BYD Xia

The BYD Xia is a plug-in hybrid minivan manufactured by BYD Auto since 2025. Named after the Xia dynasty, the first dynasty in traditional Chinese historiography, it is part of BYD's Dynasty Series that is marketed through Dynasty Network dealerships.[2][3][4] Outside China, it is marketed as the BYD M9 or eMax 9.[5]

Overview

The BYD Xia was launched in August 2024 at the Chengdu Motor Show, and was launched and went on sale on 8 January 2025.

The Xia has the option of eight, seven, six and four-seat layouts. It is equipped with the DiSus-C damping body control system, and BYD's fifth-generation plug-in hybrid system marketed as DM-i 5.0.

The vehicle is equipped with the fifth-generation DM plug-in hybrid powertrain paired with a 1.5-litre turbocharged engine. Its achieves a rating of 5.3 L/100km on the NEDC cycle, and the combined cruising range on a full gas tank and fully charged battery is 1060 km. The Xia comes standard with the 5R12V DiPilot 100 advanced driver assistance system with LiDAR and Nvidia Orin-X system-on-a-chip, which has up to 29 sensors in the entire vehicle, including highway and expressway piloting, intelligent parking assistance, emergency braking and many other driving assistance functions. Software functions will be gradually released in February 2025.[6]

Export markets

Linghui M9

Images of a Linghui M9 was revealed by the MIIT on January 9, 2026. Linghui named the minivan after the export version of a BYD Xia, Linghui M9 is the first BYD's minivan to be aligned with BYD's ride-hailing services.

Sales

In its debut month of January 2025, BYD delivered 10,003 units of the Xia.[11]

See also

• List of BYD Auto vehicles