BYD factory delayed in Brazil to be ‘fully functional’ by end of 2026: official

BYD factory delayed in Brazil to be ‘fully functional’ by end of 2026: official

BYD’s investment in Brazil – its biggest market outside China – aims to turn factory into complex with capacity to make 150,000 EVs a year.

Byd adjusts Brazil EV factory plans after labor scandal, full operations set for 2026

Chinese EV maker BYD's new factory in Brazil will be fully operational by 2026, following a delay in the start of work due to an investigation into labor abuses, according to Bahia State Labor Secretary Augusto Vasconcelos, who shared the news in a video on Monday. By the end of this year, it is planned to start producing cars from semi-finished kits, he added, Reuters reports. "A new schedule is being established to make the factory fully opera…

BYD’s Brazil Factory to Be Fully Operational by December 2026, Labor Official Says

Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD plans to have its new factory in Brazil fully operational by December 2026, following delays linked to a labor investigation, according to Bahia state labor secretary Augusto Vasconcelos. Production will begin later this year using semi-finished kits imported from China, Vasconcelos said in a video posted on social media Monday. [...] The post BYD’s Brazil Factory to Be Fully Operational by December 2026…

Expectations in Brazil for the creation of 10,000 jobs with the full operation of the BYD factory

The news comes as Bahia Governor Jerônimo Rodrigues travels to China with President Lula (PT), amid plans for BYD and the automotive industry