It predicted net profit for the July-September quarter to come in between 5.5 billion yuan to 5.9 billion yuan ($765 million-$820 million), or an increase of 333% to 365.1% from the same period a year earlier.

BYD's Hong Kong shares gained 4% on Tuesday morning while its shares in Shenzhen climbed 5%.

($1 = 7.1993 Chinese yuan)

(Reporting by Zhang Yan and Brenda Goh; Editing by Edwina Gibbs)