# BYD opens orders for second-gen Seal 07 with rooftop LiDAR

*The automaker brings high-voltage Blade Batteries and roof-mounted optical sensors into its mainstream Ocean lineup, escalating cost pressure on rival sedans.*

**Published:** October 26, 2026  
**By:** Lian Chen  
**Section:** Batteries & Electric Vehicles — China  
**Format:** Breaking  
**Confidence:** medium  
**Source:** https://eastasiabrief.com/batteries-ev/byd-opens-orders-second-gen-seal-07-rooftop-lidar-946  
**Publisher:** East Asia Brief (https://eastasiabrief.com/)

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## What to know

- BYD opens second-generation Seal 07 pre-orders featuring LiDAR and Blade 2.0 packs
- Model joins an Ocean Series line that delivered 2.22 million units or 48% of BYD sales in 2025
- Guangzhou auto exhibition opens Nov. 20 ahead of year-end sales quota deadlines

![Workers and robotic arms assemble a blue sedan fitted with a roof-mounted LiDAR sensor inside an automotive manufacturing plant. (AI-generated image)](https://eastasiabrief.com/media/2026-10-26-1998559d42c8.webp)
*Workers and robotic arms assemble a blue sedan fitted with a roof-mounted LiDAR sensor inside an automotive manufacturing plant. (AI-generated image)*

BYD opened pre-orders for its second-generation Seal 07 sedan on Oct. 26, 2026, standardizing roof-mounted LiDAR sensors and faster charging batteries across its mainstream model line.

The Ocean Series sedan anchors a vehicle portfolio that delivered 2.22 million units in 2025. That volume represented roughly 48% of BYD's 4.6 million global new energy vehicle deliveries that year.

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Cite as: East Asia Brief, "BYD opens orders for second-gen Seal 07 with rooftop LiDAR," October 26, 2026. https://eastasiabrief.com/batteries-ev/byd-opens-orders-second-gen-seal-07-rooftop-lidar-946