Recently, Zhang Xue, founder of a well-known domestic motorcycle brand, was waiting for a flight at Budapest Airport in Hungary when he happened to look out the window and caught a glimpse of a BYD brand advertisement appearing on the airport control tower. He spontaneously filmed a short video to give a thumbs-up to BYD as it sets sail overseas, paying tribute across the distance to China's intelligent manufacturing.
In the video, Zhang Xue gives a thumbs-up to the tower advertisement and says bluntly: "I'm now in the smoking room at the Hungarian airport. Let me show everyone Brother Di! Awesome!" After this content was posted, it quickly resonated with netizens. Many netizens also noticed in his video that Zhang Xue's daily commuter car is precisely a BYD Qin L, and people even joked about him: "He builds motorcycles more wildly than anyone, and uses cars more frugally than anyone."
As an industrialist deeply engaged in the self-developed powertrain track, Zhang Xue Motorcycle has long been tackling powertrain technology and insists on breaking overseas technological monopolies; BYD likewise takes full-stack self-development as its foundation. These two Chinese industrialists in different tracks have created a marvelous resonance across the distance because of their persistence in long-termism and independent innovation. It is worth noting that Zhang Xue is a voluntary BYD owner, and the two sides currently have no form of commercial cooperation whatsoever. This tribute stems from the heartfelt pride of a domestic-brand entrepreneur who understands technology when he sees the strength of a Chinese company in a foreign land.
This tower advertisement captured by the camera is not just a brand exposure, but also a vivid microcosm of BYD taking root in the European market.
Looking globally, BYD's pace of globalization is steadily moving forward, with business already covering more than 120 countries and regions, and the growth momentum of overseas markets continuing to be released. The latest data shows that from January to September 2026, BYD's cumulative overseas sales of passenger vehicles and pickups reached 1,337,800 units, and overseas markets have become an important growth engine. Relying on self-developed core technologies such as Blade Battery, DM-i super hybrid, and flash charging, BYD's passenger vehicle, commercial vehicle, and energy storage businesses are flourishing on multiple fronts, achieving outstanding results in many markets including Brazil, Singapore, and Thailand.
An accidental transnational encounter has become a vivid footnote to China's industrial innovation. Behind the traffic is the public's growing recognition of domestic independent innovation. BYD's road to going global is not only about products and technologies going to the world, but also about bringing the spirit of Chinese manufacturing's down-to-earth approach and continuous tackling of hard problems to the global stage.
In the future, BYD will continue to expand into international markets with its self-developed strength, and also looks forward to joining hands with more Chinese innovative enterprises to convey the value of China's intelligent manufacturing to the world.
