Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD has officially entered the Namibian market. Local distributor Pupkewitz Motors is now the brand's representative in the country.
Vehicles are available through retail outlets in Windhoek, Walvis Bay, and Ongwediva. The lineup includes seven models: Dolphin, Dolphin Surf, Sealion 5, Sealion 6, Shark 6, Sealion 7, and Seal Performance.
Nico Peters, franchise executive at Pupkewitz Motors, stated that the partnership aims to provide customers with direct experience of new energy technology. The company intends to educate buyers on electric mobility while offering a variety of vehicle options.
This move follows a trend of increasing popularity for Chinese automotive brands in Namibia. Recent data indicates that brands like Haval, Jetour, and Chery have already established a presence in the local passenger car market. BYD's arrival is expected to increase competition within the new energy vehicle sector.
Our own record on this
Each is a dated change we applied to a published ex-showroom price after checking it. A logged change may be a distributor's revision or our own correction coming into line with the official figure — the log says which way each one moved, and when, not why.
See the full price-change log →- BYD Dolphin: cimex.com.np — checked 2026-10-12
- BYD Sealion 7: cimex.com.np — checked 2026-10-12
- BYD Seal: cimex.com.np — checked 2026-08-20
Writes on vehicle pricing, taxation and the Nepali auto market from ongoing tracking of distributor price lists. Every price in this piece is read live from the Nepal AutoMart catalog — how we verify prices.
