By Scott Murdoch and Zoey Zhang SYDNEY (Reuters) -Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD said on Tuesday it had raised $5.59 billion in a primary share sale that was increased in size, making it the largest of its kind in Hong Kong in four years.

Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD Co. has raised HK$43.5 billion ($5.6 billion) after selling 10% more shares than planned, according to people familiar with the matter, in Hong Kong’s biggest share sale in nearly four years.

BYD has completed a sale of shares listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to raise the equivalent of 5.33 billion euros. BYD plans to invest the proceeds in