d: These are cancelled orders. It’s the same for all manufacturers
                Tesla sales are still strong. Model Y up 10% on last year.
                Model 3 is down on last year but they had clearance sales for old model and high demand for new model

                Not saying there isn’t a downturn on spending but it’s not like channel 7 reported. Tesla is still selling thousands of cars per month.

            • Drakesy on 07/06/2024 - 21:55
              +7

              @VCertainty: Your consumer reports sound a bit outdated

          • vanreek on 07/06/2024 - 21:49

            @Iwantthebestprice: It depends on the model you choose for both. Definitely still a wait list for BYD

            • Iwantthebestprice on 07/06/2024 - 21:58
              +1

              @vanreek: Ah interesting. I wonder which BYD they have ready to sell right now. Maybe the higher end models or custom has a wait list? I saw your later comment about a 6 month wait list which is surprising considering BYD have been doing runout sales for the past 3 months

        • easternculture on 07/06/2024 - 21:39

          Did they ask for any custom modifications?

        • cloudy on 07/06/2024 - 21:39

          Whats your job?

          • VCertainty on 07/06/2024 - 21:40
            +1

            @cloudy: APS

            • cloudy on 07/06/2024 - 21:40

              @VCertainty: that's what is wrong, not EL

              • VCertainty on 07/06/2024 - 21:43
                +1

                @cloudy: Uh ELs don't see nothing unless we triage and generate the report for them to read. Were privy to the intelligence first. Again, this is the data being reported. Both mine and OPs are anecdotal.

        • valco on 07/06/2024 - 21:51
          +3

          I ordered a BYD Seal premium in March and delivery date is not until end of July. There are not 1000's just sitting there.

          • Xizor on 07/06/2024 - 22:18
            +2

            @valco: Not yet. There will be. There are however bucketloads of Tesla's sitting unsold due to much stronger competition and a general plateau for EV demand. Greater hybrid availability is eating into it too. Its been all over the news for weeks going hand in hand with all the gradual price drops.

            • smartazz104 on 08/06/2024 - 06:22
              +1

              @Xizor:

              Not yet. There will be.

              So the other guy claiming a million unsold cars are just sitting there was lying, maybe this claim about unsold inventory building up is also a lie…

          • going nowhere on 08/06/2024 - 08:19

            @valco: Cos they are sitting at the Chinese ports or abandon apartment buildings and needed to be shipped here

            • valco on 08/06/2024 - 11:11

              @going nowhere: You got something to back that up?
              Photos, news reports would help.

        • seefu on 07/06/2024 - 22:31

          I ordered my Tesla in late-February and it arrived in mid-April. In Darwin where we don't have a dealer.
          Most of that wait time was literally waiting for finance to clear but I already had a car assigned to me sitting in Brisbane waiting to be delivered once finance was all cleared and then 3 weeks after that, I had the Tesla waiting at home. The last week of waiting was because I was away at work and couldn't go pick up the car at the place they used as their delivery depot.

      • easternculture on 07/06/2024 - 21:37
        +6

        I wouldn't rush and buy one while the supply way exceeds the demand. The resale value will drop massively and negate the petrol saving

      • L45TPH45E on 07/06/2024 - 22:15

        because people are stupid and bored and need something to disagree with.

        the other reason prices are going down is because insurance is significantly higher as the cost to replace the battery is huge.
        the battery degrading is also a big reason the car depreciates a lot.

        • Drakesy on 08/06/2024 - 10:35

          The battery lasts 300,000+ k's before replacement

          Longer than say 90% of all vehicles.

          And how many clutches, water pumps, alternators, sets of brake pads, turbos would need to be changed in the life of an ICE?

          • nobro25 on 09/06/2024 - 15:35

            @Drakesy: Well yea, but that one battery plus labour cost is $25,000 to change. Whereas all the parts you mentioned for ICE costs $10,000 + labour every 500,000kms.

            • Drakesy on 09/06/2024 - 15:43

              @nobro25:

              1. try every 250,000km's
              2. How much are your services over that time as well?
              3. How much have you spent on petrol over that time as well?
            • SitarBoy on 30/06/2024 - 01:43

              @nobro25: Battery for Model 3/Y have been quoted around $13k. Not to mention with more on the road. second hand battery packs become more common. Prices ar eonly coming down for these batteries :)

      • BusMan247 on 08/06/2024 - 11:58

        When you say unsold, do you just mean inventory? I actually prefer BYD, but irrelevant. I went to a Tesla the other day for a test drive and the guy had completed 45 pick ups.. that day.

        Maybe its just getting a car park because of how many they are selling? Not to harp on, but I live in an area which is pretty expensive, and the EV's are building up like I havent seen before.. someone is buying them.

      • p1 ama on 08/06/2024 - 12:01
        +3

        I don't understand why EVs have become so tribal. It's almost like buyers / owners of EVs want there to be huge EV demand and high sales to justify their purchase, and those who don't like EVs want there to be low sales and price drops just to stick it in the face of EV buyers / owners.

        The facts are that the prices of all cars have dropped since the pandemic. The difference is that EV prices are listed as flat prices that everyone pays, whereas ICE cars have list prices that are nowhere near what people actually pay that the dealership.

        It's just easier to see the EV price drops.

        It's also the case that the price of batteries is dropping quickly, which has pushed down EV prices. See: https://about.bnef.com/blog/lithium-ion-battery-pack-prices-…

        Additionally, there's increasing competition and different manufacturers getting into the EV market.

        Also, this hyperfocus on "EVs losing value" is also particularly strange. I mean, when have new cars not lost a tonne of value the moment it's driven off the lot?

        It just seems that people are turning this into a tribal issue and digging in their heels in a way that seems all a bit stupid to me.

        • cloudy on 08/06/2024 - 14:48

          I don't understand why EVs have become so tribal

          Typical economist, you can read the numbers but not the humans.

          this hyperfocus on "EVs losing value" is also particularly strange. I mean, when have new cars not lost a tonne of value the moment it's driven off the lot?

          For someone who clearly reads Bloomberg I’m surprised you find it strange….maybe google Hertz Tesla and do more reading. It’s one thing to take a hit driving a new car off the dealer it’s another thing when the dealer now sells your brand new car for less than what you paid a week ago.

          • p1 ama on 08/06/2024 - 21:20

            @cloudy:

            Typical economist, you can read the numbers but not the humans.

            What's with the ad hominem attack? Did I offend you in some way?

            For someone who clearly reads Bloomberg I’m surprised you find it strange….maybe google Hertz Tesla and do more reading.

            This is simple to understand - the majority of people who rent cars are likely doing long roadtrips, or hiring for short amounts of time and don't want to spend time looking for charging stations, or may not have charging available at a hotel where they're staying (as an example). It's not a surprise that once the novelty factor wore off, not many people want to rent EVs as hire cars from Hertz.

            Not sure why you're being so combative about it.

            It’s one thing to take a hit driving a new car off the dealer it’s another thing when the dealer now sells your brand new car for less than what you paid a week ago.

            So what you're saying is that prices are never allowed to decrease on anything? Because prices falling (by definition) means that someone is paying less today than someone paid yesterday (or at the point in time where the price decreased).

            Car prices (overall) have fallen drastically over the past few years. This is just part of a broader trend since the pandemic where car prices were inflated. If you walk into a dealership today to buy a Toyota Camry / Corolla or whatever other commonly available car, you would be paying less than what someone paid 1 - 2 years ago.

            Anyway, I'm not "defending EVs", I just think that this whole discussion is disingenuous because you have people who have "picked a side" (whether they are "anti-EV" or "pro-EV") and are simply just cherrypicking bits of data to support their own agenda. The reality is that I have never, ever seen anyone (aside from car nerds and industry analysts) give two shits about whether particular cars are selling well or not, or the sales figures, or the inventory levels. Why this obsession with the mudslinging now?

        • Kustard King on 09/06/2024 - 21:03

          Everything is tribal. Did you forget Covid?

        • caitsith01 on 31/07/2024 - 11:38

          I don't understand why EVs have become so tribal

          Genuinely, because the far right and their backers are looking for literally any issue they can find to wage a relentless culture war against the rest of society, and unfortunately climate change/EVs are one of the things they have selected.

    • BargainMe on 07/06/2024 - 21:35
      -1

      You don't sound very certain

    • [Deactivated] on 07/06/2024 - 21:36
      +2

      "Apparently my friend told me"

      I ain't one to be a grammar Karen, but read that again slowly

      • Deal Or-No Deal on 07/06/2024 - 21:44
        +1

        My friend didn't tell me and I'm certain.

      • cheach on 08/06/2024 - 01:11

        @rickdwp be nice. His friend has a name.

        “It's all over the internet. Google it“

    • competitions on 07/06/2024 - 21:45
      +10

      "Apparently your friend…"

      So you're not sure he told you the story or you're not sure he's your friend?

    • ChaseTheSun on 07/06/2024 - 21:58
      +13

      Beware mainstream media and their biased sources.

      Have a read of the following instead.

      https://www.mynrma.com.au/electric-vehicles/news/australia-e…

      • Deal Or-No Deal on 07/06/2024 - 22:04
        +1

        Yeah, wouldn't call it biased. There are truths in it and most likely the people that don't want to hear it are the early adopters. Not that there's anything wrong with it but it seems all the manufacturers are deliberately inflating their prices. In the last 4 years alone I see prices from the mainstream Japanese and Korean manufacturers up by around 25% or more. Our wages don't even go up by that much.

        • ChaseTheSun on 07/06/2024 - 22:44

          Mainstream media need to be balanced in their reporting instead of going just for clicks. Yeah there are some truths to it but you gotta investigate why Teslas have got so many cars in the car yard. It's not unusual for car dealers to import cars that have not sold yet. BYD did it end of last year. Toyota and other brands do it too. You need to look at how many Teslas are being sold month by month and year on year. It's still thousands per month from the latest sales figures.
          And no i dont own a tesla and definitely not a fanboi.

          • plmko on 07/06/2024 - 23:03
            -1

            @ChaseTheSun: Tesla is unique, their strategy is to reduce inventory because of their unique business model it's how their financials work. So inventory is seen as the canary in the mine, increase in inventory is not a good sign. Go Google how sensitive their quarterly reports hinge on the figure.

            This is completely different to other brands, you cannot compare that to Toyota. For instance Dealers are forced to accept batches and that's why inventory isn't a big issue for them.

      • Mercina on 08/06/2024 - 07:58
        -5

        This NRMA article is just as biased as mainstream media, stopped reading after this pearler of a quote
        "Whether or not you can afford an EV, the global cost of not addressing climate change is huge."

        • Mel-waukee on 08/06/2024 - 11:04
          +1

          Do you disagree that climate change doesn't need addressing?

        • SteveBuscemi on 08/06/2024 - 12:11

          A "pearler" would be something you find excellent or pleasing, which seems at odds with your reaction to dismiss anything that challenges your fragile world view. Maybe the dictionary's biased too.

    • bcYield on 07/06/2024 - 22:00
      +1

      12k vs 2k sale last year that's like 6 times. Possibly over production if that's the case.
      https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-31/chinese-cars-third-mo…

    • crazym0nkey on 07/06/2024 - 22:08

      I decided to take a diff route home the other day, thru the industrial park, and saw at least a couple hundred MGs (Maybe MG4) in one of the warehouse yards.
      All sitting out in the open, there could be more inside the warehouse which is like 5x the size.

      • opilot87 on 07/06/2024 - 22:52
        +7

        You think car manufacturers roll out 2 or 3 cars at a time from a boat and wait till they’re sold?

    • Grok on 07/06/2024 - 22:18

      Every Tesla in a port has been ordered by a customer so it’s FUD.

      • opilot87 on 07/06/2024 - 22:51
        +5

        Where did you pull that fact out of mate? BBQ chin wag?

        • easternculture on 07/06/2024 - 23:19

          Lol

        • Grok on 08/06/2024 - 09:34
          -1

          Someone’s butt hurt.

          Tesla almost exclusively imports cars only to customer order, some orders are later cancelled so those cars are added to inventory.

          Go to the Tesla site, often there are no cars in inventory, certainly none in some high volume lines.

          If Tesla just imported cars like other carmakers the inventory page would list hundreds of cars, it doesn’t.

          • opilot87 on 09/06/2024 - 11:59

            @Grok: You’re just assuming that’s the case mate, and it’s no longer correct. Have a look at the inventory page - and guess what, dozens of inventory models doesn’t mean dozens in stock. They only have dozens of different combination options available, and they only list each combination once, so there is actually hundreds available in inventory.

    • dead5pur on 07/06/2024 - 23:19
      +7

      Media agenda. All car companies have vehicles overflowing, not just EVs. In fact, more fuel than EV.

    • kmish on 08/06/2024 - 00:05

      "She goes to a different school!"

    • HeyThereJim on 08/06/2024 - 00:22
      +2

      There's a football field sized private lot in Moorabbin Victoria, right on Warrigal Road where you can see hundreds if not thousands of BYD electric cars sitting lined up. Every time I drive past I wonder what is happening with all these cars.

      • caitsith01 on 31/07/2024 - 11:40

        You realise there are equivalent lots with non-EVs all over the place right.

    • Alva10 on 08/06/2024 - 00:23
      +3

      Recently ordered a Tesla and the car arrived with a built date in April 2024. If the car was built in April, get on the ship, arrive here, and clear customs will probably take another month. Doesn't seem like the stock level is that excessive considering how new the car was. I've owned many Jap and German brands in the past, and some of the cars are at least 6 months+ old when it was delivered.

      And with the price drop, I think it's common since Tesla doesn't play the dealership Dutch auction game. I've worked in multiple dealerships in the past, and prices do drop by the manufacturer, but the dealership just chooses to set their own pricing (sometimes even jack up above MSRP) as we know people negotiate, and the more discount we give to the customer, the happier they are, feeling they got a win.

      Don't get me wrong, not a Tesla or Musk fan. I still drink using a plastic straw so definitely not an eco-warrior. Just that Tesla seems to tick most of our boxes at current stage in life.

    • Wiede on 08/06/2024 - 07:13

      Those are Teslas because Musk doesn’t believe in Demand Planning. BYDs stock are presold here hence the 2-3 months lead time

    • greatlamp on 08/06/2024 - 13:05
      +2

      We are the beneficiaries of China's terrible economy at the moment. The factories still produce the same quantities but locals don't have money to buy them so they are being exported.

      We live in an interesting time as this product dumping is coinciding with the USA's rapid increase in hostile protectionist policies and our MSM ramping up the anti-china retroric.

      For those unware the USA recently had a wake up call when China demonstrated their latest intercontinental missiles made entirely locally. This resulted in the Chips Act which bans companies from doing business in China, this includes forcing non US companies into compliance with the threat of being banned from the USA market. The collective assholes of the military industrial complex suddenly clenched when they realised the USA was about to be surpassed as the worlds most powerful military power by what used to be a 3rd world country.

      The idea that China only makes low quality trash is not believed by those with power, but they are happy if consumers continue to believe it.

  • boomramada on 07/06/2024 - 21:30
    +4

    We are on an EV 6-month new car depreciation schedule, so Tesla's new deals are coming soon?

    • easternculture on 07/06/2024 - 21:40
      +27

      Tesla buyers Negging because they got burned with the recent price drops😂😂😂🤣🤣

      RIP my name is X bragging about how they bought a Tesla or EV

      • krish955 on 07/06/2024 - 22:06
        +4

        So is with every other car manufacturer. Looks at financial end of year sales.

        Electric cars made 9% of overall in May sales. Which isn't bad.. Don't be fooled by the media narrative..

        • easternculture on 07/06/2024 - 22:18
          +4

          I don't see a Toyota or Mazda dropping a few thousand every 6 weeks or so.

          Those who are buying electric are getting burned from the price drops and that is negating all the petrol savings

          • thargelios on 07/06/2024 - 22:30
            +4

            @easternculture: Because an early adopter tax of new technology was never a thing before EVs right?

          • krish955 on 07/06/2024 - 22:30
            +11

            @easternculture: Try visit their showrooms.. I recently test drove Mazda CX 90 and dealer agreed to reduce 10k on a brand new car.. I haven't decided as I'm still shopping

            The big difference with EV cars (mainly Tesla, BYD) is, they sell cars directly to costumer. So its easy to reduce or increase their pricing as it don't have to go through multiple layers. Other car brands at different in a way that 3Rd mark up their price, and gangup locally

            • easternculture on 07/06/2024 - 22:40
              +1

              @krish955: That's a normal thing during the sales process. You can easily negotiate but depends on time of the month and sales rep you talk to.

              What I meant to say is they don't go advertising publicly to save 10k on a car.

              But I had a friend who negotiated a lexus from 90k to 69k.

              • opilot87 on 07/06/2024 - 22:57
                +5

                @easternculture: Yeh nah we don’t drop prices. We just ‘negotiate’ $21k off ICE car prices, but only for you mate because your a pro negotiator

            • boomramada on 07/06/2024 - 22:40

              @krish955: This is true, I believe only Merc and Honda are the only manufacturer work on fix price just like Tesla and BYD so far.

            • simba-au on 08/06/2024 - 07:40
              +1

              @krish955: 100% other old traditional brands sitll use dealer and each dealer to its own discount.

              media doesn't publish that because data will be inconsistent LOL

        • Alva10 on 08/06/2024 - 00:30

          Agree, manufacturers adjust their prices all the time. Independent dealerships just chose not to decrease it as the bigger the margin, the more discount they can give to make the client feel like they are winning in the negotiation game, and a poor negotiator means good profit for the business. The sole EV brand just don't have the option as the head office are the one making the call. I have worked in dealership in the past where the floor stock pricing are higher than what you see on the manufacturer's website, the excuses are always "oh, the website must have excluded dealer delivery cost and blah blah blah"

        • DnA-bargain on 08/06/2024 - 08:47
          -2

          Nope, just browse the old posts on whirlpool from even 3 years ago.

          "Should I buy a BMW, Mercedes or Tesla?"

          Now Tesla is in the Honda or Kia category. And it's way worse than a BYD, you still get neck pain from trying to look at the digital speed.

  • MaximumEffort777 on 07/06/2024 - 21:31
    +1

    You can still add premium paint and receive the promo but keep in mind this is only for vehicles delivered this month and I've not seen many delivered in that sort of time frame from ordering. Also worth noting for those who had already ordered and are or have collected it this month:

    3.1. The offer extends to customers who have purchased a MY23 BYD SEAL Premium or Performance previously but have not yet taken delivery, provided the vehicle is delivered within the promotional period.

    • tempting on 07/06/2024 - 22:00
      +1

      Curious as to why they would advertise the campaign to potential new buyers if there are existing orders exceeding the June 30 delivery timeframe..

      • MaximumEffort777 on 07/06/2024 - 22:04
        +3

        I have no idea and in typical BYD (Eagers) fashion, half the staff don’t even know about the promo!

        I guess it’s possible someone could get lucky with a cancellation for earlier collection but I can’t imagine there’s a heap around given people’s wait times.

      • drprox on 07/06/2024 - 23:12

        Well if it were me I'd probably be ok with 3 diff colours for the discount. So I'd simply order 3 and try my luck then cancel the other two orders if one came in.

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