During the 2026 Beijing Auto Show, some netizens posted on social media that they encountered BYD Chairman Wang Chuanfu on the subway, which attracted attention. A post posted by a netizen said, "I took the subway to the auto show and ran into BYD's boss Wang. It happened that the handle advertisement was also a BYD advertisement." Many netizens commented, "The boss is really low-key" and "travel green."

Next to Wang Chuanfu is BYD Executive Vice President and President of the Americas Li Ke, who is responsible for the company's operations management, strategic planning and global business development in the Americas. Li Ke is also Wang Chuanfu's wife.

Previously, during the 2023 Shanghai Auto Show and the 2024 Beijing Auto Show, some netizens also photographed Wang Chuanfu and a group of executives taking the subway to attend the auto show.