To be updated continually!
“The first target is dominance in its home country. In a press conference today, BYD announced it is seeking to become China's largest automaker by 2015.
By 2025, BYD wants to be the largest automaker in the world. The company claims to have sold 450,000 vehicles in 2009, making it the fourth largest automaker in China.”
- Motortrend, 2 January 2010.
Future
Planned for 2025:
#Receive 6 PCLC RoRo ships with capacity of over 6500 cars each, probably most ships ready by end of the year.
# eVan in NZ.
#Procution start in Bahia, Brasil.
Planned for 2024:
#Start of exports of Seagull to Brazil (deliveries in March), Mexico, Uruguay and Europe. Seal U will also arrive in Europe.
#Launch and international deliveries of BYD PHEV Pickup truck in Q1 in NZ. BYD MPV launch in Q2. Deliveries internationally of Sea Lion by Q4.
#Deliveries of BYD eBus B12, first bus with blade chassis.
#Yangwang deliveries of U9 racer. Launch of YW U7 sedan with very low drag coefficient.
#Deliveries of Fang Chen Bao model 3 and 8.
#Denza: New BEV/PHEV platform e³/DMS with new motors. Launch and deliveries of N9 SUV and two premium sedans. New ADAS/AV tech launch in January. Q1 increase N7 charging speed 30% by OTA.
#Production start in EV plant in Thailand. Possibly changed from Atto 3 to Dolphin CKD starting production in March.
#Production start in Uzbekistan of Chaser and Song Plus PHEVs.
Accomplishments 2024
#Launch LCV T5DM & T5EV
#Announced YW U7 sedan
#Start of using a leased RoRo ship that can add 40k cars to Europe or LA annualy.
Accomplishments 2023
3M sales target accomplished.
Accomplished December:
#Increased deliveries of the Dolphin in Latin America, ASEAN, Oceania & Denmark. Seal slowly getting into a few countries as Brazil.
#Dolphin won Car of the Year 2024 in Brazil and Autobest car in Europe.
#Seal is one of seven finalists in Car of the Year Europe - winner to be decided in the spring 2024. Dolphin and Atto 3 was also two of 24 nominated models.
#BYD will start building a charging network in Brazil with speed up to 210 kw. Also built 44 charging stations in Thailand.
#Deliveries of Song L started mid-month.
#BYD will deliver batteries to Xiaomi Su7, KIA and SAIC-GM’s Chevrolet in China.
#Confirmation of EV factory to be built in Hungary with production start target in two years.
Accomplished November:
#FCB Bao 5 started deliveries.
#Yang Wang U8 deliveries started one month late.
#Investment in 30 Gwh Sodium-ion battery production with Huaihai confirmed.
#Expansion in South Korea with blade battery ebus sales and cooperation with LG.
October:
#First deliveries of battery cells to XCMG Heavy Machinery.
Accomplished in August:
#Launch of SUV model BYD Song L at Chengdu Auto Show.
# Launch of Fang Cheng Bao brand with new model the Leopard 5. DMO off road architecture and drive train.
#Launch of Denza N8 DM-i (BYD Tang twin).
#Passed the mark of 5 million sold EVs in the beginning of the month!
July:
#Confirmed industrial complex construction will begin in Bahia, Brazil. Starting production in 2025.
#Launch and first deliveries of Denza N7. With some technical advancements in ADAS, suspension and charging.
#Launch of Seal DM-i PHEV.
#Delivers first TK4 1-ton truck with blade battery in South Korea.
#BYD-Olectra received the biggest order yet 5150 electric buses in Maharashtra, India. Expansion of bus manufacturing base in Hyderabad, India.
#Rejected expansion in production of electric cars by Indian government.
#BYD-Alexander Dennis recieves follow up order of 161 busses for Transport of London for a total of 577 busses.
June:
#Investing ¥20M in a 20 Gwh new battery storage production in Shenzhen with 10,000 workers in R&D.
#Joint venture with Huaihai Holding Group to build a sodium-ion battery production base in Xuzhou, Jiangsu.
#Annual shareholders meeting: Strategic opportunity to leverage existing industrial chain, cost, technology and product advantages to further optimize brand image. Goal to be biggest manufacturer in China by the year end, as they have been since the beginning.
May:
#Launching MC Cube blade battery storage system.
#Acquisition of a Chinese insurance company.
#Tesla starts building Model Y in Berlin with BYD batteries.
April:
#Launch and deliveries of cheapest model yet the Seagull at Shanghai auto show.
#Showing two models coming in 2023H2, the U8 & U9 from new super expensive Yang Wang brand with a new e4 drive train with four motors and new DiSus suspension system.
#Confirming cooperation with government of Chile for lithium production starting in 2025.
#Opening new factory with 400k/year capacity in Zhengzhou, Henan. Starting with a SUV PHEV the Song Pro DM-i.
March:
#Sets full year target of 3-3,6M cars sold globally.
#Breakes ground on manufacturing base in Thailand with start of production in 2024.
#Launch of new RF1-platformbased forward-looking millimeter-wave radar and disclosed that 4D imaging radar, intelligent car door radar, and in-cabin living detection radar will start production this year.
#Production starts of Toyota bZ3 with BYD drive train and battery.
February:
#Investing ¥8M in Zhengzhou, Hennan to build 40Gwh battery production.
January:
#BYD and Uzavtosanoat JSC ("UzAuto") establish a joint venture for production of EVs in Uzbekistan.
Backstory
2022:
Stops production of pure ICE vehicles.
Early in the year passes milestone of 70 000 fully electric buses delivered world wide.
Biggest EV producer in the world.
Biggest BEV producer in China.
Launch of CTB (cell to body) platform with the Seal.
2021:
Launch of new plugin hybrid generation DM-i. PHEV sales ready for lift off.
Launch of E3.0 BEV platform with the Dolphin.
2020:
First deliveries of the blade battery in the Han EV. Car sales start popping from here.
Assembly of battery modules starts in Manaus, Brazil.
2017:
Production of solar modules begins in Brazil.
Assembly of electric buses starts in Komárom, Hungary.
2015:
BYD partnership with Alexander-Dennis in the UK to supply electric chassis for buses.
BYD starts assembly of chassis for electric buses in Campinas, Brazil.
Joint venture Olectra established in India to assemble BYD electric buses.
2013:
Is awarded Europe's first electric bus tender in the Netherlands.
Starts assembly of electric buses and batteries in Lancaster, US.
2011:
Launches the e6 as a first fully electric car model on sale to consumers.
2010:
First K9 fully electric bus manufactured in Changsha, China.
2008:
Launches first plugin car model F3DM.
2006:
Production of solar modules in China.
2004:
Builds first electric concept car.
2002:
Buys a car manufacturer.
1995:
#BYD is started as a battery company.