BYD's Overseas Surge Meets a Legal Challenge and a Cautious BlackRock
Published on 11/10/2026 at 13:11 | Editorial boerse-global.de
Jaguar Land Rover has taken legal action against BYD over alleged intellectual property violations, according to media reports published on Sunday. The claims, which have not been established in court, concern the BYD Ti7 and the Land Rover Defender. A preliminary hearing was expected on 11 November.
The dispute lands as BYD's sales engine keeps running hot abroad. On 2 November the company reported October deliveries of roughly 490,000 new-energy vehicles, an 11.0 percent increase on the same month a year earlier. Passenger car and pickup exports told a stronger story still: about 170,000 units, up 103.0 percent year on year.
Third-Quarter Profit Jumps, Nine-Month Earnings Slip
Figures released on 29 October showed revenue of RMB 221 billion for Q3 2026, a gain of 13.59 percent over the prior-year quarter. Net profit attributable to shareholders climbed 28.08 percent to RMB 10.02 billion. One source puts quarterly revenue at RMB 221.5 billion.
The longer view is less flattering. Over the first nine months of 2026, revenue of RMB 566 billion was virtually flat, up just 0.01 percent. Net profit fell 4.24 percent to RMB 22.3 billion.
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Both the top and bottom lines came in below analyst estimates, and the stock gave ground on 30 October following the release. Reuters attributed the pressure to weak demand in the home market and fierce price competition, with the overseas business helping to offset both.
BlackRock Trims Its Stake
BlackRock has cut its reported long position in BYD from 7.17 percent to 6.95 percent. The disclosure, published on 4 November, covers an off-exchange transfer dated 3 November involving 8.12 million BYD shares, carried out with the inclusion of non-cash assets. Shares fell 3.7 percent in the prior session.
Analysts have turned more guarded as well. Macquarie lowered its price target on 30 October from HK$107 to HK$97, though analyst Eugene Hsiao kept an "Outperform" rating on the stock.
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For January through October, BYD reported total sales of about 3.62 million vehicles, down 2.16 percent from the same period a year earlier.
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