The Chinese carmaker is building a plant in Hungary. It will be the manufacturer's first in the EU. It has now been decided which models will initially roll off the production line there.
BYD's EU Production Starts with Golf-Class Cars
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The Chinese carmaker BYD will start local production in Europe in the compact car segment next year. BYD's European head, Stella Li, announced this in the business magazine "Capital".
"We will start the ramp-up at the end of 2025. The first two cars we will produce will be the Dolphin and the Atto 3", Li said. The models are in the compact segment, so they are electric cars in the "Golf class".
BYD has been the market leader in the world's largest car market for two years. With her statements, Li is referring to the car plant that the company is currently building in Hungary. It will be the manufacturer's first plant in the EU.
The production site in Hungary is central to BYD's market conquest plans in Europe, as it will then be able to operate independently of the EU's tariffs on Chinese e-cars in Europe. So far, BYD has been importing.
According to Li, the Atto 2, which is in the same segment, will then follow as the third vehicle. According to Li, BYD will only enter the small car segment after that – with a version of the small Seagull car adapted for Europe, which, according to Li, is planned as the fourth model from the new factory.
This is a partly automated translation of this German article by dpa.