What does Fangchengbao mean?

方程豹 reads as 'Formula Leopard': 方程 is 'equation' or 'formula' and 豹 is 'leopard'.

Is the Denza B5 a Fangchengbao?

Yes. The Fangchengbao Bao 5 is sold outside China as the Denza B5, and the Bao 8 as the Denza B8.

Not under that name. BYD exports the cars under the Denza badge, or in the case of the Tai 7 and the Shark pickup under its own BYD badge.

方程豹Fangchengbao

Facts checked 4 September 2026Chinese holding 100%

Fangchengbao is Chinese and belongs to BYD. It is BYD's off-road and personality brand, sitting between the BYD and Yangwang badges.

Fangchengbao is BYD's own off-road brand, announced on 9 June 2023. There is no outside shareholder.

The short answer

Controlled by	BYD
Stake	100%
Since	9 June 2023
Kind	brand
Origin	CN
Name in Chinese	方程豹 Fāngchéngbào “fahng-chung-BAO”
Top of the chain	Lü Xiangyang
Is it Chinese?	Yes

Lü Xiangyang holds a stake in BYD since February 1995.
Wang Chuanfu's cousin, BYD's co-founder and early financial backer; he has held BYD shares through Guangzhou Rongjie Investment. The current percentage was not verified.
BYD owns Fangchengbao at 100% since 9 June 2023.
Fangchengbao is BYD's own off-road brand, announced on 9 June 2023. There is no outside shareholder.

Every holding above this entity, with the stake and the date it began.
Holder	Holds	Kind	Stake	Since
Lü Xiangyang	BYD	holds a stake in	not published	February 1995
BYD	Fangchengbao	owns	100%	9 June 2023

Who owns Fangchengbao?: BYD. It is one of BYD's four car brands alongside BYD itself, Denza and Yangwang.
What does Fangchengbao mean?: 方程豹 reads as 'Formula Leopard': 方程 is 'equation' or 'formula' and 豹 is 'leopard'.
Is the Denza B5 a Fangchengbao?: Yes. The Fangchengbao Bao 5 is sold outside China as the Denza B5, and the Bao 8 as the Denza B8.
Can you buy a Fangchengbao outside China?: Not under that name. BYD exports the cars under the Denza badge, or in the case of the Tai 7 and the Shark pickup under its own BYD badge.

Wikipedia, Fangchengbao. Read 4 September 2026. Launch dates, first car, model range and early sales
CarNewsChina, BYD's Fang Cheng Bao Bao 5 to be sold overseas as Denza B5. Read 4 September 2026. Bao 5 to Denza B5 export rebadging
The Citizen, Fangchengbao Tai 7 becomes a BYD for export markets. Read 4 September 2026. The Tai 7 exported as a BYD rather than a Denza, and the reasoning given
Wikipedia, List of automobile manufacturers of China. Read 4 September 2026. Fangchengbao listed as a BYD Auto brand.
Wikipedia, BYD Company. Read 4 September 2026.