BYD DO BRASIL

About BYD DO BRASIL

BYD arrived in Brazil in 2015, when it inaugurated its first factory for assembling 100% electric buses in Campinas (SP). In 2017, it opened a second factory, also in Campinas, for the production of photovoltaic modules. To supply the fleet of electric buses, the company began, in 2020, the operation of its third factory in Brazil, in the Polo Industrial de Manaus (PIM), dedicated to the production of lithium iron phosphate batteries (LiFePO4). The company is also responsible for two SkyRail (monorail) projects in the country: in Salvador, with the Subúrbio VLT, and in the city of São Paulo, with Line 17 – Ouro. In addition, BYD markets forklifts, trucks, buses, vans, and cars in Brazil, all fully electric and non-polluting. More recently, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the company is also selling disposable masks in the country. In April 2021, BYD Brasil became part of the Global Compact, an initiative of the United Nations (UN) to mobilize the business community in the adoption and promotion, in its business practices, of Ten universally accepted Principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption. In November 2021, it took the first step towards the commercialization of passenger cars in the country, with the presentation of the Tan EV SUV model and the appointment of EuroBike as the brand's first electric car dealership in Brazil.