BYD’s New 1,008?km Range and 5?Minute Charging Can’t Shake the Stock’s Slump
Published on 06/15/2026 at 21:05 | Redaktion boerse-global.de
The Chinese electric?vehicle market hit a new milestone in the first week of June, with battery?powered cars and plug?in hybrids capturing a record 66.7% of new?car sales. Yet BYD, the country’s dominant EV maker, is watching its own sales slip. The company delivered 383,453 vehicles in May, flat against the prior year, while the cumulative tally for the first five months has fallen 20.32%. That stark contrast between an accelerating home market and BYD’s own underwhelming numbers has left the stock trading barely above a 52?week low.
Management is fighting back with a technology push. China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has published details of a new flagship sedan, the “Great Han,” which stretches nearly 5.3 metres in length. The all?wheel?drive variant delivers a peak output of 570 kW, while a base version offers 370 kW. Thanks to the latest generation of lithium?iron?phosphate batteries, the car achieves a range of up to 1,008 kilometres under the Chinese test cycle. The model is expected to launch in the domestic market before the end of this year.
BYD is also tackling charging anxiety head?on. The company plans to install 3,000 ultra?fast charging stations across Europe by the end of 2026, using a 1,500?kW architecture. The first commercial station recently opened in Germany. Compatible vehicles equipped with the second?generation Blade battery can go from 10% to 70% charge in roughly five minutes. On the energy?storage side, BYD’s largest battery system in Hungary — with a capacity of 289 MWh — has just gone live, stabilising the grid and shaving peak loads.
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Meanwhile, shareholders have approved a final dividend of 0.358 renminbi per share, with the register closing today and the official record date set for 18 June. Payouts of that size rarely stir excitement, and the stock has barely reacted. The shares changed hands around €9.50 on Monday, a hair above the recent low of €9.25 — a level that now serves as a critical support floor. Year?to?date, the stock is nursing a loss of more than 13%.
Technically, the picture remains fragile. BYD’s share price trades well below its 50? and 200?day moving averages, and the relative strength index sits at 33.8, flirting with oversold territory. The company is delivering concrete growth levers — a long?range sedan, a European charging network, and a growing energy?storage business — but so far the market is waiting for the sales numbers to catch up before rewarding the equity.
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