China's SUV was Sweden's best-selling electric car in July

Sweden's best-selling electric car in July was the Atto 3 sport utility vehicle (SUV) from Chinese automaker BYD. Customers bought 721 of these crossovers, beating sales of the ID.4 from German automaker Volkswagen, according to figures from the automotive industry association Mobility Sweden. Bloomberg reported the news.

This year, BYD overtook Volkswagen in China in sales of cars with all types of powertrains combined. The Chinese carmaker is seeking to expand in Europe.

The Chinese electric car sells in Sweden for around 445,000 Swedish kronor (roughly 911,000 Czech crowns). Among cars with all types of powertrains, Volvo Cars' XC60 topped the rankings last month.

Since the start of the year, Tesla's Model Y has remained Sweden's best-selling car, ahead of two Volvo Cars models.