BYD Provides Full Escort for 2026 Silk Road 10,000 Li Journey Concludes in Singapore

August 25, the "2026 Silk Road 10,000 Li · Enlightenment Road", for which BYD served as the full-ride partner, concluded in Singapore. Li Yunfei, General Manager of the Brand and Public Relations Department of BYD Group, and Zhang Lianye, Party Secretary, Chairman, and Station Master of Shaanxi Broadcasting Media Group (TV), jointly announced the successful completion of the event. The convoy traveled for 33 days, covering over 10,000 kilometers, crossing six provinces in China, traversing Thailand and Malaysia, and finally arriving in Singapore.

2026 marks the 5th anniversary of the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership between China and ASEAN. This event, themed "Tech for Innovation, Civilization for Unity", is based on the starting point of the Land Silk Road in Xi'an and the hub of the Maritime Silk Road in Singapore, integrating cultural fusion, technology dialogue, and economic and trade connectivity to demonstrate the contemporary proposition of Belt and Road land-sea linkage development. Guests from all sectors of society both at home and abroad, representatives from overseas Chinese communities, and media colleagues gathered in the Lion City to witness the new era land-sea silk roads ringing with new civilization.

Cultural Attaché of the Chinese Embassy in Singapore, Cai Shandi, Delivers Speech

Wang Gang, President of Singapore Shaanxi Association, Delivers Speech

During the event, BYD's Dynasty, Ocean, Denza, Fang Cheng Bao, and Yangwang five brand networks and four brands formed a new energy vehicle fleet, completing driving in various scenarios including expressways, mountain roads, and urban congestion areas. The two core technologies of Flash Charging and Sky-Eye Pilot Assist System passed the test of over 10,000 kilometers of actual scenes: The "Charge well in 5 minutes, charge full in 9 minutes" charging ability, relying on the network layout of nearly 10,000 flash charging stations nationwide, solved the long-distance energy replenishment problem; Sky-Eye relies on average daily over 220 million kilometers of real driving data for continuous iteration, effectively reducing long-distance driving pressure and ensuring the convoy traveled smoothly to Nanyang. From Xi'an to Singapore, the scene of caravan stations on the ancient Silk Road for supplies has evolved into the modern expedition empowered by technology today.

As of July 2026, BYD has ranked No. 1 in total brand passenger car sales in Singapore for 19 consecutive months. From January to July 2026, BYD's passenger car market share reached 24.7%, and the pure electric market share reached 40.3%. The consistently leading sales performance further enhanced BYD's brand recognition locally. Now, BYD's presence can be frequently seen on city roads, core business districts, and shopping centers in Singapore.

Singapore is one of the global markets with higher vehicle ownership costs. The higher purchase threshold also makes local consumers more cautious in brand and model selection. In such a market environment, although BYD models have relatively high overall pricing, they continue to maintain good sales performance, further enhancing local dealers' confidence in the brand's long-term development. Currently, BYD has arranged 16 retail touchpoints locally, with some stores entering core shopping centers. With brand influence and market recognition continuing to improve, local dealers continue to increase terminal investment, maintaining high standards in store scale, location selection, space design, and brand display.

In 2026, BYD's overseas business continued to maintain high-speed growth. From January to July, overseas cumulative sales exceeded 970,000 units, representing a year-on-year increase of approximately 76%; July overseas sales reached 179,800 units, a year-on-year increase of 124.3%. As of now, BYD new energy vehicles have entered over 120 countries and regions globally.

In the first half of this year, BYD won new energy vehicle sales champion titles in Thailand and Singapore; it topped the local new energy vehicle sales charts in Italy and Spain, with UK sales reaching 38,000 units; Brazil sales reached nearly 100,000 units, maintaining No. 1 in local new energy vehicle sales. In Saudi Arabia, UAE, and South Africa, BYD also ranked No. 1 in new energy vehicle sales.

This Silk Road 10,000 Li event assisted in jointly building a green Silk Road, combining Silk Road culture visits with new energy vehicle cross-border travel, presenting the latest progress of Chinese brands participating in the green transportation development of "Belt and Road" countries. As automotive products, intelligent manufacturing, and services land in more overseas markets, BYD is, with new energy vehicles as the carrier, continuously participating in global automotive industry collaboration and green transformation.