--- title: "BYD chairman says this year's sales depend on battery output, greater volume next year" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/289143243.md" description: "BYD Chairman Wang Chuanfu stated that the company's sales this year depend on battery output, with greater volume expected next year. Second-generation Blade Battery capacity is increasing by 20,000-30,000 units monthly as production line upgrades conclude. BYD's May sales rose slightly, ending an eight-month decline, driven by overseas market growth and new model launches like the Da Tang EV." datetime: "2026-06-09T05:59:59.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/289143243.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/289143243.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/289143243.md) --- # BYD chairman says this year's sales depend on battery output, greater volume next year A BYD Sealion 05 on display at the Beijing Auto Show in April 2026. Credit: CnEVPost > - Wang Chuanfu told a shareholder meeting that second-generation Blade Battery capacity is climbing by increments of 20,000 to 30,000 units a month. > - The automaker's sales ended an eight-month streak of declines in May as production line upgrades concluded and overseas markets gained momentum. BYD (HKEX: 1211) chairman and president Wang Chuanfu said the company's sales this year will depend on battery output, and a greater release of production volume will come next year. Wang made the remarks at the annual shareholder meeting held on Tuesday. About 1,000 people attended the meeting today, marking a record high for attendance, according to a report by local media The Paper. He said at the meeting that BYD's newly launched second-generation Blade Battery and ultra-fast flash charging technology solved a major challenge of electrification, and these innovative technologies have received high praise from home and abroad. Join us on Telegram or Google News Wang said that current battery capacity still faces a shortage. He revealed that capacity is currently climbing by increments of 20,000 to 30,000 units a month, and the company is working around the clock to meet the challenge. The Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) maker will focus on its battery division and optimize resource allocation, with the goal of fully tapping the capacity potential of the second-generation Blade Battery. "As our battery capacity increases, I believe there will be good output this year," Wang said. "Once our capacity ramps up well next year, I believe both the domestic and international markets will drive growth simultaneously." This capacity bottleneck mainly stems from production line upgrades. BYD is switching from the first-generation Blade Battery to the second-generation product equipped with flash charging capabilities, which has prolonged the delivery cycles for several mainstream models. The second-generation Blade Battery was officially launched in March this year, breaking the industry's charging speed record. The battery takes only 5 minutes to charge from 10% to 70%, and just 9 minutes to reach 97%. As production line upgrades gradually wrapped up in May, BYD's sales have begun to show signs of recovery. The company sold 383,453 NEVs wholesale in May, edging up 0.26% from a year earlier. This slight increase ended the company's previous eight-month streak of sales declines. Explosive growth in overseas markets became the biggest bright spot, with overseas sales reaching a record 160,644 units in May. To further boost sales, BYD is accelerating its expansion into the high-end market and intensively launching new models. Da Tang (literally translating to Big Tang, Great Tang or Grand Tang) EV, the first D-class flagship SUV of its Dynasty lineup, will officially go on sale on June 17. The full-size SUV has a pre-sales price range of 250,000 yuan to 320,000 yuan. Within the first two weeks of opening for pre-sales, pre-orders for the Da Tang EV rapidly surpassed 100,000 units. The Da Tang EV is equipped with the latest second-generation Blade Battery, achieving a record maximum pure electric range of 950 kilometers. The model also features megawatt-level flash charging technology, capable of reaching a peak charging power of 1,000 kilowatts. In addition, the N8L flash-charging edition under the high-end brand Denza is also expected to hit the market in June. The large SUV has a pre-sales price range of 350,000 yuan to 400,000 yuan. BYD top scientist says 9-minute flash charging won't damage battery life "We did a massive amount of cycle and reliability testing before turning it into a technology that can be installed in vehicles on a large scale." 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