China's leading new-energy vehicle (NEV) manufacturer BYD reported surging sales in April, company data showed Saturday.

In a filing with the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, the Shenzhen-based company said its sales of NEVs, including purely electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, surged 97.5 percent year on year to 25,662 units in April.

In the January-April period, BYD sold 80,413 NEVs, up 128.5 percent year on year.