BYD's Record October Output Meets a Dutch Setback and European Scrutiny

BYD packed an unusual amount of news into a single week — a court order in the Netherlands, a political challenge in Brussels, a luxury-brand launch in India and a production milestone — all while its Hong Kong-listed shares slipped 2.1% to EUR 7.60 on Friday, in line with weakness across other Chinese electric-vehicle makers trading in the city.

The Hague orders JLR to destroy seized files

A Dutch court on Wednesday directed Jaguar Land Rover to destroy files seized from BYD, the latest turn in an intellectual-property dispute between the two carmakers centering on the Ti7 and Defender models.

MEPs press Brussels on cybersecurity

The political pressure extends beyond the courtroom. On November 4, fourteen members of the European Parliament asked the European Commission to assess cybersecurity risks associated with BYD vehicles and to consider possible restrictions. BYD responded that European vehicle and cloud data cannot be accessed remotely from China.

October deliveries top 490,000, but the yearly tally lags

On the operational side, BYD said on November 1 that October sales of new-energy vehicles reached roughly 490,000 units — a gain of 10.97% from the same month a year earlier. During an investor Q&A on Tuesday, the company put the October figure at more than 490,000 vehicles.

The picture darkens over the longer horizon. For January through October, BYD reported a decline of 2.16%, with cumulative sales of around 3.62 million new-energy vehicles — a total the company confirmed in the same investor session.

Q3 profit misses analyst forecasts

Earnings offered little comfort. On October 29, BYD reported third-quarter 2026 net profit attributable to shareholders of RMB 10.02 billion. According to Reuters, profit growth fell short of analyst expectations.

Denza enters India with two premium models

Commercially, BYD used Friday to introduce its luxury Denza brand to the Indian market with two models. Reuters reported a price of $95,600 for the electric D9 SUV and $166,600 for the Z9 GT.

Wheel mix-up triggers free replacement program

On the product-quality front, BYD apologized after some Great Tang SUVs were found to have wheels mounted on the wrong axles — front and rear swapped. The company said on Thursday that it would inspect affected vehicles and replace the wheels at no charge. BYD traced the faulty installation to a coding error by a supplier and stressed that the mix-up poses no safety risk.

Production milestone reached

BYD also marked its 19-millionth new-energy vehicle rolling off the line on November 9. The commemorative unit was a Fang Cheng Bao Ti 9.