BYD admits wheel assembly error on its flagship electric SUV

Some Great Tang SUVs had their wheels installed the wrong way.

By Mariella Moon Nov. 13, 2026 3:12 am EST BYD Add Engadget on Google: Google Discover

BYD has apologized for an assembly mistake affecting some units of its newly released Great Tang — or Datang, as it's called in China — electric SUV. According to Bloomberg, several owners complained that the wider wheel rims that were supposed to be installed on the rear of the vehicle were installed on the front. Meanwhile, the narrower wheel rims for the front of the car were installed on the back instead.