BYD Adds 700 Flash-Charging Stations and 150,000 Great Tang Pre-Orders — Shares Slump to 8.90 Euros

Despite record 150,000 pre-orders for the Great Tang SUV and a growing charging network, BYD shares remain near a 52-week low as sales stagnate and market weighs near-term headwinds.

BYD is making headway on two fronts simultaneously — a rapidly expanding ultra-fast charging network and a record-breaking pre-order haul for its newest luxury SUV — yet the stock remains mired near its 52-week low. The disconnect highlights how deeply the market is weighing near-term sales headwinds against long-term infrastructure bets.

The company’s Flash Charging network in China swelled from 5,979 to 6,682 stations in a single month, now covering 321 cities as of June 17. That puts BYD on pace to hit its year-end target of 20,000 stations, though it still has a long way to go. The second-generation Blade battery underpinning the system can recharge from 10% to 70% in five minutes and reach 97% in nine minutes — specifications already locked in from the product launch in March.

On the same day the charging milestone was announced, BYD unveiled the Great Tang SUV, a seven-seat model packing up to 496 horsepower in base trim and 784 horsepower with a dual-motor setup. Pre-orders hit 150,000 within hours, a record for any single BYD model. The long-range variant boasts 950 kilometers of range under China’s CLTC standard and uses the same Flash Charging technology. BYD plans to bring the Great Tang to Europe by the end of 2026, where it will join the brand’s push into premium territory.

That European offensive also includes a new factory in Hungary, set to begin production in the fourth quarter of 2026. The plant is designed to sidestep EU tariffs on Chinese-made EVs and give BYD a local manufacturing base in one of the world’s most competitive electric-vehicle markets.

Yet none of this has lifted the stock. BYD shares closed at 8.90 euros, barely above the 52-week low of 8.82 euros. The stock has shed 19% year to date and 35% over the past 12 months. The relative strength index stands at 25.6, deep in oversold territory. All three key moving averages — 50-, 100- and 200-day — sit well above the current price, with the 200-day average roughly 18% higher.

The core drag remains sales. BYD delivered 383,453 electric and hybrid vehicles in May, essentially flat year on year, while cumulative deliveries for the first five months of 2026 are down 20.32% from the same period in 2025. Exports offered a rare bright spot: 160,644 vehicles shipped abroad in May, a record that accounted for 42% of monthly sales and helped cushion the blow from an intense price war in China.

Investors are left waiting for either the charging network or the Great Tang to translate into real demand. The company’s new infrastructure won’t show up in monthly sales figures until the second half of the year, and the European roll-out — vehicles plus the Hungary factory — will take even longer to contribute meaningfully to the bottom line. Until then, the market is signaling that even record pre-orders and a charging boom are not enough to reverse the trend.