BYD Company
BYD Company Limited or BYD (Chinese: 比亚迪; pinyin: Bǐyǎdí) is a publicly listed Chinese multinational conglomerate manufacturing company headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. It was founded by Wang Chuanfu in February 1995. The company has several major subsidiaries: BYD Auto that produces vehicles, BYD Electronic that produces electronic parts and assembly and FinDreams companies that produces automotive components.
Logo since 2022 | |
The entrance of BYD headquarters in Pingshan, Shenzhen, China | |
| Company type | Public |
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| SEHK: 1211 SZSE: 002594 | |
| Industry | Conglomerate |
| Founded | February 1995 |
| Founder | Wang Chuanfu |
| Headquarters | , China |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Wang Chuanfu (Chairman, CEO) |
| Products | Gasoline and electric cars, battery-powered bicycles, buses, trucks, forklifts, monorail train and buses, photovoltaic modules (solar panels), face masks, rechargeable batteries, energy storage and handset components. |
| Revenue | CN¥584.4 billion US$82.09 billion (2023) |
| CN¥36.87 billion US$5.18 billion (2023) | |
| Total assets | CN¥619.0 billion US$87.0 billion (2023) |
| Total equity | CN¥140 billion US$19.7 billion (2023) |
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Number of employees | c.570,000 (2022) |
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| Website | byd.com |
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| Simplified Chinese | 比亚迪股份有限公司 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 比亞迪股份有限公司 | ||||||||||
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BYD's largest subsidiary, BYD Auto was founded in 2003 and currently is the world's largest electric vehicle manufacturer. Since 2009, BYD's automotive business has contributed above 50 percent of its revenue, reaching 76 percent in 2022. Through other subsidiaries, BYD also produces rechargeable batteries (mobile phone batteries, electric vehicle batteries and bulk storage), forklifts, solar panels, semiconductors, and rail transit network.