BYD Company

BYD Company Limited
FormerlyShenzhen BYD Battery Company Limited (1995–2002)
Company typePublic
SEHK1211
SZSE: 002594
IndustryConglomerate
Founded10 February 1995 (1995-02-10)
FounderWang Chuanfu
Headquarters,
China
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Wang Chuanfu (chairman, CEO)
Products
Production output
  • Increase 3.04 million vehicles (2023)
  • Increase 111.4 GWh electric vehicle batteries (2023)
RevenueIncrease CN¥602.31 billion (2023)
Increase CN¥38.1 billion (2023)
Increase CN¥31.34 billion (2023)
Total assetsIncrease CN¥679.54 billion (2023)
Total equityIncrease CN¥140 billion (2023)
Owners
Number of employees
Increase 704,000 (2024)
Subsidiaries
Websitebydglobal.com
Footnotes / references
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BYD Company
Simplified Chinese比亚迪股份有限公司
Traditional Chinese比亞迪股份有限公司

BYD Company Limited or BYD (Chinese: 比亚迪; pinyin: Bǐyàdí) is a publicly listed Chinese multinational conglomerate manufacturing company headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. It is a vertically integrated company that has several major subsidiaries, including BYD Auto which produces automobiles, BYD Electronics which produces electronic parts and assembly, and FinDreams, a brand name of multiple companies that produces automotive components and electric vehicle batteries.

The company was founded by Wang Chuanfu in February 1995 as a battery manufacturing company. BYD's largest subsidiary, BYD Auto, was founded in 2003 and has grown to become the world's largest manufacturer of plug-in electric vehicles.[13] Since 2009, BYD's automotive business has contributed over 50% of its revenue. By 2023, it contributed over 80% of the company's total revenue.[14][15]

BYD also produces rechargeable batteries (handset batteries, electric vehicle batteries and bulk storage), forklifts, solar panels, semiconductors, and rail transit network.[16][17] Through its subsidiary FinDreams Battery, BYD was the second largest electric vehicle battery producer globally in 2023 after CATL, by producing 15.8% of the world's output.[18]

BYD's stock listing is on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. The company was ranked 212th on the Fortune Global 500 in 2023.[19]

BYD has been the privately owned company with the largest workforce in China since 2022, ranking only below several state-owned companies. As of 2024, BYD employs 704,000 people, of which 102,000 are research and development (R&D) employees.[20] It also leads by patent applications, by filing over 13,000 patents between 2003 and 2023.[21]

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