A new BYD Seal 07 has emerged in Chinese government certification filings, revealing a replacement for the current electric sedan introduced just five months ago. The current Seal 07 electric vehicle was launched in China in March 2026 as a rival to battery-powered sedans including the Tesla Model 3, Mazda EZ-6 – sold in Australia as the Mazda 6e – and Xpeng P7.
According to certification filings with China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the new Seal 07 measures 5080mm long, 1960mm wide and 1495mm tall on a 2960mm wheelbase.
The new Seal 07 is 159mm longer than the 4921mm Mazda 6e, as well as 240mm longer than the BYD Seal 6 sedan and wagon sold in Australia, and 280mm longer than the BYD Seal electric sedan.
It is also 85mm longer and 50mm wider than the current Seal 07 EV it’s set to replace, which measures 4995mm long and 1910mm wide.
The new Seal 07 EV is listed with a rear-mounted electric motor producing 245kW in entry-level form, 5kW more than the current model, while a more powerful version produces 300kW.
Battery capacities and claimed driving ranges have yet to be revealed, but the outgoing Seal 07 EV uses a 69kWh second-generation Blade battery to deliver a CLTC-rated driving range of 705km.
In China, the current Seal 07 EV starts at ¥169,900 (around A$35,700), making it pricier than the Mazda EZ-6 EV, which starts from around ¥139,800 (A$29,358) in China, but cheaper than the Tesla Model 3, which starts from ¥235,500 (A$49,455) in China.
In Australia, the Mazda 6e starts at $49,990 before on-road costs, while the Model 3 starts at $54,900 before on-roads.
The new Seal 07 DM-i plug-in hybrid combines a 115kW 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine with a 160kW electric motor powered by a 38.03kWh lithium iron phosphate battery, similar to the lithium iron phosphate battery used in other models.
BYD claims an electric-only range of 245km on the CLTC cycle.
The rapid replacement of the Seal 07 may be a response to weak demand for the existing model, which recorded just 627 Chinese sales in June.
The Seal remains BYD Australia’s best-selling sedan, recording 394 sales in July 2026, almost double the Seal 6’s 199 deliveries including sedan and wagon body styles combined.
The certification filings with China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology also listed both battery-electric and plug-in hybrid versions of the new Seal 07 ahead of its launch.
Australian government filings published in May 2026 suggest that the Seal 7 plug-in hybrid will become BYD’s second PHEV sedan in local showrooms, following the Seal 6 launched earlier this year.
The Seal 07 DM-i plug-in hybrid was first launched in China in September 2025, several months before the current Seal 07 EV arrived.
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