BYD Confirms Yangwang Flagship UAE Launch — SkimNews
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- Hu Xiaoqing confirmed that BYD’s Yangwang flagship electric sedan will receive its global launch in the UAE rather than China; CarNewsChina reports that the Dubai reveal is being targeted for around Nov. 5, though BYD has not set a specific date.
- Yangwang flagship sedan is BYD’s largest and most luxurious electric sedan yet and is locally reported at about 5,500 mm (216 inches), roughly the size of the Mercedes-Benz Maybach S-Class and Rolls-Royce Phantom.
- Yangwang flagship sedan includes rear-hinged coach doors, marking the first BYD model to feature doors of that type.
- Zheng Yu described the model’s technology as “unprecedented disruptive technology” without naming specifications; its appearance at a BYD Flash Charging station separately suggests megawatt flash charging.
- Yangwang flagship sedan is reportedly the first BYD vehicle with solid-state batteries, although the company has not confirmed the specification.
- Stella Li said BYD’s first vehicle using solid-state batteries will debut in 2027; battery unit FinDreams plans limited sulfide-based all-solid-state production that year and mass production closer to the decade’s end.
- U7 starts at 658,000 yuan ($98,000), while the new flagship is rumored to start around 2 million yuan ($300,000); U8L starts at 1.45 million yuan ($217,000).
Why it matters: BYD’s rumored 2-million-yuan ($300,000) starting price sits above the 658,000-yuan ($98,000) U7 and 1.45-million-yuan ($217,000) U8L as the automaker pushes into the ultra-luxury field of Mercedes-Maybach and Rolls-Royce. The unresolved issue is battery timing: Stella Li says BYD’s first vehicle with solid-state batteries debuts in 2027, while reports attach them to the Dubai showcase.
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