BYD 比亚迪

Name: BYD is in early talks with Stellantis and other European automakers about buying shuttered European assembly plants, as Chinese EV makers look for local production to avoid EU tariffs.
Start: 2026-05

Shenzhen Founded 1995

BYD is a Shenzhen-based Chinese electric vehicle brand known for electric vehicles, BYD Blade Battery, and EVs.

Known For

electric vehiclesBYD Blade BatteryEVsbusesAtto 3SealDolphin

Available At

→ BYD Store

Latest from BYD

Recent news, releases, and milestones from this brand.

News

May 2026BYD's New Brazil Plant Begins Shipping Seal and Dolphin to South America
The 600,000-unit Camaçari complex is now operational, making BYD the first Chinese automaker with full-scale local production in Brazil.
May 2026BYD in Talks to Buy European Plants from Stellantis and Other Carmakers
BYD is in early talks with Stellantis and other European automakers about buying shuttered European assembly plants, as Chinese EV makers look for local production capacity to avoid EU import tariffs.
May 2026Chinese EV Brands Cross 15% of Europe's Electric-Car Sales in 2025
BYD, Geely, SAIC, XPeng, NIO, and others together held more than 15% of Europe's electric-car market in 2025, up from under 5% three years earlier, according to JATO Dynamics data published in May 2026.

Milestones

2026-05BYD is in early talks with Stellantis and other European automakers about buying shuttered European assembly plants, as Chinese EV makers look for local production to avoid EU tariffs. Read more
2026-05BYD partners with Chopard on a custom Yangwang U9 supercar that sells for a record $815,000 at auction, the highest price ever for a Chinese production vehicle.
2026-05BYD's Camaçari plant in Bahia state, Brazil, begins commercial production, with the Seal and Dolphin assembled locally for the South American market. Read more
2025-12BYD reports a record 2025 with overseas sales passing 1 million vehicles for the first time, anchored by the Atto 3 and Dolphin in Europe and Latin America.
2024-04BYD overtakes Tesla as the world's largest EV maker by quarterly deliveries, a position the brand has held consistently through 2024 and 2025.
2023Overtakes Tesla as the global best-selling EV brand by units.
2022Stops producing pure ICE passenger vehicles, becoming an NEV-only maker.
2020Blade Battery debuts, redefining EV safety standards.
2008Launched the F3DM, the world's first mass-produced plug-in hybrid.
2003Acquired Qinchuan Auto; pivots into automotive manufacturing.
1995Founded by Wang Chuanfu in Shenzhen as a rechargeable battery maker.