Manchester City visit BYD HQ in China

Manchester City and BYD bring partnership to life with China headquarters visit.

As part of Manchester City’s 2026 pre-season tour of Asia, Senior Club leaders and first-team players visited BYD’s headquarters and innovation centre in China.

Senior representatives from both organisations met to strengthen relationships, share perspectives and explore further opportunities to bring the partnership to life. The visit provided valuable time for both teams to develop a deeper understanding of their shared ambitions and areas for future collaboration.

City players also took part in a studio shoot for an upcoming commercial and social media campaign. They later toured the innovation centre, where they experienced demonstrations of BYD vehicles and technology first-hand.

Combining executive engagement, player access and content production, the activation strengthened the partnership while creating a range of campaign assets for future digital, social and television activity.