BYD China Media Tour (2025) Highlights

China’s battery and electric vehicle giant BYD hosted a Sri Lankan media delegation during the latter part of last year (2025), providing deeper insights into the technology, eco-friendly value of electric vehicles  and an experience of the charm of cutting-edge innovation.

The tour included visits to BYD Headquarters and Denza 4S showroom in Shenzhen and to ‘Di Space’ New Energy Science Museum, All-Terrain Circuit and one of the key factories in Zhengzhou.

During the tour, the delegation met BYD Asia-Pacific Auto Sales Division General Manager Liu Xueliang and Deputy General Manager Ketsu Zhang, and received briefings on the company’s global strategy and expansion across 117 countries. 

A major highlight was the visit to Zhengzhou Di-Space - BYD’s immersive science and technology centre - which is an immersive educational space created by BYD for the public, integrating automotive culture, design, technology, and hands-on experiences. It is also considered the first new energy vehicle (NEV) science museum in China.

The Zhengzhou All-terrain Circuit that integrates vehicle water-crossing, indoor sand dune climbing, off-roading, among others, provided the journalists a distinctive experience where they were able to explore diverse scenarios at one stop.

The level of innovation, meticulous planning and forward-thinking I saw in BYD’s facilities is truly awe-inspiring. BYD is not just leading in technology –it is resetting new benchmarks for the automotive industry across the board. 

Liu Xueliang and Ketsu Zhang at the media briefing

Experiencing the comfort of a BYD vehicle

Journalists receive a briefing on the special features of Denza vehicles

Automotive journalist Sam Smith doing a video on Denza vehicles

At the Zhengzhou factory

The world’s fastest car ‘Yangwang U9’ in action

‘Yangwang U8’ conquering the world’s tallest artificial dune

Q&A session in progress

The ‘Yangwang U8’ offers superior power, serious all-terrain capability and a whole dollop of luxury

‘Yangwang U8’ showcasing its ability to float, turn and drive through deep water

BYD staff based in China

Self-parking cars using sensors, cameras, and radar to create a 3D map, calculate the perfect path, and steer into the space

A group South Korean journalists present at the All-Terrain Circuit

The Sri Lankan journalists along with John Keells CG Auto marketing team members

BYD’s eco-friendly sky shuttle rail transit solution   

One of the EV technology platforms

Getting a closer look at an EV anatomy

The F3 compact car was produced by BYD between 2005 and 2021

Use of robotics in the vehicle manufacturing process

Learning about one of the eras in vehicle mobility evolution

An electric vehicle structure

Safety control technology features of BYD vehicles demonstrated when they are driven in close proximity

Demonstration of blade battery nail penetration test