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BYD Auto

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BYD Auto Co., Ltd.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAutomotive
PredecessorXi'an Qinchuan Automobile Co., Ltd.
Founded22 January 2003; 22 years ago (2003-01-22)
FounderWang Chuanfu
Headquarters,
China
Area served
Worldwide
Production output
Increase 3,045,231 vehicles (2023)
RevenueIncrease CN¥483.4 billion (2023)
ParentBYD Company (99%)
Subsidiaries
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese比亚迪汽车有限公司
Traditional Chinese比亞迪汽車有限公司
Hanyu PinyinBǐyàdí Qìchē Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī
Website
Footnotes / references
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BYD Auto Co., Ltd. (Chinese: 比亚迪汽车; pinyin: Bǐyàdí Qìchē) is a Chinese car, bus, coach and truck maker. It is a subsidiary of BYD Company. It was founded in January 2003 by Wang Chuanfu. The first car made by BYD was the F3, it was made in 2005.

Products

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A BYD Dynasty Network showroom in Shenzhen

BYD Auto makes different car types such as sedans, hatchbacks, MPVs, SUVs, battery electric buses and coaches, and large trucks. The company used to make internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles but stopped making them in 2022 because it wanted to make energy vehicles instead.[8]

References

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  1. Jin, Qian (2024-01-01). "BYD sold 3.02 million vehicles in 2023, up 61.9%". CarNewsChina.com. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  2. "BYD Annual Report 2023". p. 43. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  3. "比亚迪(002594.SZ)发2022年度业绩,新能源乘用车年销量创新高,净利增446%至166亿元,拟10派11.42元" [BYD (002594.SZ) released its 2022 annual results. Annual sales of new energy passenger vehicles hit a new high, and net profit increased by 446% to 16.6 billion yuan. It plans to send 10 units to 11.42 yuan]. Zhitong Finance. 2023-03-28. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  4. "BYD Downplays China Price War Impact After Q4 Profit Jumps". US News & World Report. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  5. "BYD profit surged by 400% last year as the electric vehicle market keeps going in China". Quartz. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  6. Nika (2021-09-23). "BYD registers Zhengzhou-based subsidiary for NEV, auto parts sales". Gasgoo. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  7. "BYD sold 1.86M light-duty NEVs in 2022, up 209%". Green Car Congress. 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  8. Pappas, Thanos (2022-04-05). "BYD Stops Production Of ICE-Only Cars, Focuses On PHEVs And EVs". Carscoops. Retrieved 2023-11-07.