BYD Auto
Chinese automobile manufacturer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
BYD Auto Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 比亚迪汽车; pinyin: Bǐyàdí Qìchē) is the main automotive subsidiary and brand of BYD Company, a publicly listed Chinese multinational manufacturing company. It manufactures passenger battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), collectively known as new energy vehicles (NEVs) in China. It also produces electric buses and trucks.
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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Automotive |
Predecessor | Xi'an Qinchuan Automobile Co., Ltd. |
Founded | 2003; 21 years ago (2003) |
Founder | Wang Chuanfu |
Headquarters | , China |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Parent | BYD Company (99%) |
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Simplified Chinese | 比亚迪汽车有限公司 |
Traditional Chinese | 比亞迪汽車有限公司 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Bǐyàdí Qìchē Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī |
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BYD Auto was founded in January 2003 by BYD Company founder and owner Wang Chuanfu, following BYD's acquisition of Xi'an Qinchuan Automobile. The first car designed by BYD, the BYD F3, entered production in 2005. BYD started producing its first plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, the BYD F3DM in 2008, followed by its first production battery electric vehicle, the BYD e6 in 2009. In March 2022, BYD ended production of purely internal combustion engined cars to focus on new energy vehicles. The company sells its vehicles under the main BYD brand and high-end vehicles under its Denza, Yangwang and Fangchengbao brands.
Following a decline in sales and profit, BYD Auto has experienced substantial sales growth since 2020 due to the increasing market share of new energy vehicles in China. In the fourth quarter of 2023, BYD was the top-selling battery electric vehicle manufacturer in the world ahead of Tesla.[8] BYD was also the best-selling car brand in China in 2023, overtaking Volkswagen, which had held the title since the liberalisation of the Chinese automotive industry.[9] The company has also expanded sales of passenger cars into overseas markets since 2021, mainly to Europe, Southeast Asia, Oceania and Latin America.
The company is characterised by its extensive vertical integration, leveraging BYD group's expertise in producing batteries and other related components such as electric motors and electronic controls, ensuring control and flexibility in production cost and volume. Most components used in BYD vehicles are claimed to be produced in-house within the group. The group also operates lithium mines, lithium processing, battery production, and an in-house computer chip manufacturing unit. As of 2023[update], BYD Company's battery subsidiary FinDreams Battery is the world's second largest producer of electric vehicle batteries.[10] It specialises in lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, including BYD's proprietary Blade battery.