BYD apologises for an assembly and supplier error that leaves some Great Tang electric sport utility vehicles with front and rear wheel rims installed in reverse. Multiple outlets report the issue involves incorrect wheel rims placed on the wrong side during production, and that BYD offers corrective steps for affected vehicles.
The coverage is largely consistent on what went wrong and how BYD responds. Electrek and Carscoops describe BYD fixing the problem for owners, with Carscoops framing it as a recall-like correction tied to proper wheel installation. Quartz adds additional context that BYD says handling is not affected and that it restarts the warranty for affected owners.
Some outlets place the incident in a wider industry context. The South China Morning Post links BYD’s apology to intensifying scrutiny of car quality in China, while other outlets focus more narrowly on the error, the affected model, and customer remediation.
