BYD Fires Back at Online Smear Campaign as BlackRock Trims Stake and Germany Targets Take Shape
Published on 11/14/2026 at 20:31 | Editorial boerse-global.de
BYD has moved to stamp out a wave of online misinformation, publicly rejecting claims that it plans to acquire a digital-energy company while threatening legal action against those spreading the rumor. The denial came as the automaker's stock slipped in Hong Kong trading and a major institutional shareholder trimmed its position.
Takeover Talk Dismissed as Baseless
The company's Network Reporting Center labeled the widely circulated acquisition claim as unfounded and false. The speculation had centered on an alleged plan to buy a leading inverter manufacturer, with online posts also floating unverified suggestions of involvement by Huawei Digital Energy. BYD urged users to stop sharing the false report and reserved the right to pursue legal action against both the originators and those who spread it.
For investors weighing any potential deal, the decisive factors would be solid details on the target, price and financing. With the company issuing an explicit denial, the more useful checkpoint now lies in BYD's confirmed expansion plans, which offer concrete operational markers if the automaker hits its sales and production goals.
Legal Offensive Against Coordinated Smears
The denial followed a statement from BYD's legal department a day earlier about proceedings against online defamation. According to the company, individuals were arrested over fabricated information and repeated insulting posts, with courts ordering public apologies and damages in several cases. BYD also reported what it suspects are coordinated publications from accounts tied to numerous MCN agencies, with some of the similar posts apparently generated using artificial intelligence. The company said it had secured evidence and initiated legal steps.
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Such efforts are about protecting corporate reputation, but they carry economic weight for investors whenever false claims shape expectations around strategy and capital needs.
BlackRock Cuts Long Position Below 7%
On the shareholder front, BlackRock sold 11.54 million BYD shares off-exchange on November 5 against non-cash consideration, according to a mandatory disclosure. The reported long position fell from 7.24% to 6.92% as a result. The stock itself gave up 2.1% and closed at EUR 7.60, with Hong Kong-listed H-shares also under pressure alongside other automakers traded there.
October Deliveries and a Soft Year-to-Date
Operationally, BYD reported October 2026 sales of roughly 490,000 new-energy vehicles, of which about 170,000 were exports. For January through October 2026, cumulative sales reached around 3.62 million vehicles — a decline of 2.16% compared with the same period a year earlier.
Germany Push Offers Tangible Benchmarks
Clearer than the takeover rumor are the company's targets for Germany. According to country chief Lars Bialkowski, BYD is aiming for at least 55,000 deliveries and up to 300 sales locations by the end of 2026. The build-out can strengthen market presence provided the larger distribution network translates into additional deliveries. After-sales service is part of that equation: spare parts are now arriving overnight, Bialkowski said, following a few weeks of the new setup. BYD has also relocated its German headquarters from Stuttgart to Offenbach.
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In parallel, the company is developing its plant in Hungary, with initial capacity set at about 150,000 vehicles a year; the Dolphin Surf and Atto 2 are slated to be the first models built there. The verifiable progress therefore sits in distribution, service and production ramp-up — and the bull case rests on whether the announced capacity and locations actually generate extra sales.
Wheel Mix-Up Draws an Apology
Separately, BYD apologized on Wednesday after some Da Tang SUVs left the line with incorrectly mounted wheels, with front and rear rims fitted in the wrong positions. The company traced the error to an incorrect code entry at supplier Hubei Boyu Industrial. Affected owners will receive free inspections and replacement rims, and BYD said its own tests found no impact on handling or driving safety.
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