BYD, a Chinese multinational new energy vehicle manufacturing company with distribution in Sri Lanka, issued a clarification on its recently announced recall involving approximately 115,000 BYD Tang vehicles and Yuan Pro, stating that the the recall applies only to specific BYD Tang vehicles manufactured between 28 March 2015 and 28 July 2017, which have not been sold in Sri Lanka.

“We wish to clarify that this recall applies only to specific BYD Tang vehicles manufactured between 28 March 2015 and 28 July 2017, and some Yuan Pro pure electric vehicles produced between 6 February 2021 and 5 August 2022, and are not applicable to Sri Lanka,” the statement said.

“The BYD Tang model and Yuan Pro model have not been introduced or sold in the Sri Lankan market, and therefore, no BYD vehicles currently operating in Sri Lanka are affected by this recall.”