By Jiahui Huang

BYD is recalling more than 115,000 cars in China because of potential safety concerns, even as the world's largest electric-vehicle maker faces intense competition.

The recall includes both hybrid and full-electric vehicles after an investigation by China's State Administration for Market Regulation.

BYD is recalling 44,535 units of 2015 version of Tang series hybrid cars, produced between March 28, 2015 to July 28, 2017 and 71,248 units of the Yuan pro full-electric vehicles produced between February 6, 2021 to August 5, 2022, according to SAMR on Friday.

The hybrid cars have component design issues, which in extreme cases could lead to circuit board burnout, according to the SAMR statement. It added that the full-electric vehicles have production and manufacturing issues which may result in lower battery output.

BYD didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

The recall came amid intense competition in China's EV industry even though the government has taken steps to cool price wars and the over-marketing of autonomous driving technologies this year.

The industry is also facing slowing demand because of factors such as tepid consumer demand and the expiring government subsidies.

BYD has been trying to transition to be recognized as a high-quality global brand rather than being known for its price advantage. Once an industry leader in terms of sales, BYD underperformed relative to its peers, and in September it posted its first drop in shipments in 18 months. It delivered 396,270 units, down from 419,426 in August.

BYD's shares were 2.7% lower in Hong Kong in afternoon trade Friday.

Write to Jiahui Huang at jiahui.huang@wsj.com

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October 17, 2025 02:02 ET (06:02 GMT)

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