BYD apologises for putting SUV wheels on the wrong way

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The world’s biggest EV maker admitted an assembly mistake had caused it to fix narrower front-wheel tyres and rims to the back of some vehicles built this year.

Hong Kong | BYD apologised for an assembly mistake that meant some of its Great Tang electric sport utility vehicles had their front and rear wheel rims installed backwards.

An investigation traced the problem to a Hubei-based supplier, BYD said in a statement on its official Weibo account. The carmaker has fixed the system responsible for the problem, while the supplier has introduced additional visual inspections on the production line, it said.

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